| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SG - James Sledge (fresh) SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - John Gower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jefferey Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Michael Madison (fresh) SF - Glenn Bonnette (fresh) PF - Patrick Gallagher (fresh) C - Ben Lindsey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Jefferey Fitzgerald | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Marquette | John Gower snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | James Sledge is hacked by Michael Madison - foul #1 on Michael Madison, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sledge | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ben Lindsey | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Patrick Gallagher swats the dunk try by John Gower | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | James Sledge snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | John Gower's pass is intercepted by Ben Lindsey | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | John Gower gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 6-3 |
| 17:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 6-3 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | Michael Madison is called for the reach on Uros Kubinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Madison, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers (PG), Leo Numbers (SG) Jefferey Fitzgerald, Michael Madison | |
| 17:27 | Marquette | James Sledge misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:26 | Marquette | John Gower can't tip it in | 6-3 |
| 17:25 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph tips it in | 8-3 |
| 17:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 16:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher travels with the ball | 8-3 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SF) Uros Kubinski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges (SF), Phillip Hamel (PF), Ted Nevins (C) Glenn Bonnette, Patrick Gallagher, Ben Lindsey | |
| 16:18 | Marquette | John Gower makes the wide open runner in the paint set up by Danny Davis | 10-3 |
| 15:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins scores on a shot from the right block set up by Allen Ayers and the foul's on Amado Russo - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Donnie Waters (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Amado Russo, John Gower | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), Glenn Bonnette (SF) Allen Ayers, Leo Numbers | |
| 15:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) C - William Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jefferey Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - George Hentges (fresh) SF - Glenn Bonnette (fresh) PF - Phillip Hamel (fresh) C - Ted Nevins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago's pass is intercepted by Jefferey Fitzgerald in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 15:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins makes the jumper near the basket | 10-8 |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago banks in the wide open layup | 12-8 |
| 15:05 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 15:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette tips it but misses | 12-8 |
| 15:01 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to George Hentges | 12-8 |
| 14:36 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Phillip Hamel | 12-11 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Jefferey Fitzgerald steals it from Clinton Venezia | 12-11 |
| 14:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald banks in the layup | 12-13 |
| 14:19 | Marquette | George Hentges steals the ball from Alonzo Santiago in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 14:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins blows the layup | 12-13 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | Danny Davis buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 13:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-13 |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Danny Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Hentges - foul #1 on George Hentges, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Uros Kubinski (SF), Amado Russo (PF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, Donnie Waters, Clinton Venezia, William Harris | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers (PG), Leo Numbers (SG), Patrick Gallagher (PF), Ben Lindsey (C) Jefferey Fitzgerald, George Hentges, Phillip Hamel, Ted Nevins | |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the 3rd free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers is fouled on the floor by Danny Davis - foul #1 on Danny Davis, team foul #2 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Danny Davis | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 12:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | James Sledge snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-13 |
| 12:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 20-13 |
| 12:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 11:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 11:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey grabs the offensive board | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - John Gower (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Allen Ayers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Numbers (fairly fresh) SF - Glenn Bonnette (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Gallagher (fresh) C - Ben Lindsey (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 20-13 |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Uros Kubinski | 23-13 |
| 10:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher loses the dribble to Amado Russo | 23-13 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-13 |
| 10:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-13 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Amado Russo gets the rebound | 26-13 |
| 10:33 | Marquette | John Gower is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (PF) Amado Russo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), Phillip Hamel (SG) Allen Ayers, Glenn Bonnette | |
| 10:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Phillip Hamel | 26-16 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | James Sledge misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-16 |
| 09:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 09:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher banks in the layup set up by Phillip Hamel | 26-18 |
| 09:31 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph loses the dribble to Ben Lindsey | 26-18 |
| 09:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jefferey Fitzgerald and he's fouled by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #3 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Danny Davis (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Uros Kubinski, William Harris | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong (PG), George Hentges (SF) Jefferey Fitzgerald, Leo Numbers | |
| 09:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 09:14 | Marquette | Donnie Waters is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 08:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago is hacked by Glen Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Armstrong, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alonzo Santiago and he's hacked by Ben Lindsey - foul #1 on Ben Lindsey, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (C) John Gower | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette (SF) Phillip Hamel | |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia makes the free throw | 29-23 |
| 08:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 08:29 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Clinton Venezia | 29-23 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-23 |
