| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Beegle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Keith (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fresh) C - James Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Milne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Critchfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andre Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Homer Milne inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Andre Romano misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by James Ryan - foul #1 on James Ryan, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SF) Donald Buchanon, Homer Milne | |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Andre Romano makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Andre Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:41 | UConn | James Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Jack Beegle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 19:30 | Marquette | Andre Romano gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 19:06 | Marquette | Michael Dotson knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Sedgwick | 31-28 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Louis Keith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | James Critchfield snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Richard Johnson's floater is knocked away by Ray Majors | 31-28 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Richard Johnson hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Jack Beegle hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Robert Sedgwick - foul #1 on Robert Sedgwick, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Homer Milne (SF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Dotson, Robert Sedgwick, Andre Romano | |
| 18:07 | UConn | Jack Beegle makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Jack Beegle misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Homer Milne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Michael Howard connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Ray Majors | 35-30 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:06 | UConn | Louis Keith pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Howard | 38-30 |
| 16:25 | Marquette | Richard Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ray Majors - foul #1 on Ray Majors, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Jamal Kelly (C) Jack Beegle, James Ryan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick (SF), Dennis Carr (PF), Alexander Russ (C) Homer Milne, James Critchfield, Joe Lawson | |
| 16:25 | Marquette | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:25 | Marquette | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Louis Keith snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Louis Keith knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Majors | 40-31 |
| 15:40 | Marquette | Alexander Russ misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-31 |
| 15:38 | UConn | Louis Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Floyd Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fairly fresh) C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sedgwick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Carr (fresh) C - Alexander Russ (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | UConn | Michael Howard misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 40-31 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Ray Majors snags the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Jamal Kelly comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Donald Buchanon - foul #3 on Donald Buchanon, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (PG) Floyd Thompson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Thomas Herrell (SG), Homer Milne (SF), James Critchfield (PF), Andre Romano (C) Donald Buchanon, Richard Johnson, Robert Sedgwick, Dennis Carr, Alexander Russ | |
| 15:09 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:44 | Marquette | Andre Romano knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Herrell | 42-33 |
| 14:27 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Ray Majors hits the follow up shot | 44-33 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Homer Milne misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-33 |
| 14:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Keith | 44-33 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Michael Howard is fouled on the floor by Homer Milne - foul #2 on Homer Milne, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | UConn | James Ryan (C) Jamal Kelly | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Robert Sedgwick (SF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Dotson, Thomas Herrell, Homer Milne, Andre Romano | |
| 13:27 | UConn | Ray Majors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Homer Milne (SF) Donald Buchanon, Robert Sedgwick | |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Homer Milne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Howard - foul #1 on Michael Howard, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG) Michael Dotson | |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Homer Milne makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Homer Milne misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Ray Majors snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Louis Keith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Joe Lawson snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Joe Lawson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Louis Keith grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Louis Keith's fadeaway is rejected by Homer Milne | 44-34 |
| 11:57 | UConn | Ray Majors grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 11:45 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | James Critchfield buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Beegle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Keith (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Majors (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Buchanon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Milne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Critchfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:54 | UConn | James Ryan makes the floater in the paint set up by Jack Beegle and he's hacked by Joe Lawson - foul #1 on Joe Lawson, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Robert Foshee (SG), Jamal Kelly (SF), Robert Cross (PF) Jack Beegle, Louis Keith, Michael Howard, Ray Majors | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Thomas Herrell (SG), Robert Sedgwick (SF), Dennis Carr (PF), Andre Romano (C) Donald Buchanon, Richard Johnson, Homer Milne, James Critchfield, Joe Lawson | |
| 10:54 | UConn | James Ryan makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:27 | Marquette | Dennis Carr can't connect on a runner from the left block | 47-37 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 10:06 | Marquette | Michael Dotson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Dennis Carr tips it home | 47-39 |
| 09:51 | UConn | James Ryan misses the easy layup | 47-39 |
| 09:49 | UConn | James Ryan tips it home | 49-39 |
