| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Coghill (fresh) SF - Eugene Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Josh Wommack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Considine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Eugene Jones inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Canisius | James Coghill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-40 |
| 19:44 | Canisius | Eugene Jones tips it home | 32-40 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | William Considine is called for traveling | 32-40 |
| 19:09 | Canisius | James Coghill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | Willie Buscher gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:58 | Marquette | William Considine lays it in | 32-42 |
| 18:41 | Canisius | Brian Smith travels with the ball | 32-42 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn tips it back up and in | 32-44 |
| 18:13 | Canisius | Eugene Jones is hacked by Willie Buscher - foul #1 on Willie Buscher, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| 18:08 | Canisius | Willie Buscher is called for the reach on Eugene Jones - foul #2 on Willie Buscher, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| 17:58 | Canisius | Josh Wommack comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-44 |
| 17:56 | Marquette | William Considine gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Brian Smith - foul #2 on Brian Smith, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani (SF) Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (SG) Gordon Vaughn | |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Terry Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 17:35 | Canisius | Charles Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | Edward Hankins (SG), David Patterson (PF) James Coghill, Charles Crawford | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Vlade Zurovec (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Terry Mead, Vernon Schell, William Considine | |
| 17:24 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec makes the runner from the left block | 32-47 |
| 17:06 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by David Patterson and he's fouled by Vlade Zurovec - foul #2 on Vlade Zurovec, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Johnson (PG), Xiaoping Chiang (C) Brian Smith, Josh Wommack | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:06 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani misses the free throw | 34-47 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Xiaoping Chiang denies the turnaround by Guy Mayes | 34-47 |
| 16:46 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 16:41 | Canisius | Joseph Johnson's pass is intercepted by Guy Mayes | 34-47 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Guy Mayes | 34-49 |
| 15:56 | Canisius | Edward Hankins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Vlade Zurovec - foul #3 on Vlade Zurovec, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | Eugene Jones (SF), Charles Crawford (PF), Josh Wommack (C) Antonio Giuliani, David Patterson, Xiaoping Chiang | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Gordon Vaughn (SG), Terry Mead (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), William Considine (C) Guy Mayes, Robert Morrison, Tony Iglesias, Vlade Zurovec, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| 15:56 | Canisius | Edward Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 15:56 | Canisius | Edward Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Hankins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eugene Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Josh Wommack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Considine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Marquette | Terry Mead connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Buscher | 36-51 |
| 15:23 | Canisius | Gordon Vaughn is called for the reach on Edward Hankins - foul #1 on Gordon Vaughn, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Smith (PG), James Coghill (SG) Joseph Johnson, Edward Hankins | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:08 | Canisius | Josh Wommack is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Josh Wommack, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | A charge is called on Willie Buscher - foul #3 on Willie Buscher, team foul #6 | 36-51 |
| 14:22 | Canisius | Josh Wommack can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Considine - foul #2 on William Considine, team foul #7 | 36-51 |
| 14:22 | Canisius | Josh Wommack misses the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 14:22 | Canisius | Josh Wommack makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 14:04 | Canisius | Josh Wommack pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:59 | Canisius | James Coghill hits a jumper from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Terry Mead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | Edward Hankins (SF), Antonio Giuliani (PF), David Patterson (C) Eugene Jones, Charles Crawford, Josh Wommack | |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Terry Mead, William Considine | |
| 13:20 | Canisius | Brian Smith misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Vernon Schell - foul #1 on Vernon Schell, team foul #8 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec (PF) Vernon Schell | |
| 13:20 | Canisius | Brian Smith misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:20 | Canisius | Brian Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-51 |
| 13:09 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 13:03 | Canisius | Brian Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Giuliani | 43-51 |
| 12:44 | Marquette | Guy Mayes is fouled on the floor by David Patterson - foul #1 on David Patterson, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Johnson (PG), Xiaoping Chiang (C) Brian Smith, James Coghill | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Robert Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Guy Mayes can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Antonio Giuliani - foul #1 on Antonio Giuliani, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | Eugene Jones (SF), Charles Crawford (PF) David Patterson, Xiaoping Chiang | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Terry Mead (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), William Considine (C) Robert Morrison, Tony Iglesias, Vlade Zurovec, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:17 | Canisius | Charles Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:05 | Canisius | Edward Hankins is whistled for a carry | 43-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG) Guy Mayes | |
| 11:42 | Marquette | Terry Mead scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Vaughn | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Hankins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eugene Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Giuliani (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Considine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Canisius | Charles Crawford misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-53 |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Terry Mead snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 10:56 | Marquette | Terry Mead double dribbles | 43-53 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Smith (PG), James Coghill (SG), Bradford Wells (SF), David Patterson (PF), Josh Wommack (C) Joseph Johnson, Edward Hankins, Eugene Jones, Charles Crawford, Antonio Giuliani | |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Vlade Zurovec (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Vernon Schell, William Considine | |
