| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Castro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Felix Castro inbounds the ball | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito is whistled for traveling | 37-22 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (SG), Abraham Brown (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Kris Bradwell, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 19:17 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 37-22 |
| 19:16 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses the tip | 37-22 |
| 19:15 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Felix Castro | 37-22 |
| 18:58 | Air Force | Abraham Brown steals the ball from James Terry | 37-22 |
| 18:44 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-22 |
| 18:43 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Felix Castro | 37-22 |
| 18:20 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Raphael Esposito | 39-22 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Abraham Brown is fouled on the floor by Felix Castro - foul #2 on Felix Castro, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Benjamin Slick, Michael Dotson, Abraham Brown, Andre Romano, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 17:45 | Marquette | The short jumper by Darrell Christmas is denied by Rodney Anderson | 39-22 |
| 17:44 | Air Force | Felix Castro gets the rebound | 39-22 |
| 17:25 | Air Force | Felix Castro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 17:24 | Marquette | Michael Fentress grabs the board | 39-22 |
| 17:16 | Marquette | Felix Castro denies the turnaround by Nenad Denisov | 39-22 |
| 17:14 | Marquette | Michael Fentress tips it back up and in | 39-24 |
| 16:59 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 39-24 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | James Critchfield banks in the layup set up by Kris Bradwell out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Felix Castro - foul #3 on Felix Castro, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (SG), Efrain Starbuck (SF), Sammie Solum (C) Raphael Esposito, Felix Castro, Rodney Anderson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Ernie Cantrell (PF) Michael Fentress, Nenad Denisov | |
| 16:51 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:38 | Air Force | Donald Manzi misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-27 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 39-27 |
| 16:25 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:05 | Air Force | Donald Manzi scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Terry | 42-27 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Sammie Solum - foul #2 on Sammie Solum, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | Keith Jackman (SG), Rodney Anderson (C) James Terry, Jesse Floyd | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Abraham Brown (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF) Benjamin Slick, Kris Bradwell, James Critchfield, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Donald Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Jackman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammie Solum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) SF - Abraham Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 4 reb. C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Manzi | 44-29 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Fentress, Donald Buchanon, Darrell Christmas | |
| 14:58 | Air Force | Donald Manzi comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-29 |
| 14:56 | Marquette | Joe Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 14:52 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Kris Bradwell | 44-32 |
| 14:32 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck hits the finger roll set up by Donald Manzi | 46-32 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Abraham Brown is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Kris Bradwell out of a doubleteam | 46-34 |
| 13:59 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson is whistled for a carry | 46-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Terry (PG), Raphael Esposito (SG), Felix Castro (SF), Jesse Floyd (PF) Donald Manzi, Keith Jackman, Efrain Starbuck, Rodney Anderson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), James Critchfield (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Abraham Brown, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| 13:52 | Marquette | Sammie Solum is called for the reach on Kris Bradwell - foul #3 on Sammie Solum, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Darrell Christmas (C) Andre Romano | |
| 13:40 | Marquette | James Terry steals it from Darrell Christmas | 46-34 |
| 13:36 | Air Force | James Terry hits the finger roll | 48-34 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell's pass is intercepted by Raphael Esposito | 48-34 |
| 13:23 | Air Force | James Terry lays it in set up by Raphael Esposito | 50-34 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Sammie Solum is called for the reach on Michael Fentress - foul #4 on Sammie Solum, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | Keith Jackman (C) Sammie Solum | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Abraham Brown (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Fentress, Kris Bradwell, James Critchfield, Ernie Cantrell, Darrell Christmas | |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Keith Jackman steals the ball from Joe Lawson | 50-34 |
| 12:39 | Air Force | James Terry is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Slick - foul #3 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #1 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rodney Anderson (C) Keith Jackman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Benjamin Slick, Donald Buchanon, Abraham Brown, Andre Romano, Joe Lawson | |
| 12:22 | Air Force | James Terry connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raphael Esposito | 52-34 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jesse Floyd - foul #1 on Jesse Floyd, team foul #6 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Abraham Brown (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Michael Fentress, James Critchfield, Darrell Christmas | |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 11:46 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 11:44 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd misses the tip | 52-35 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | Abraham Brown pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Felix Castro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Abraham Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Marquette | Felix Castro picks off the pass by Ernie Cantrell | 52-35 |
| 11:11 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Terry | 54-35 |
| 11:01 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-35 |
| 11:00 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Felix Castro | 54-35 |
| 10:34 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd throws it down set up by James Terry and he's fouled by Nenad Denisov - foul #1 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #2 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (SG), Efrain Starbuck (SF) Raphael Esposito, Felix Castro | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Benjamin Slick, Kris Bradwell, Abraham Brown, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 10:34 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd misses the free throw | 56-35 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas grabs the board | 56-35 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Darrell Christmas is blocked by Jesse Floyd | 56-35 |
| 10:25 | Marquette | James Critchfield hits the follow up shot | 56-37 |
| 09:59 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darrell Christmas | 56-37 |
