| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Sledge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rudy Bojorquez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Zenzen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Broome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norbert Cassidy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | James Sledge inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Marquette | James Dickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| 19:11 | Washington State | James Dickson blocks the jumper by Rudy Bojorquez | 30-24 |
| 19:10 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | James Dickson loses the dribble to Edward Zenzen | 30-24 |
| 18:48 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen lays it up and in | 30-26 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | James Sledge is hacked by Fredrick Williams - foul #1 on Fredrick Williams, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:06 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the floater from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 18:05 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:41 | Washington State | James Dickson is called for the reach on Rudy Bojorquez - foul #1 on James Dickson, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 17:21 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Zenzen | 30-29 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | Amado Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Amado Russo | 33-29 |
| 16:10 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Rudy Bojorquez | 33-31 |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 15:42 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it home | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Sledge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rudy Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Zenzen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Fredrick Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Broome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norbert Cassidy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SG), Danny Davis (SF), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Andrews (PG), Shawn Demarco (SG), Michael Christian (SF), Tommy Hughes (PF), Cecil Stephens (C) Rudy Bojorquez, Edward Zenzen, Fredrick Williams, John Broome, Norbert Cassidy | |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Uros Kubinski | 37-31 |
| 14:49 | Washington State | Tommy Hughes is hacked by Amado Russo - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Zenzen (SG) Shawn Demarco | |
| 14:26 | Washington State | Cecil Stephens scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Edward Zenzen | 37-33 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | James Dickson clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Cecil Stephens - foul #1 on Cecil Stephens, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG) Willie Stearns, Danny Davis | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez (PG), Fredrick Williams (SF), John Broome (PF), Norbert Cassidy (C) Richard Andrews, Michael Christian, Tommy Hughes, Cecil Stephens | |
| 14:08 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:08 | Washington State | John Broome snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 13:40 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams is denied on a dunk by James Dickson | 37-33 |
| 13:38 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Norbert Cassidy | 37-33 |
| 13:20 | Washington State | Dominick Joseph is called for the reach on Rudy Bojorquez - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) James Dickson | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 13:00 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Rudy Bojorquez | 37-35 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 12:37 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:20 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-35 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Sledge | 40-35 |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 11:26 | Washington State | John Broome pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rudy Bojorquez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Zenzen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Broome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Norbert Cassidy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Broome | 40-38 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski buries a shot from the left side set up by Dominick Joseph and he's hacked by Edward Zenzen - foul #2 on Edward Zenzen, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), James Dickson (C) James Sledge, William Harris | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Andrews (SG), Michael Christian (SF), Tommy Hughes (PF), Cecil Stephens (C) Edward Zenzen, Fredrick Williams, John Broome, Norbert Cassidy | |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:45 | Washington State | Tommy Hughes snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 10:28 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Stephens | 42-41 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the easy layup | 42-41 |
| 10:06 | Washington State | Tommy Hughes pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:46 | Washington State | Michael Christian buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Rudy Bojorquez | 42-43 |
| 09:29 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-43 |
| 09:28 | Washington State | Michael Christian pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:12 | Washington State | Cecil Stephens loses the dribble to Dominick Joseph | 42-43 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 08:38 | Washington State | Tommy Hughes hits the finger roll set up by Rudy Bojorquez | 45-45 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | James Dickson drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 47-45 |
| 07:56 | Washington State | Cecil Stephens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Willie Stearns snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 07:26 | Marquette | Amado Russo loses the dribble to Rudy Bojorquez | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rudy Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Andrews (fresh) SF - Michael Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Washington State | The pull-up jumper by Rudy Bojorquez is blocked by James Dickson | 47-45 |
| 07:00 | Washington State | Richard Andrews tips it but misses | 47-45 |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 06:41 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Danny Davis (SF), William Harris (PF) Dominick Joseph, Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Zenzen (SG), Fredrick Williams (SF), John Broome (PF), Norbert Cassidy (C) Richard Andrews, Michael Christian, Tommy Hughes, Cecil Stephens | |
| 06:13 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by James Dickson - foul #2 on James Dickson, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| 06:13 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:13 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:44 | Marquette | Edward Zenzen steals the ball from Danny Davis | 47-47 |
| 05:19 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Rudy Bojorquez | 47-49 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | James Sledge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 04:51 | Washington State | John Broome pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:24 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 04:23 | Marquette | James Dickson gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | James Sledge misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | James Dickson hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 03:44 | Washington State | John Broome knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fredrick Williams | 49-51 |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Norbert Cassidy - foul #1 on Norbert Cassidy, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Amado Russo (PF) Danny Davis, William Harris | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Andrews (PG) Rudy Bojorquez | |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sledge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Andrews (fresh) SG - Edward Zenzen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Broome (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Norbert Cassidy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Washington State | Amado Russo blocks the jumper by Norbert Cassidy | 51-51 |
| 03:06 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy can't tip it in | 51-51 |
| 03:05 | Washington State | John Broome grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 02:50 | Washington State | John Broome drills a floater in the paint set up by Richard Andrews | 51-53 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is hacked by Fredrick Williams - foul #2 on Fredrick Williams, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SF), William Harris (C) James Sledge, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Shawn Demarco (SG), Michael Christian (SF), Tommy Hughes (PF), Cecil Stephens (C) Edward Zenzen, Fredrick Williams, John Broome, Norbert Cassidy | |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Shawn Demarco picks off the pass by William Harris | 51-53 |
| 02:08 | Washington State | Michael Christian banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shawn Demarco | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Willie Stearns drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Uros Kubinski | 53-55 |
| 01:56 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SF), James Dickson (C) Uros Kubinski, William Harris | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez (PG), Edward Zenzen (SG), Fredrick Williams (SF), John Broome (PF), Norbert Cassidy (C) Richard Andrews, Shawn Demarco, Michael Christian, Tommy Hughes, Cecil Stephens | |
| 01:27 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams's pass is intercepted by Willie Stearns | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Willie Stearns can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 01:12 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 00:46 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams is hacked by James Sledge - foul #3 on James Sledge, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Sledge - foul #4 on James Sledge, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| 00:20 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:20 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | James Dickson pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Willie Stearns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Rudy Bojorquez - foul #2 on Rudy Bojorquez, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:14 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Edward Zenzen | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Stearns - foul #1 on Willie Stearns, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 00:13 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Amado Russo gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the fadeaway from the left side | 54-56 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |