| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) SF - Gregory Botts (fresh) PF - Santos Sandoval (fresh) C - Thomas Boyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) PF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | William Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Brown | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Marquette | William Red loses the dribble to Jimmie Lyon in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | William Smith buries a driving attempt in the paint | 0-4 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Gregory Botts blows the layup but he's fouled by Jimmie Lyon - foul #1 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Gregory Botts misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Gordon | 1-4 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | William Red blows the layup | 1-4 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the shot from the left wing | 1-4 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | Ronald Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Richard Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by Santos Sandoval | 1-4 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | William Red snags the defensive board | 1-4 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | William Red is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Lyon - foul #2 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG) Jimmie Lyon | |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tracy Williams - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Richard Smith tips it home | 3-6 |
| 17:26 | Marquette | William Red is open and buries a turnaround from the left block | 5-6 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Botts - foul #1 on Gregory Botts, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), Douglas Berry (SG), Justin Nau (SF), John Stephenson (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) William Red, Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Smith, Lawrence Moffett, William Smith | |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Brown | 5-9 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Ronald Brown pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is fouled on the floor by Anthony Ogle - foul #1 on Anthony Ogle, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Tracy Williams | |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Warren Ruck | 5-11 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Douglas Berry lays it up and in set up by Justin Nau | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Anthony Ogle (fairly fresh) SG - Douglas Berry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Nau (fairly fresh) PF - John Stephenson (fairly fresh) C - Richard Grubbs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Anthony Ogle steps in front of the Richard Boettcher pass in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 15:41 | Marquette | Warren Ruck is called for the reach on Richard Grubbs - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF), Brett Cupps (C) Anthony Ogle, Douglas Berry, Justin Nau, John Stephenson, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Lawrence Moffett (PF), William Smith (C) Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| 15:30 | Marquette | Brett Cupps hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Jeffrey Gordon | 9-11 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | William Smith hits a floater from close range set up by Tracy Williams | 9-13 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Gregory Botts hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Gregory Botts misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Smith | 10-13 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Tracy Williams travels in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gregory Botts | 13-13 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Ronald Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Boyd (C) Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Ronald Brown | |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Santos Sandoval | 15-13 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Jeffrey Gordon is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG) William Red | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG) Tracy Williams | |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 15-13 |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher tips it in | 15-15 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Gregory Botts connects on the runner in the paint set up by Jeffrey Gordon | 17-15 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 13:38 | Marquette | Gregory Botts snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 13:33 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Anthony Ogle, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Justin Nau (SF) Anthony Ogle, Gregory Botts | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Ronald Brown (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski, William Smith | |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Ronald Brown can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 13:16 | Marquette | Douglas Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Santos Sandoval and he's fouled by Tracy Williams - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), John Stephenson (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Jeffrey Gordon, Santos Sandoval, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG) Tracy Williams | |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher's pass is intercepted by Richard Grubbs in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Justin Nau is whistled for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Brett Cupps (PF) Douglas Berry, Justin Nau | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Smith (C) Warren Ruck | |
| 12:31 | Xavier | William Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Grubbs - foul #1 on Richard Grubbs, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Botts (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF) John Stephenson, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| 12:31 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the shot in the paint set up by Gregory Botts and he's hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher loses the ball out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Boyd (C) Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF) Ronald Brown | |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Richard Boettcher steals it from Gregory Botts | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Botts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Santos Sandoval (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Smith (tired) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Moffett (tiring) PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) C - William Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 11:26 | Marquette | William Red is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG), Justin Nau (SF) Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) William Smith | |
| 11:26 | Marquette | William Red makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 11:26 | Marquette | William Red misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 11:26 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Richard Smith travels with the ball | 24-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Richard Grubbs (C) William Red, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Justin Nau can't tip it in | 24-17 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 24-17 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | The jump hook by Vyacheslav Buczynski is blocked by Richard Grubbs | 24-17 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Justin Nau grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 10:14 | Marquette | Ronald Brown is called for the reach on Justin Nau - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #9 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), John Stephenson (PF), Brett Cupps (C) Douglas Berry, Santos Sandoval, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), William Smith (C) Ronald Brown, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 10:14 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 10:14 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | William Smith misses long on a runner from the right block | 26-17 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | William Smith tips it home | 26-19 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Richard Boettcher steps in front of the William Red pass in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits the follow up shot | 26-21 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Brett Cupps hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Red | 28-21 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Botts (SF) Justin Nau | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Warren Ruck | |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski lays it in | 28-23 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | William Red is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG), Santos Sandoval (PF), Thomas Boyd (C) Jeffrey Gordon, John Stephenson, Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 08:53 | Marquette | William Red makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | William Red makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Douglas Berry picks off the pass by Lawrence Moffett | 30-23 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Richard Grubbs (C) William Red, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett's layup is rejected by Gregory Botts | 31-23 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Gregory Botts snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 08:03 | Marquette | Gregory Botts clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 31-23 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs grabs the board | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Berry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (tired) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Botts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Santos Sandoval (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Grubbs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (very tired) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Moffett (tired) PF - Warren Ruck (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Gregory Botts jams it set up by Jeffrey Gordon | 33-23 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | William Smith is whistled for a carry | 33-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), John Stephenson (PF), Thomas Boyd (C) Douglas Berry, Santos Sandoval, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Lawrence Moffett steals the ball from Thomas Boyd | 33-23 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett loses the dribble to William Red in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | William Red clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to John Stephenson | 33-23 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Warren Ruck swats the layup by Thomas Boyd | 33-23 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to John Stephenson | 33-23 |
| 06:45 | Marquette | William Red is hacked by Lawrence Moffett - foul #2 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #12 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brett Cupps (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF) Gregory Botts, John Stephenson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG) Lawrence Moffett | |
| 06:45 | Marquette | William Red makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:45 | Marquette | William Red misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | William Smith gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | William Smith is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmie Lyon | 34-25 |
| 06:15 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the wide open jumper from the right block set up by Thomas Boyd | 36-25 |
| 06:11 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon drills a jumper from the left side | 36-27 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-27 |
| 05:54 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval gets the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | William Smith steals it from Santos Sandoval | 36-27 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | William Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 3 from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval double dribbles | 36-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG), Justin Nau (SF), John Stephenson (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Jeffrey Gordon, Brett Cupps, Santos Sandoval, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith, Warren Ruck | |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Ronald Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Richard Grubbs | 36-30 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | John Stephenson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Nau | 38-30 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | William Smith's layup is rejected by Richard Grubbs | 38-30 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Justin Nau grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | Justin Nau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Thomas Boyd (C) William Red, John Stephenson, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #6 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Santos Sandoval (PF) Jeffrey Gordon, Justin Nau | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Tracy Williams double dribbles | 38-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG) William Red, Douglas Berry | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval misses short on a jumper from the right block | 38-30 |
| 03:38 | Marquette | Gregory Botts gets the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Anthony Ogle (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gordon (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Botts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Santos Sandoval (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Boyd (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Smith (very tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Grubbs (C) Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (C) William Smith | |
| 03:06 | Xavier | Tracy Williams knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Jimmie Lyon | 38-32 |
| 02:48 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-32 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-32 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Gregory Botts snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Ogle | 40-32 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon's pass is intercepted by Anthony Ogle in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 40-32 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 40-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG), Justin Nau (SF), John Stephenson (PF), Brett Cupps (C) Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Justin Nau steals it from Jimmie Lyon in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Justin Nau throws it down | 42-32 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Anthony Ogle is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Ogle, team foul #7 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG) Anthony Ogle | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Douglas Berry scores on a shot from the right side set up by William Red and he's fouled by Tracy Williams - foul #3 on Tracy Williams, team foul #13 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Tracy Williams | |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Red - foul #1 on William Red, team foul #8 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Smith (C) Warren Ruck | |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Douglas Berry is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Lyon - foul #3 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #14 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Botts (SF), Thomas Boyd (C) John Stephenson, Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG) Jimmie Lyon | |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Gregory Botts steps in front of the Richard Boettcher pass in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd misses long on a jumper from the right side | 47-36 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Justin Nau grabs the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | William Smith is called for the reach on Thomas Boyd - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #15 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Santos Sandoval (PF) Douglas Berry, Justin Nau | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from William Smith | 48-38 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | William Smith is called for the reach on Gregory Botts - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #16 | 48-38 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Gregory Botts misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Ronald Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Botts - foul #2 on Gregory Botts, team foul #9 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), John Stephenson (SF) William Red, Gregory Botts | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski, William Smith | |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 49-39 |