| 09:52 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the shot from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 09:51 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 09:31 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson misses badly on a shot near the basket | 56-37 |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 09:23 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 56-37 |
| 09:22 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck grabs the defensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 09:01 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-37 |
| 09:00 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Manzi - foul #2 on Donald Manzi, team foul #7 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (SG), Keith Jackman (PF) James Terry, Jesse Floyd | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Nenad Denisov (PF) Michael Fentress, Donald Buchanon, Andre Romano | |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 08:17 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito clanks a shot from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 08:15 | Air Force | Keith Jackman misses the tip | 56-39 |
| 08:13 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Raphael Esposito | 56-39 |
| 07:59 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Terry (PG), Felix Castro (SF), Sammie Solum (PF) Donald Manzi, Efrain Starbuck, Rodney Anderson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Abraham Brown (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Darrell Christmas | |
| 07:45 | Marquette | Sammie Solum steps in front of the Ernie Cantrell pass | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Felix Castro (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sammie Solum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Keith Jackman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Abraham Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-39 |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 07:01 | Air Force | James Terry makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Raphael Esposito | 61-42 |
| 06:41 | Marquette | Abraham Brown is hacked by Felix Castro - foul #4 on Felix Castro, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Jesse Floyd (PF) James Terry, Raphael Esposito | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Andre Romano (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Michael Fentress, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 06:41 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 06:41 | Air Force | Sammie Solum snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 06:23 | Air Force | Felix Castro misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 06:21 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd tips it home | 63-42 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kris Bradwell | 63-44 |
| 05:49 | Air Force | Benjamin Slick steals the ball from Keith Jackman | 63-44 |
| 05:45 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell banks in the layup on a great pass from Benjamin Slick | 63-46 |
| 05:16 | Air Force | Keith Jackman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Keith Jackman, team foul #9 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Terry (PG), Efrain Starbuck (SF), Rodney Anderson (C) Keith Jackman, Felix Castro, Jesse Floyd | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Michael Dotson (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Kris Bradwell, Abraham Brown, Andre Romano, Darrell Christmas | |
| 05:02 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-46 |
| 05:01 | Air Force | James Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 04:49 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by James Terry | 66-46 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Michael Fentress is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (SG), Jesse Floyd (PF) Donald Manzi, Sammie Solum | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Darrell Christmas (C) Michael Fentress, Michael Dotson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 04:28 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd scores on a shot near the basket set up by James Terry | 68-46 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell tips it but misses | 68-46 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov grabs the offensive rebound | 68-46 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 68-48 |
| 03:52 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Critchfield - foul #1 on James Critchfield, team foul #3 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Keith Jackman (PF) Jesse Floyd | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Michael Dotson (SG), Ernie Cantrell (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Benjamin Slick, Kris Bradwell, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 03:52 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 03:52 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Joe Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell lays it in on a great pass from Michael Fentress and the foul's on Keith Jackman - foul #3 on Keith Jackman, team foul #10 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sammie Solum (PF) Raphael Esposito | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG), Nenad Denisov (PF) Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson | |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell makes the free throw | 69-51 |
| 03:21 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck misses the jumpshot from the right side | 69-51 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Michael Fentress grabs the board | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Keith Jackman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sammie Solum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Rodney Anderson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Marquette | A charge is called on Nenad Denisov - foul #2 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #4 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (SG) Rodney Anderson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Michael Dotson (SG), Darrell Christmas (C) Michael Fentress, Kris Bradwell, Nenad Denisov | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Air Force | Keith Jackman's pass is intercepted by Michael Dotson | 69-51 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-51 |
| 02:29 | Air Force | Keith Jackman grabs the board | 69-51 |
| 02:11 | Air Force | Keith Jackman knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Manzi | 71-51 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 01:23 | Air Force | Keith Jackman misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 71-54 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Michael Dotson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-54 |
| 01:08 | Air Force | Keith Jackman pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 00:43 | Air Force | James Terry misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-54 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Ernie Cantrell | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick loses the dribble to James Terry in the backcourt | 71-54 |
| 00:36 | Air Force | James Terry blows the dunk | 71-54 |
| 00:35 | Air Force | Sammie Solum tips it home | 73-54 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Michael Dotson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Sammie Solum - foul #5 on Sammie Solum, team foul #11 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (SG), Felix Castro (SF), Jesse Floyd (PF), Rodney Anderson (C) Donald Manzi, Efrain Starbuck, Sammie Solum, Keith Jackman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nenad Denisov (PF) Ernie Cantrell | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Michael Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Michael Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Michael Dotson makes the 3rd free throw | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | James Terry runs out the clock | 73-57 |