| 09:22 | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:20 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Foshee | 49-39 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Andre Romano pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Dennis Carr is called for traveling | 49-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (PG), Louis Keith (SG), Michael Howard (SF), Ray Majors (PF) Floyd Thompson, Robert Foshee, Robert Cross, James Ryan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Homer Milne (SF), James Critchfield (PF), Alexander Russ (C) Michael Dotson, Thomas Herrell, Robert Sedgwick, Dennis Carr, Andre Romano | |
| 08:19 | UConn | Louis Keith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| 07:51 | Marquette | James Critchfield lays it up and in | 49-41 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Jack Beegle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Buchanon - foul #4 on Donald Buchanon, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Cross (C) Jamal Kelly | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SF), Joe Lawson (C) Donald Buchanon, Homer Milne, Alexander Russ | |
| 07:31 | UConn | Jack Beegle misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Jack Beegle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Michael Howard is called for the reach on Robert Sedgwick - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andre Romano (C) Joe Lawson | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Beegle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Dotson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sedgwick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Critchfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Marquette | James Critchfield scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Sedgwick | 50-44 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Robert Cross knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jack Beegle | 52-44 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Michael Dotson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-47 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Jack Beegle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Robert Cross grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:46 | UConn | Louis Keith loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 52-47 |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| Subs | UConn | James Ryan (C) Robert Cross | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Homer Milne (SF), Dennis Carr (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Dotson, Robert Sedgwick, James Critchfield, Andre Romano | |
| 05:29 | Marquette | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Ray Majors pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Ray Majors misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Dennis Carr pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Dennis Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (SG), James Critchfield (PF) Richard Johnson, Dennis Carr | |
| 04:25 | UConn | Michael Howard knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 54-47 |
| 03:59 | Marquette | James Critchfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | Joe Lawson snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Joe Lawson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Joe Lawson snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Homer Milne misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on James Ryan - foul #2 on James Ryan, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamal Kelly (PF) Ray Majors | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Andre Romano (C) Donald Buchanon, Thomas Herrell, Joe Lawson | |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Homer Milne makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Homer Milne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Beegle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Dotson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Homer Milne (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Critchfield (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | UConn | James Ryan loses the dribble to James Critchfield | 54-49 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | Jack Beegle picks off the pass by Richard Johnson | 54-49 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Michael Howard drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 02:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Howard | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:12 | UConn | Michael Dotson is called for the reach on Jack Beegle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Dotson, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Robert Cross (C) Jack Beegle, James Ryan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SF), Dennis Carr (PF) Michael Dotson, Homer Milne, James Critchfield | |
| 02:07 | UConn | Louis Keith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 02:06 | UConn | Michael Howard tips it in | 59-49 |
| 01:49 | Marquette | Dennis Carr misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Floyd Thompson pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Carr - foul #1 on Dennis Carr, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (SG), Ray Majors (PF) Louis Keith, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Homer Milne (SF), James Critchfield (PF) Robert Sedgwick, Dennis Carr | |
| 01:29 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Andre Romano clanks a driving attempt from close range | 60-49 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Floyd Thompson gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Floyd Thompson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 00:48 | Marquette | Homer Milne grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Andre Romano makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Buchanon | 60-51 |
| 00:40 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (PG), Louis Keith (SG), Michael Howard (SF), James Ryan (C) Floyd Thompson, Robert Foshee, Jamal Kelly, Robert Cross | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Louis Keith is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Robert Cross (PF) Michael Howard, Ray Majors | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Louis Keith misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | James Critchfield grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | James Critchfield comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon grabs the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon is whistled for a carry | 60-51 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Jack Beegle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Jack Beegle makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Jack Beegle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Homer Milne connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 62-53 |
| 00:24 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Louis Keith is hacked by Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #10 | 62-53 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Louis Keith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Andre Romano grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon misses the lay-in | 63-53 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Louis Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Floyd Thompson runs out the clock | 63-53 |