| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erik Moline (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Garney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gerald Hale (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Capone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Archie Garney inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Parker | 35-28 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Johnathon Tillson - foul #3 on Johnathon Tillson, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Henry Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:04 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | Henry Durham is called for the reach on Scott Capone - foul #1 on Henry Durham, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| 18:24 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Capone and he's fouled by Henry Durham - foul #2 on Henry Durham, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| 18:24 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | James Parker connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Archie Garney | 37-32 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Archie Garney is called for the reach on Sonny Riggs - foul #2 on Archie Garney, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | James Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Archie Garney's floater is tipped away by Ernest Schirmer | 37-32 |
| 17:22 | Marquette | Archie Garney pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Henry Durham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 37-32 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | James Parker tips it in | 39-32 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses the shot near the basket | 39-32 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Erik Moline grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | Henry Durham knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Johnathon Tillson | 41-32 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Henry Durham grabs the board | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Moline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Garney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Durham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Marquette | Erik Moline misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald Hale | 41-34 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Erik Moline is hacked by Aaron Devine - foul #3 on Aaron Devine, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (PG), David Mason (SF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Johnathon Tillson, Archie Garney, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:56 | Marquette | David Mason clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:39 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 14:14 | Marquette | David Mason scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Erik Moline | 44-36 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Scott Capone comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 14:06 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Boris Korzyniowski - foul #1 on Boris Korzyniowski, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (SG) Erik Moline | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Brian Hardin (SF) Gerald Hale, Scott Capone | |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Shannon Huston hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-39 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Shannon Huston grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 12:52 | Marquette | Shannon Huston hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Boris Korzyniowski - foul #2 on Boris Korzyniowski, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Archie Garney (SF), Matt Hobby (PF), Henry Durham (C) Franjo Zais, David Mason, James Parker, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SG) Sonny Riggs | |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG) Shannon Huston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (PG) Wayne Horton | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Moline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Garney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matt Hobby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Devine (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Schirmer (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Matt Hobby gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Erik Moline drills a floater from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 11:07 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Scott Capone tips it home | 51-43 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Brian Hardin steals the ball from Johnathon Tillson | 51-43 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Archie Garney - foul #3 on Archie Garney, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (PG), James Parker (PF) Johnathon Tillson, Matt Hobby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Sonny Riggs (PF) Scott Capone, Aaron Devine | |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Henry Durham | 51-45 |
| 10:11 | Marquette | James Parker drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Ernest Schirmer - foul #2 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (SG), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Erik Moline, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF) Gerald Hale | |
| 10:11 | Marquette | James Parker makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 09:31 | Marquette | Shannon Huston can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Horton - foul #1 on Wayne Horton, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Mason (SF) Archie Garney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:31 | Marquette | Shannon Huston makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:31 | Marquette | Shannon Huston misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:31 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Wayne Horton is called for the reach on Franjo Zais - foul #2 on Wayne Horton, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG), Henry Durham (C) Shannon Huston, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SG) Aaron Devine | |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Henry Durham hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Erik Moline | 57-47 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:23 | Marquette | Henry Durham loses the dribble to Gerald Hale | 57-47 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale hits the finger roll | 57-49 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Henry Durham misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ernest Schirmer - foul #3 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Archie Garney (SF) Franjo Zais, David Mason | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PF) Sonny Riggs | |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Henry Durham makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Henry Durham misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Archie Garney snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Moline (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Archie Garney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Parker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Hale (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - Ernest Schirmer (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson's pass is intercepted by Wayne Horton | 58-49 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Scott Capone blows the layup | 58-49 |
| 07:09 | Marquette | James Parker grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 06:49 | Marquette | Scott Capone swats the layup by James Parker | 58-49 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | James Parker misses the tip | 58-49 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson tips it in | 60-49 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 06:26 | Marquette | Archie Garney gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:22 | Marquette | Erik Moline misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 06:21 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Horton | 60-51 |
| 05:51 | Marquette | Erik Moline misses the jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | Scott Capone snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Capone | 60-51 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Scott Capone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 05:21 | Marquette | Archie Garney pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | Scott Capone takes the ball from Henry Durham | 60-51 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Scott Capone scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Wayne Horton | 60-53 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Henry Durham misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ernest Schirmer - foul #4 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (PG), Shannon Huston (SG), David Mason (SF), Boris Korzyniowski (PF) Johnathon Tillson, Erik Moline, Archie Garney, James Parker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Sonny Riggs (SF), Aaron Devine (PF) Wayne Horton, Gerald Hale, Brian Hardin | |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Henry Durham makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Henry Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Durham | 62-53 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine tips it home | 62-55 |
| 04:09 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matt Hobby (PF) Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Franjo Zais (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Huston (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Matt Hobby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Capone (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Schirmer (tired) 12 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Sonny Riggs is called for the reach on David Mason - foul #2 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | David Mason makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | David Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Shannon Huston hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Franjo Zais | 66-55 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matt Hobby - foul #1 on Matt Hobby, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Archie Garney (SF) Franjo Zais, David Mason | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Brian Hardin (SF) Lionel Weise, Scott Capone | |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Parker (PF) Matt Hobby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the jumper from the left side | 68-57 |
| 02:29 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG), Henry Durham (C) Shannon Huston, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (PG) Wayne Horton | |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-57 |
| 02:10 | Marquette | Archie Garney pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Brian Hardin is called for the reach on Archie Garney - foul #1 on Brian Hardin, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Scott Capone (SG) Gerald Hale, Sonny Riggs | |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 70-57 |
| 01:43 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Devine | 70-57 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine's floater is tipped away by Henry Durham | 70-57 |
| 01:32 | Marquette | Henry Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:12 | Marquette | The jump hook by Henry Durham is blocked by Aaron Devine | 70-57 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Henry Durham is called for the reach on Wayne Horton - foul #3 on Henry Durham, team foul #9 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG) Scott Capone | |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Parker | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Erik Moline misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Horton - foul #3 on Wayne Horton, team foul #9 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SG) Lionel Weise | |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Erik Moline makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Erik Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Scott Capone | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson runs out the clock | 72-59 |