| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Latta (fresh) SG - Richard Robinson (fresh) SF - Homer Milne (fresh) PF - Adam Schaeffer (fresh) C - Rodney McGuirk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Donald Duffey (fresh) SG - Matthew Harvey (fresh) SF - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) PF - Karl Peckham (fresh) C - Omer Zuver (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Karl Peckham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Homer Milne - foul #1 on Homer Milne, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:47 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk misses long on a floater in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | William Latta hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi is hacked by William Latta - foul #1 on William Latta, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Providence | Matthew Harvey scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Alphonso Bianchi and the foul's on Adam Schaeffer - foul #1 on Adam Schaeffer, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Providence | Matthew Harvey makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | Marquette | Homer Milne misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | Providence | Karl Peckham grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Providence | Donald Duffey can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:33 | Providence | Rodney McGuirk steps in front of the Matthew Harvey pass | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), William Stewart (SF), Richard Thompson (PF), Dennis Carr (C) William Latta, Homer Milne, Adam Schaeffer, Rodney McGuirk | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Sibley (PG), Timothy Lage (SG), Dima Garski (SF), Joseph Ngo (PF), Floyd Williams (C) Donald Duffey, Matthew Harvey, Alphonso Bianchi, Karl Peckham, Omer Zuver | |
| 16:56 | Providence | Joseph Ngo misses the jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Providence | Floyd Williams tips it home | 2-7 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | William Stewart misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 2-7 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Richard Robinson misses the tip | 2-7 |
| 16:40 | Providence | Joseph Ngo grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:22 | Providence | Timothy Lage misses short on a floater from the baseline | 2-7 |
| 16:20 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Ngo | 2-7 |
| 16:00 | Providence | Timothy Lage is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Lage, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Homer Milne (SG) Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi (SF) Dima Garski | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Herrell (fresh) SG - Homer Milne (fresh) SF - William Stewart (fresh) PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) C - Dennis Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Roger Sibley (fresh) SG - Timothy Lage (fresh) SF - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Ngo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Floyd Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Marquette | The jump hook by Homer Milne is blocked by Joseph Ngo | 2-7 |
| 15:52 | Providence | The rebound goes to Alphonso Bianchi | 2-7 |
| 15:32 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi loses the ball out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Latta (PG), Kenneth Delfino (SF) Homer Milne, Dennis Carr | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Dima Garski (SF) Roger Sibley, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| 15:10 | Marquette | William Latta splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 2-7 |
| 15:09 | Providence | Floyd Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:51 | Providence | Timothy Lage connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Duffey | 2-9 |
| 14:42 | Marquette | William Latta is fouled on the floor by Dima Garski - foul #1 on Dima Garski, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Homer Milne (SG), Rodney McGuirk (C) Thomas Herrell, William Stewart | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Sibley (PG), Matthew Harvey (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Karl Peckham (PF), Omer Zuver (C) Donald Duffey, Timothy Lage, Dima Garski, Joseph Ngo, Floyd Williams | |
| 14:21 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Homer Milne and the foul's on Matthew Harvey - foul #1 on Matthew Harvey, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Carr (PF) Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Floyd Williams (C) Roger Sibley, Omer Zuver | |
| 14:21 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk misses the free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:21 | Providence | The rebound goes to Alphonso Bianchi | 4-9 |
| 14:09 | Providence | Floyd Williams misses the floater from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Kenneth Delfino snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk hits a runner from the left block set up by William Latta | 6-9 |
| 13:43 | Providence | Floyd Williams throws it down set up by Matthew Harvey | 6-11 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 6-11 |
| 13:23 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk grabs the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Homer Milne comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 6-11 |
| 13:05 | Providence | Donald Duffey snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:00 | Providence | Donald Duffey's layup is rejected by Rodney McGuirk | 6-11 |
| 12:58 | Marquette | William Latta gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk is fouled on the floor by Floyd Williams - foul #1 on Floyd Williams, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), Richard Robinson (SG), Adam Schaeffer (PF), William Stewart (C) William Latta, Homer Milne, Dennis Carr, Rodney McGuirk | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Sibley (PG), Timothy Lage (SG), Dima Garski (SF), Joseph Ngo (PF), Omer Zuver (C) Donald Duffey, Matthew Harvey, Alphonso Bianchi, Karl Peckham, Floyd Williams | |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Richard Robinson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dima Garski - foul #2 on Dima Garski, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Thompson (PF) Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi (SF) Dima Garski | |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Richard Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Richard Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:16 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi hits a shot from the left side set up by Roger Sibley | 8-13 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Richard Robinson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Herrell (fresh) SG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Delfino (fresh) PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) C - William Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Roger Sibley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Lage (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Ngo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Omer Zuver (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Providence | Omer Zuver misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 10-13 |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Richard Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:33 | Marquette | William Stewart knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Herrell | 12-13 |
| 11:10 | Providence | Timothy Lage's pass is intercepted by William Stewart | 12-13 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | William Stewart makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Delfino | 14-13 |
| 10:37 | Providence | Omer Zuver knocks in the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by William Stewart - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Latta (PG), Homer Milne (SF), Adam Schaeffer (PF), Rodney McGuirk (C) Thomas Herrell, Kenneth Delfino, Richard Thompson, William Stewart | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Chester Christensen (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Karl Peckham (PF) Roger Sibley, Timothy Lage, Alphonso Bianchi, Joseph Ngo | |
| 10:37 | Providence | Omer Zuver misses the free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Rodney McGuirk | 14-15 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-15 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer can't tip it in | 14-15 |
| 10:20 | Providence | Karl Peckham pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:03 | Providence | Matthew Harvey connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Chester Christensen | 14-17 |
| 09:51 | Marquette | Homer Milne makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Latta | 16-17 |
| 09:43 | Providence | Matthew Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Floyd Williams (C) Chester Christensen, Omer Zuver | |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Homer Milne misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | William Latta pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:23 | Marquette | Homer Milne hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Latta | 18-17 |
| 09:01 | Providence | Floyd Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Rodney McGuirk - foul #1 on Rodney McGuirk, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Delfino (SF), Dennis Carr (C) Richard Robinson, Rodney McGuirk | |
| Subs | Providence | Chester Christensen (SG) Matthew Harvey | |
| 09:01 | Providence | Floyd Williams makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:01 | Providence | Floyd Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Homer Milne is hacked by Floyd Williams during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Floyd Williams, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (SG), Richard Thompson (PF), Rodney McGuirk (C) Kenneth Delfino, Adam Schaeffer, Dennis Carr | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Harvey (SF), Joseph Ngo (PF), Omer Zuver (C) Alphonso Bianchi, Karl Peckham, Floyd Williams | |
| 08:21 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Richard Robinson and he's hacked by Joseph Ngo - foul #1 on Joseph Ngo, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Stewart (SF), Adam Schaeffer (PF) Richard Robinson, Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Providence | Timothy Lage (SG), Karl Peckham (PF) Chester Christensen, Joseph Ngo | |
| 08:21 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:07 | Providence | Matthew Harvey misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 21-19 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | William Stewart is whistled for traveling | 21-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), Richard Robinson (SG), Richard Thompson (PF), Dennis Carr (C) William Latta, William Stewart, Adam Schaeffer, Rodney McGuirk | |
| Subs | Providence | Chester Christensen (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Joseph Ngo (PF) Timothy Lage, Matthew Harvey, Karl Peckham | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Herrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Milne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) C - Dennis Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Donald Duffey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chester Christensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Ngo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Omer Zuver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Providence | Omer Zuver lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Duffey | 21-21 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Homer Milne is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Bianchi - foul #1 on Alphonso Bianchi, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Latta (PG), Adam Schaeffer (PF), Rodney McGuirk (C) Thomas Herrell, Richard Thompson, Dennis Carr | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Sibley (PG), Matthew Harvey (SG), Karl Peckham (PF) Donald Duffey, Chester Christensen, Omer Zuver | |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Homer Milne misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:00 | Providence | Joseph Ngo pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:34 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi misses the lay-in | 21-21 |
| 06:33 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | William Latta misses long on a floater from the left side | 21-21 |
| 06:07 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 05:38 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Homer Milne double dribbles | 21-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (SG), William Stewart (SF), Richard Thompson (PF), Dennis Carr (C) Richard Robinson, Homer Milne, Adam Schaeffer, Rodney McGuirk | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Timothy Lage (SG), Dima Garski (SF), Floyd Williams (PF), Omer Zuver (C) Roger Sibley, Matthew Harvey, Alphonso Bianchi, Karl Peckham, Joseph Ngo | |
| 05:01 | Providence | Omer Zuver misses the easy layup | 21-23 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | William Stewart grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 04:43 | Marquette | William Latta is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 21-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (SG), Kenneth Delfino (SF) William Latta, Dennis Carr | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:29 | Providence | Donald Duffey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Herrell - foul #1 on Thomas Herrell, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Homer Milne (SG), Rodney McGuirk (C) Richard Robinson, Kenneth Delfino | |
| Subs | Providence | Karl Peckham (PF) Omer Zuver | |
| 04:13 | Providence | Floyd Williams drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Duffey | 21-25 |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Homer Milne blows the dunk but the foul's on Timothy Lage - foul #2 on Timothy Lage, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Latta (PG), Richard Robinson (SG), Dennis Carr (C) Thomas Herrell, Richard Thompson, Rodney McGuirk | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Harvey (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Omer Zuver (C) Timothy Lage, Dima Garski, Karl Peckham | |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Homer Milne makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Homer Milne makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:52 | Providence | Donald Duffey is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Robinson - foul #1 on Richard Robinson, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Delfino (SF) Homer Milne | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 03:52 | Providence | Donald Duffey makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:52 | Providence | Donald Duffey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | William Stewart blows the layup but he's hacked by Floyd Williams - foul #3 on Floyd Williams, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Homer Milne (SF) Kenneth Delfino | |
| Subs | Providence | Dima Garski (SF) Floyd Williams | |
| 03:45 | Marquette | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | William Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:45 | Providence | Omer Zuver gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Latta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Milne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Donald Duffey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dima Garski (fresh) PF - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Omer Zuver (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Providence | Donald Duffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Delfino (SF), Richard Thompson (PF), Rodney McGuirk (C) Homer Milne, William Stewart, Dennis Carr | |
| Subs | Providence | Timothy Lage (SG), Karl Peckham (PF) Matthew Harvey, Dima Garski | |
| 03:07 | Marquette | William Latta evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Duffey - foul #1 on Donald Duffey, team foul #11 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (SG), Homer Milne (SF), Adam Schaeffer (PF) Richard Robinson, Kenneth Delfino, Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Harvey (SG), Joseph Ngo (PF) Timothy Lage, Karl Peckham | |
| 03:07 | Marquette | William Latta makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:07 | Marquette | William Latta makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:44 | Providence | Rodney McGuirk is called for the reach on Matthew Harvey - foul #2 on Rodney McGuirk, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (SG), Kenneth Delfino (SF), Richard Thompson (PF), Dennis Carr (C) Thomas Herrell, Homer Milne, Adam Schaeffer, Rodney McGuirk | |
| Subs | Providence | Dima Garski (SF), Karl Peckham (PF) Alphonso Bianchi, Joseph Ngo | |
| 02:44 | Providence | Matthew Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:44 | Providence | Matthew Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Dennis Carr misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Omer Zuver - foul #1 on Omer Zuver, team foul #12 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), Homer Milne (SF), William Stewart (PF) William Latta, Kenneth Delfino, Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Providence | Timothy Lage (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF) Matthew Harvey, Dima Garski | |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Dennis Carr misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Dennis Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:21 | Providence | The rebound goes to Karl Peckham | 26-29 |
| 02:17 | Providence | Donald Duffey loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer (PF) Dennis Carr | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:04 | Marquette | Homer Milne knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 28-29 |
| 01:45 | Providence | Timothy Lage misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Homer Milne - foul #2 on Homer Milne, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Latta (PG), Richard Thompson (PF), Rodney McGuirk (C) Thomas Herrell, Adam Schaeffer, William Stewart | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Sibley (PG), Joseph Ngo (PF) Donald Duffey, Karl Peckham | |
| 01:45 | Providence | Timothy Lage makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:45 | Providence | Timothy Lage makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Alphonso Bianchi denies the turnaround by Rodney McGuirk | 28-31 |
| 01:26 | Providence | Omer Zuver snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 01:22 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Lage | 28-33 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | William Latta buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Homer Milne | 30-33 |
| 00:46 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi makes the driving attempt from the left block | 30-35 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk is hacked by Joseph Ngo - foul #2 on Joseph Ngo, team foul #13 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (SG), William Stewart (SF), Adam Schaeffer (PF) Richard Robinson, Homer Milne, Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Matthew Harvey (SG), Dima Garski (SF), Karl Peckham (PF) Roger Sibley, Timothy Lage, Alphonso Bianchi, Joseph Ngo | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Rodney McGuirk makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Karl Peckham double dribbles | 32-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (SG), Dennis Carr (C) William Latta, Rodney McGuirk | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Ngo (C) Omer Zuver | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Thomas Herrell misses short on a halfcourt shot | 32-35 |