| 08:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 07:47 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges misses long on a floater from the baseline | 29-23 |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Waters (fairly fresh) PF - Clinton Venezia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Glen Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Hentges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Bonnette (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Gallagher (tiring) 5 pts. C - Ben Lindsey (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 29-23 |
| 07:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 07:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher comes up short on the shot from the right block | 29-23 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donnie Waters | 29-23 |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago can't finish the uncontested layup | 29-23 |
| 06:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 06:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette is fouled on the floor by Donnie Waters - foul #1 on Donnie Waters, team foul #4 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG), Uros Kubinski (SF), William Harris (PF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, Danny Davis, Donnie Waters, Clinton Venezia, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), Phillip Hamel (SG), Leo Numbers (PF), Ted Nevins (C) Glen Armstrong, George Hentges, Patrick Gallagher, Ben Lindsey | |
| 06:34 | UC Santa Barbara | James Sledge steps in front of the Glenn Bonnette pass | 29-23 |
| 06:15 | Marquette | John Gower is open and scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from William Harris | 31-23 |
| 05:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel loses the dribble to James Sledge | 31-23 |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Leo Numbers is called for the reach on Dominick Joseph in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leo Numbers, team foul #6 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher (PF) Glenn Bonnette | |
| 05:46 | Marquette | William Harris misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 31-23 |
| 05:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 05:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel is fouled on the floor by Uros Kubinski - foul #1 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #5 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) John Gower | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 05:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jefferey Fitzgerald | 31-25 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | James Sledge can't finish the uncontested layup | 31-25 |
| 04:57 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Jefferey Fitzgerald | 31-25 |
| 04:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 31-25 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | James Sledge is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Hamel - foul #1 on Phillip Hamel, team foul #7 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gower (C) William Harris | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers (PG), Glenn Bonnette (SF), Ben Lindsey (C) Jefferey Fitzgerald, Leo Numbers, Ted Nevins | |
| 04:39 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey is fouled on the floor by John Gower - foul #1 on John Gower, team foul #6 | 33-25 |
| 04:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Amado Russo takes the ball from Patrick Gallagher | 33-25 |
| 03:41 | Marquette | James Sledge is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 36-25 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Sledge (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Uros Kubinski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Gower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Allen Ayers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Hamel (fairly fresh) SF - Glenn Bonnette (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Gallagher (tired) 5 pts. C - Ben Lindsey (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers's pass is intercepted by Dominick Joseph in the backcourt | 36-25 |
| 03:38 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph can't finish the layup | 36-25 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | John Gower gets the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 03:18 | Marquette | James Sledge gets the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 03:07 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 39-25 |
| 02:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette hits a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Amado Russo - foul #2 on Amado Russo, team foul #7 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Danny Davis (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF) Dominick Joseph, Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), Michael Madison (SG), Leo Numbers (PF), Ted Nevins (C) Allen Ayers, Phillip Hamel, Patrick Gallagher, Ben Lindsey | |
| 02:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Madison - foul #3 on Michael Madison, team foul #8 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges (SG) Michael Madison | |
| 02:46 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 02:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by John Gower - foul #2 on John Gower, team foul #8 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (C) John Gower | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 02:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 02:09 | Marquette | William Harris makes the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Ted Nevins - foul #1 on Ted Nevins, team foul #9 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gower (C) Clinton Venezia | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong (PG), Phillip Hamel (PF) Jefferey Fitzgerald, Glenn Bonnette | |
| 02:09 | Marquette | William Harris misses the free throw | 42-29 |
| 02:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 02:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Danny Davis picks off the pass by George Hentges | 42-29 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Danny Davis hits the finger roll | 44-29 |
| 01:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG) Alonzo Santiago | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey (C) Ted Nevins | |
| 01:38 | Marquette | James Sledge is hacked by Phillip Hamel - foul #2 on Phillip Hamel, team foul #10 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Danny Davis, William Harris | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette (SF) George Hentges | |
| 01:38 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 01:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-29 |
| 01:14 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Lindsey | 46-29 |
| 00:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong is hacked by Amado Russo - foul #3 on Amado Russo, team foul #9 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donnie Waters (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF) Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), Patrick Gallagher (PF) Leo Numbers, Phillip Hamel | |
| 00:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 00:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | James Sledge buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 48-31 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Danny Davis (SG), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, John Gower | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges (SG), Phillip Hamel (SF), Ted Nevins (C) Glen Armstrong, Glenn Bonnette, Ben Lindsey | |
| 00:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by George Hentges and the foul's on William Harris - foul #2 on William Harris, team foul #10 | 48-33 |
| 00:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Danny Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-34 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 50-34 |