| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) SG - Charles Saunders (fresh) SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) PF - Eric Gorney (fresh) C - Fernando Quinones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Shing Wang (fresh) SG - Michael Sullivan (fresh) SF - Adam Bernardini (fresh) PF - Mark Crowe (fresh) C - Ray Howard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Eric Gorney misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Gonzaga | Ray Howard pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Gonzaga | Ray Howard comes up short on the runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | Eric Gorney pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Fernando Quinones - foul #1 on Fernando Quinones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Frank Everitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Gonzaga | Fernando Quinones blocks the short jumper by Ray Howard | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Charles Saunders is fouled on the floor by Ray Howard - foul #1 on Ray Howard, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:16 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Frank Everitt | 2-2 |
| 16:49 | Gonzaga | Eric Gorney steals it from Mark Crowe | 2-2 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Charles Saunders knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:11 | Gonzaga | Fernando Quinones is called for the reach on Shing Wang - foul #2 on Fernando Quinones, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Williams (PF) Fernando Quinones | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | Ray Howard drills a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Eric Gorney - foul #1 on Eric Gorney, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Lew (SF), Sean Harrington (PF) Adam Bernardini, Mark Crowe | |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | Ray Howard makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Eric Gorney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Shing Wang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Sullivan (fresh) SF - Charles Lew (fresh) PF - Sean Harrington (fresh) C - Ray Howard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Marquette | Charles Saunders connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Gorney | 8-5 |
| 15:01 | Gonzaga | Sean Harrington blows the layup but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antione Tuten (SF) Wesley Kendrick | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG), Ned Brackett (SG) Shing Wang, Michael Sullivan | |
| 15:01 | Gonzaga | Sean Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:01 | Gonzaga | Sean Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:42 | Marquette | Frank Everitt buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Saunders | 11-6 |
| 14:21 | Gonzaga | Ray Howard is called for traveling | 11-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Adam Bernardini (SF), Mark Crowe (PF), Robert Leone (C) Charles Lew, Sean Harrington, Ray Howard | |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Eric Gorney misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Robert Leone - foul #1 on Robert Leone, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick (SG) Frank Everitt | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG), Michael Sullivan (SG) Gustavo Russo, Ned Brackett | |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Eric Gorney misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Eric Gorney makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:36 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-8 |
| 13:12 | Marquette | William Williams is called for traveling | 12-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ray Howard (C) Robert Leone | |
| 13:00 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 12-8 |
| 12:58 | Gonzaga | Ray Howard grabs the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:32 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Saunders - foul #1 on Charles Saunders, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG) Antione Tuten | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 12:32 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:32 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Shing Wang steps in front of the Frank Everitt pass in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 12:27 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang jams it | 12-12 |
| 12:00 | Marquette | Eric Gorney is hacked by Michael Sullivan - foul #1 on Michael Sullivan, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG), Ned Brackett (SG), Charles Lew (SF), Sean Harrington (PF) Shing Wang, Michael Sullivan, Adam Bernardini, Mark Crowe | |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Charles Saunders can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 11:37 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Sean Harrington | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) PF - Eric Gorney (tiring) 1 pts. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gustavo Russo (fresh) SG - Ned Brackett (fresh) SF - Charles Lew (fresh) PF - Sean Harrington (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ray Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo lays it up and in and the foul's on Frank Everitt - foul #1 on Frank Everitt, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antione Tuten (SF) Wesley Kendrick | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:09 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo misses the free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:09 | Marquette | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Frank Everitt drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 10:31 | Gonzaga | Sean Harrington banks in the layup set up by Ned Brackett and the foul's on William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Fernando Quinones (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG), Michael Sullivan (SG), Adam Bernardini (SF), Robert Leone (C) Gustavo Russo, Ned Brackett, Charles Lew, Ray Howard | |
| 10:31 | Gonzaga | Sean Harrington makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Antione Tuten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick (SF) Antione Tuten | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe (PF) Sean Harrington | |
| 09:51 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 09:49 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe hits the follow up shot | 15-19 |
| 09:37 | Marquette | Eric Gorney banks in the layup on a great pass from Wesley Kendrick | 17-19 |
| 09:19 | Gonzaga | Eric Gorney blocks the short jumper by Robert Leone | 17-19 |
| 09:17 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone grabs the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:00 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shing Wang | 17-21 |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Adam Bernardini is called for the reach on Wesley Kendrick - foul #1 on Adam Bernardini, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antione Tuten (SF) Charles Saunders | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Lew (SF), Ray Howard (C) Adam Bernardini, Robert Leone | |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 08:23 | Marquette | Antione Tuten grabs the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones misses the shot from the left side | 17-21 |
| 08:03 | Marquette | Antione Tuten misses the tip | 17-21 |
| 08:01 | Gonzaga | Ray Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 07:39 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-21 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick grabs the board | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antione Tuten (fresh) PF - Eric Gorney (tiring) 3 pts. C - Fernando Quinones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Shing Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Sullivan (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Lew (fresh) PF - Mark Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones banks in the layup | 19-21 |
| 06:48 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 19-21 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Gorney | 19-21 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Frank Everitt and he's fouled by Ray Howard - foul #2 on Ray Howard, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Saunders (SG) Wesley Kendrick | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG), Ned Brackett (SG), Adam Bernardini (SF), Sean Harrington (PF), Robert Leone (C) Shing Wang, Michael Sullivan, Charles Lew, Mark Crowe, Ray Howard | |
| 06:23 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:04 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Sean Harrington | 22-24 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Frank Everitt is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Russo - foul #1 on Gustavo Russo, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Williams (C) Fernando Quinones | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Charles Saunders can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Robert Leone - foul #2 on Robert Leone, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Chris Platt (SG), Wesley Kendrick (SF) Antione Tuten, William Williams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo (C) Robert Leone | |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Charles Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:57 | Gonzaga | Adam Bernardini blows the layup but the foul's on Wesley Kendrick - foul #1 on Wesley Kendrick, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Williams (C) Chris Platt | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 04:57 | Gonzaga | Adam Bernardini misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:57 | Gonzaga | Adam Bernardini misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Eric Gorney comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 23-24 |
| 04:36 | Gonzaga | Ned Brackett grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 04:13 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo is called for 3 seconds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antione Tuten (SF), Fernando Quinones (C) Frank Everitt, William Williams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG), Michael Sullivan (SG), Mark Crowe (PF) Gustavo Russo, Ned Brackett, Sean Harrington | |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 03:33 | Gonzaga | Adam Bernardini makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Shing Wang | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charles Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Kendrick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antione Tuten (fresh) PF - Eric Gorney (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fernando Quinones (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Shing Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Sullivan (fresh) SF - Adam Bernardini (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Acevedo (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Antione Tuten's pass is intercepted by Mark Crowe | 25-26 |
| 02:52 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wesley Kendrick - foul #2 on Wesley Kendrick, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), William Williams (PF) Wesley Kendrick, Eric Gorney | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Lew (SF), Ray Howard (C) Adam Bernardini, Juan Acevedo | |
| 02:52 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:52 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Michael Sullivan takes the ball from Antione Tuten | 25-28 |
| 02:05 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-28 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Crowe - foul #1 on Mark Crowe, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick (SF) Antione Tuten | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ned Brackett (SG), Sean Harrington (PF) Michael Sullivan, Mark Crowe | |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Charles Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Charles Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:22 | Gonzaga | Sean Harrington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Gorney (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG) Shing Wang | |
| 01:22 | Gonzaga | Sean Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:22 | Gonzaga | Sean Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Eric Gorney gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Charles Saunders splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Ray Howard - foul #3 on Ray Howard, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan (SG), Adam Bernardini (SF), Mark Crowe (PF), Robert Leone (C) Ned Brackett, Charles Lew, Sean Harrington, Ray Howard | |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Charles Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:33 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:20 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo is fouled on the floor by Fernando Quinones - foul #3 on Fernando Quinones, team foul #11 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antione Tuten (SF), William Williams (C) Frank Everitt, Fernando Quinones | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:20 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:20 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | William Williams buries a floater in the paint set up by Charles Saunders | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo clanks a halfcourt shot | 30-31 |