| 10:28 | Canisius | Vlade Zurovec blocks the short jumper by Bradford Wells | 43-53 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Terry Mead clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Brian Smith - foul #3 on Brian Smith, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Terry Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:52 | Canisius | David Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 09:51 | Canisius | Josh Wommack tips it in | 45-54 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Robert Morrison is denied on a layup by David Patterson | 45-54 |
| 09:28 | Canisius | Bradford Wells pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:11 | Canisius | James Coghill knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brian Smith | 48-54 |
| 08:49 | Marquette | David Patterson is called for the reach on Vlade Zurovec - foul #2 on David Patterson, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Johnson (PG), Edward Hankins (SG), Eugene Jones (SF), Charles Crawford (PF) Brian Smith, James Coghill, Bradford Wells, David Patterson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Gordon Vaughn (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), William Considine (C) Guy Mayes, Robert Morrison, Terry Mead, Vlade Zurovec, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Willie Buscher scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Vaughn | 48-57 |
| 08:26 | Canisius | Charles Crawford connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Vernon Schell - foul #2 on Vernon Schell, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani (C) Josh Wommack | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:26 | Canisius | Charles Crawford makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Willie Buscher's pass is intercepted by Eugene Jones | 51-57 |
| 07:58 | Canisius | Eugene Jones hits the finger roll | 53-57 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Buscher | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Hankins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eugene Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Giuliani (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Considine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 07:18 | Canisius | Charles Crawford tips it home | 55-60 |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-60 |
| 06:57 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Charles Crawford | 55-60 |
| 06:52 | Canisius | Eugene Jones hits a jumper from the right side set up by Antonio Giuliani | 57-60 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses badly on a runner in the paint | 57-60 |
| 06:33 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Schell | 57-60 |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Willie Buscher buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 05:57 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani's pass is intercepted by Vernon Schell | 57-63 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Vernon Schell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gordon Vaughn | 57-65 |
| 05:38 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Smith (PG), James Coghill (SG), Josh Wommack (C) Joseph Johnson, Edward Hankins, Antonio Giuliani | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Mead (SF) Tony Iglesias | |
| 05:22 | Canisius | Josh Wommack misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Considine - foul #3 on William Considine, team foul #10 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani (SF) Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (SG) Gordon Vaughn | |
| 05:22 | Canisius | Josh Wommack makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 05:22 | Canisius | Josh Wommack makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Vernon Schell comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 05:10 | Canisius | James Coghill snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 04:55 | Canisius | Charles Crawford is called for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Crawford, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Patterson (PF) Charles Crawford | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG) Willie Buscher | |
| 04:33 | Marquette | Terry Mead hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Guy Mayes | 59-67 |
| 04:11 | Canisius | Brian Smith's floater is knocked away by Vernon Schell | 59-67 |
| 04:09 | Canisius | David Patterson tips it but misses | 59-67 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Terry Mead gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Robert Morrison buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Guy Mayes and the foul's on James Coghill - foul #3 on James Coghill, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Canisius | Eugene Jones (SF) David Patterson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Vernon Schell, William Considine | |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Robert Morrison misses the free throw | 59-69 |
| 04:01 | Canisius | Josh Wommack grabs the board | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-69 |
| 03:39 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani tips it home | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Coghill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Giuliani (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Josh Wommack (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vlade Zurovec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Terry Mead's layup is rejected by Antonio Giuliani | 61-69 |
| 03:14 | Canisius | Eugene Jones gets the rebound | 61-69 |
| 03:10 | Canisius | Brian Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Terry Mead snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Guy Mayes knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Morrison | 61-72 |
| 02:29 | Canisius | Vlade Zurovec swats the short shot by Antonio Giuliani | 61-72 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Terry Mead grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Crawford (PF) Antonio Giuliani | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Gordon Vaughn (SG), Vernon Schell (PF), William Considine (C) Guy Mayes, Robert Morrison, Vlade Zurovec, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-72 |
| 02:05 | Canisius | Josh Wommack grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 02:00 | Canisius | Brian Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-72 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Willie Buscher makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-75 |
| 01:18 | Canisius | Brian Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 61-75 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Considine | 61-75 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Charles Crawford blocks the jumper by Vernon Schell | 61-75 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Terry Mead gets the offensive rebound | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Marquette | William Considine is fouled on the floor by Josh Wommack - foul #4 on Josh Wommack, team foul #9 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Johnson (PG), Edward Hankins (SG), Antonio Giuliani (SF), David Patterson (PF), Xiaoping Chiang (C) Brian Smith, James Coghill, Eugene Jones, Charles Crawford, Josh Wommack | |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Vlade Zurovec (PF) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Terry Mead, Vernon Schell | |
| 00:32 | Marquette | William Considine misses the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:32 | Canisius | David Patterson snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Canisius | The jump hook by David Patterson is blocked by William Considine | 61-75 |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Guy Mayes runs out the clock | 61-75 |