| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) SF - Gregory Botts (fresh) PF - Santos Sandoval (fresh) C - Thomas Boyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Craig Beaudry (fresh) SG - Dennis Nance (fresh) SF - Paul Nowell (fresh) PF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) C - Gregory Perkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Marquette | William Red misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Kansas | Dennis Nance misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Marquette | Gregory Botts grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Kansas | Paul Nowell misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Gregory Botts | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Red | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd tips it in | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 4-0 |
| 17:53 | Kansas | Paul Nowell tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | Gregory Perkins blocks the jumper by Santos Sandoval | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Nowell | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Wigginton - foul #1 on Richard Wigginton, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), John Stephenson (SF), Justin Nau (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) William Red, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Farley (PG), George Meyerson (SG), Leroy Powell (SF), Cheslav Zucker (PF), Marcel Delossantos (C) Craig Beaudry, Dennis Nance, Paul Nowell, Richard Wigginton, Gregory Perkins | |
| 17:13 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:13 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:10 | Kansas | Leroy Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 16:58 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Douglas Berry | 8-4 |
| 16:38 | Kansas | George Meyerson loses the ball out of bounds | 8-4 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | George Meyerson steals it from Anthony Ogle | 8-4 |
| 16:02 | Kansas | George Meyerson clanks a floater from the left block | 8-4 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Douglas Berry snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Anthony Ogle (fresh) SG - Douglas Berry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Stephenson (fairly fresh) PF - Justin Nau (fairly fresh) C - Richard Grubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Mark Farley (fresh) SG - George Meyerson (fresh) SF - Leroy Powell (fresh) PF - Cheslav Zucker (fresh) C - Marcel Delossantos (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Douglas Berry is blocked by Marcel Delossantos | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Ogle | 8-4 |
| 15:38 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 8-4 |
| 15:36 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Cheslav Zucker | 8-4 |
| 15:33 | Kansas | Richard Grubbs is called for the reach on George Meyerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Grubbs, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Michael Chamberlin (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF), Brett Cupps (C) Anthony Ogle, Douglas Berry, John Stephenson, Justin Nau, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Kansas | Craig Beaudry (PG), Dennis Nance (SG), Paul Nowell (SF), Richard Wigginton (PF), Gregory Perkins (C) Mark Farley, George Meyerson, Leroy Powell, Cheslav Zucker, Marcel Delossantos | |
| 15:06 | Kansas | Brett Cupps is called for the reach on Dennis Nance - foul #1 on Brett Cupps, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Michael Chamberlin | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 14:57 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins hits the finger roll set up by Richard Wigginton and he's fouled by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 14:57 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:48 | Marquette | Paul Nowell is called for the reach on Gregory Botts - foul #1 on Paul Nowell, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Gregory Botts can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 8-7 |
| 14:27 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:24 | Kansas | William Red picks off the pass by Craig Beaudry in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Brett Cupps misses the lay-in | 8-7 |
| 13:57 | Kansas | Dennis Nance gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:53 | Kansas | Dennis Nance is fouled in the backcourt by William Red - foul #1 on William Red, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), Thomas Boyd (C) William Red, Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Farley (PG), Leroy Powell (SF), George Meyerson (PF), Marcel Delossantos (C) Craig Beaudry, Paul Nowell, Richard Wigginton, Gregory Perkins | |
| 13:26 | Kansas | Dennis Nance misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 13:24 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Powell | 8-7 |
| 13:12 | Kansas | George Meyerson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Boyd - foul #1 on Thomas Boyd, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG), Justin Nau (PF) Jeffrey Gordon, Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | Kansas | Cheslav Zucker (PF) Dennis Nance | |
| 13:12 | Kansas | George Meyerson makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:12 | Kansas | George Meyerson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:12 | Marquette | Justin Nau grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:55 | Marquette | Marcel Delossantos picks off the pass by Gregory Botts | 8-8 |
| 12:42 | Kansas | George Meyerson's floater is tipped away by Gregory Botts | 8-8 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Douglas Berry pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Gregory Botts can't tip it in | 8-8 |
| 12:34 | Kansas | Marcel Delossantos gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:32 | Kansas | Leroy Powell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Powell, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Chamberlin (SG), John Stephenson (SF), Richard Grubbs (C) Anthony Ogle, Gregory Botts, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Kansas | Craig Beaudry (PG), Paul Nowell (SF) Mark Farley, Leroy Powell | |
| 12:15 | Marquette | Douglas Berry hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Cheslav Zucker - foul #1 on Cheslav Zucker, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Santos Sandoval (PF) Justin Nau | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Wigginton (PF), Gregory Perkins (C) Cheslav Zucker, Marcel Delossantos | |
| 12:15 | Marquette | Douglas Berry misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:15 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:00 | Kansas | George Meyerson is hacked by Richard Grubbs - foul #2 on Richard Grubbs, team foul #6 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Brett Cupps (C) Douglas Berry, Michael Chamberlin, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dennis Nance (SG) George Meyerson | |
| 11:31 | Kansas | Dennis Nance is open and scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Craig Beaudry | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Stephenson (fairly fresh) PF - Santos Sandoval (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Cupps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Craig Beaudry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Nance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Nowell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) C - Gregory Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon scores on a 3 from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 11:05 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins is called for a backcourt violation | 12-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), Gregory Botts (SF), Thomas Boyd (C) William Red, John Stephenson, Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Farley (PG), George Meyerson (SG), Cheslav Zucker (PF), Marcel Delossantos (C) Craig Beaudry, Dennis Nance, Richard Wigginton, Gregory Perkins | |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Gregory Botts knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Santos Sandoval | 14-10 |
| 10:36 | Kansas | Paul Nowell connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Marcel Delossantos is called for the reach on Thomas Boyd - foul #1 on Marcel Delossantos, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG), Justin Nau (PF) Jeffrey Gordon, Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | Kansas | Leroy Powell (SF) Paul Nowell | |
| 10:08 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd's floater is tipped away by Marcel Delossantos | 14-13 |
| 10:06 | Kansas | Cheslav Zucker grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:04 | Kansas | Mark Farley's pass is intercepted by Gregory Botts in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 10:03 | Marquette | Gregory Botts lays it in | 16-13 |
| 09:40 | Kansas | George Meyerson connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 09:27 | Marquette | Justin Nau hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 16-15 |
| 09:26 | Kansas | Cheslav Zucker pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:10 | Kansas | George Meyerson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Justin Nau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), John Stephenson (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF), Brett Cupps (C) Anthony Ogle, Douglas Berry, Gregory Botts, Justin Nau, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Kansas | Craig Beaudry (PG), Dennis Nance (SG), Paul Nowell (SF), Richard Wigginton (PF), Gregory Perkins (C) Mark Farley, George Meyerson, Leroy Powell, Cheslav Zucker, Marcel Delossantos | |
| 08:40 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry is hacked by John Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Stephenson, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| 08:40 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:40 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | John Stephenson tips it but misses | 16-19 |
| 08:23 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to William Red | 16-19 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-19 |
| 08:07 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:46 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Santos Sandoval - foul #1 on Santos Sandoval, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Botts (SF) John Stephenson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 07:46 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:46 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Brett Cupps knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Botts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Santos Sandoval (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Cupps (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Craig Beaudry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Nance (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Nowell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-21 |
| 07:02 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins hits the follow up shot | 18-23 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Brett Cupps drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gordon | 20-23 |
| 06:18 | Kansas | Dennis Nance hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Richard Wigginton is called for the reach on Brett Cupps - foul #2 on Richard Wigginton, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), Douglas Berry (SG), John Stephenson (SF), Justin Nau (PF), Thomas Boyd (C) William Red, Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval, Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Farley (PG), Leroy Powell (SF), George Meyerson (PF), Marcel Delossantos (C) Craig Beaudry, Paul Nowell, Richard Wigginton, Gregory Perkins | |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Justin Nau is fouled on the floor by George Meyerson - foul #1 on George Meyerson, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:30 | Kansas | Dennis Nance misses long on an open floater from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Berry - foul #1 on Douglas Berry, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| 05:30 | Kansas | Dennis Nance misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:30 | Kansas | Dennis Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | George Meyerson swats the shot by Douglas Berry | 22-26 |
| 05:09 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to John Stephenson | 22-26 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Boyd | 25-26 |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Leroy Powell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | John Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 04:21 | Kansas | George Meyerson pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:19 | Kansas | Dennis Nance is hacked by Douglas Berry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Berry, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF) Anthony Ogle, Douglas Berry, John Stephenson, Justin Nau | |
| Subs | Kansas | Craig Beaudry (PG), Paul Nowell (SF), Cheslav Zucker (PF), Gregory Perkins (C) Mark Farley, Leroy Powell, George Meyerson, Marcel Delossantos | |
| 04:19 | Kansas | Dennis Nance makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:19 | Kansas | Dennis Nance misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:05 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Red and the foul's on Cheslav Zucker - foul #2 on Cheslav Zucker, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| 04:05 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:05 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:03 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins loses the dribble to Gregory Botts in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd is called for traveling | 27-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Grubbs (C) Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Kansas | George Meyerson (SG), Richard Wigginton (PF) Dennis Nance, Gregory Perkins | |
| 03:17 | Kansas | Richard Grubbs steals the ball from Craig Beaudry | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Botts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Santos Sandoval (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Craig Beaudry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Meyerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Nowell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cheslav Zucker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Marquette | William Red misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on George Meyerson - foul #2 on George Meyerson, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Farley (PG), Marcel Delossantos (C) Craig Beaudry, Cheslav Zucker | |
| 03:03 | Marquette | William Red makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | William Red makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:46 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Marcel Delossantos | 29-29 |
| 02:27 | Marquette | Gregory Botts misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-29 |
| 02:25 | Kansas | The rebound goes to George Meyerson | 29-29 |
| 02:05 | Kansas | Paul Nowell comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 02:04 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs is hacked by Marcel Delossantos - foul #2 on Marcel Delossantos, team foul #10 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), Douglas Berry (SG), Brett Cupps (SF), Justin Nau (PF) William Red, Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | Kansas | Craig Beaudry (PG), Dennis Nance (SG), Leroy Powell (SF), Gregory Perkins (C) Mark Farley, George Meyerson, Paul Nowell, Marcel Delossantos | |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:28 | Kansas | Leroy Powell is whistled for traveling | 30-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stephenson (SF) Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Kansas | Cheslav Zucker (PF) Richard Wigginton | |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 01:09 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:07 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Berry - foul #3 on Douglas Berry, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Chamberlin (SG), Santos Sandoval (PF) Douglas Berry, Justin Nau | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 01:07 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:07 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:48 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Ogle | 32-33 |
| 00:44 | Kansas | John Stephenson steals the ball from Craig Beaudry in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Gregory Perkins steals the ball from Santos Sandoval | 32-33 |
| 00:27 | Kansas | John Stephenson steps in front of the Dennis Nance pass in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Leroy Powell makes the halfcourt shot | 35-36 |