| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wade Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arturo Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Izzo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Pereira (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ollie Grigg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddie O'Callahan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | John Roberts inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Pereira - foul #3 on Nicholas Pereira, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Kyles (C) Nicholas Pereira | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson is open and scores on a floater from the right side | 33-39 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo is fouled on the floor by Eddie O'Callahan - foul #1 on Eddie O'Callahan, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:04 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Scott Walker | 35-39 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | John Roberts connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Johnson | 35-42 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | Scott Walker hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy banks in the layup on a great pass from Ollie Grigg | 37-44 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Wade Dejesus | 39-44 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | John Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy misses the tip | 39-44 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:02 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | John Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Slawson (PG), Dean Otis (SG), Thomas Benedetto (SF), Tyler Kolb (C) Wade Dejesus, Arturo Garcia, Scott Walker, Joseph Kyles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Collins (PG), Sheng-li Xyong (SF), Max Mullaney (PF), Frederic Varda (C) Mark Johnson, John Roberts, Eddie O'Callahan, Corey Murphy | |
| 16:50 | Marquette | Dean Otis loses the ball out of bounds | 39-44 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Frank Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo is called for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Casey Kennamer (SF) Ollie Grigg | |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Max Mullaney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Frank Collins tips it in | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charles Slawson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Otis (fresh) SF - Thomas Benedetto (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Izzo (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Kolb (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Frank Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sheng-li Xyong (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Casey Kennamer (fresh) PF - Max Mullaney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frederic Varda (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Charles Slawson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-46 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Frederic Varda pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Sheng-li Xyong knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Thomas Benedetto is hacked by Max Mullaney - foul #1 on Max Mullaney, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wade Dejesus (PG), Arturo Garcia (SG), Scott Walker (SF), Nicholas Pereira (C) Charles Slawson, Dean Otis, Thomas Benedetto, Stanley Izzo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Johnson (PG), Ollie Grigg (SG), Edward Flowers (PF), Corey Murphy (C) Frank Collins, Sheng-li Xyong, Max Mullaney, Frederic Varda | |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ollie Grigg - foul #1 on Ollie Grigg, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Roberts (SF) Casey Kennamer | |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy lays it in set up by Mark Johnson | 41-50 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stanley Izzo (PF) Tyler Kolb | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan (PF) Edward Flowers | |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy misses the tip | 42-50 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Arturo Garcia | 44-50 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Mark Johnson | 44-52 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Ollie Grigg is called for the reach on Arturo Garcia - foul #2 on Ollie Grigg, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Slawson (PG), Dean Otis (SG), Thomas Benedetto (SF), Joseph Kyles (PF) Wade Dejesus, Arturo Garcia, Scott Walker, Stanley Izzo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Collins (PG), Casey Kennamer (SF), Max Mullaney (PF), Edward Flowers (C) Mark Johnson, John Roberts, Eddie O'Callahan, Corey Murphy | |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Joseph Kyles hits the follow up shot | 46-52 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Joseph Kyles swats the short shot by Edward Flowers | 46-52 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira grabs the board | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charles Slawson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Otis (fresh) SF - Thomas Benedetto (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Kyles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Pereira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Frank Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ollie Grigg (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Kennamer (fresh) PF - Max Mullaney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Flowers (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Kolb (PF) Nicholas Pereira | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sheng-li Xyong (SG), Frederic Varda (C) Ollie Grigg, Edward Flowers | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Thomas Benedetto picks off the pass by Frank Collins in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Sheng-li Xyong snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Thomas Benedetto steps in front of the Casey Kennamer pass | 46-52 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wade Dejesus (PG), Scott Walker (SF), Stanley Izzo (PF), Nicholas Pereira (C) Dean Otis, Thomas Benedetto, Tyler Kolb, Joseph Kyles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Johnson (PG), Ollie Grigg (SG), John Roberts (SF), Eddie O'Callahan (PF), Corey Murphy (C) Frank Collins, Sheng-li Xyong, Casey Kennamer, Max Mullaney, Frederic Varda | |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | John Roberts is hacked by Charles Slawson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Slawson, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arturo Garcia (SG) Charles Slawson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Nicholas Pereira - foul #4 on Nicholas Pereira, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Kyles (C) Nicholas Pereira | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:35 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus is hacked by Mark Johnson - foul #3 on Mark Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Collins (SG), Sheng-li Xyong (SF) Ollie Grigg, John Roberts | |
| 09:24 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Izzo | 51-53 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Johnson | 51-55 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Sheng-li Xyong gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dean Otis (SG), Thomas Benedetto (SF), Tyler Kolb (PF) Arturo Garcia, Scott Walker, Stanley Izzo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Casey Kennamer (SF), Max Mullaney (PF), Frederic Varda (C) Sheng-li Xyong, Eddie O'Callahan, Corey Murphy | |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Casey Kennamer | 51-55 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Frederic Varda comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 51-55 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Max Mullaney grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Frank Collins is blocked by Tyler Kolb | 51-55 |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Joseph Kyles grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wade Dejesus (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Otis (fresh) SF - Thomas Benedetto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tyler Kolb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Kyles (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Mark Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Kennamer (fresh) PF - Max Mullaney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Frederic Varda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-55 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Frederic Varda pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Casey Kennamer is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 51-55 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Kennamer | 51-55 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Max Mullaney misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Tyler Kolb - foul #2 on Tyler Kolb, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Slawson (PG), Arturo Garcia (SG), Scott Walker (SF), Stanley Izzo (PF), Nicholas Pereira (C) Wade Dejesus, Dean Otis, Thomas Benedetto, Tyler Kolb, Joseph Kyles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg (SG), John Roberts (SF), Corey Murphy (C) Frank Collins, Casey Kennamer, Frederic Varda | |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Max Mullaney makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Max Mullaney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:22 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | John Roberts clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Charles Slawson snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia is hacked by Ollie Grigg - foul #3 on Ollie Grigg, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Collins (PG), Sheng-li Xyong (SF), Eddie O'Callahan (PF) Mark Johnson, John Roberts, Max Mullaney | |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pereira swats the short shot by Frank Collins | 56-57 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Stanley Izzo | 56-57 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia can't connect on a shot from the right block | 56-57 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Sheng-li Xyong misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Scott Walker is fouled on the floor by Sheng-li Xyong - foul #2 on Sheng-li Xyong, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wade Dejesus (PG) Arturo Garcia | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Johnson (PG), Casey Kennamer (SF), Edward Flowers (C) Frank Collins, Sheng-li Xyong, Corey Murphy | |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Scott Walker makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Scott Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson buries a turnaround in the paint | 57-59 |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira is hacked by Eddie O'Callahan - foul #2 on Eddie O'Callahan, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dean Otis (SG), Thomas Benedetto (SF), Tyler Kolb (PF) Charles Slawson, Scott Walker, Stanley Izzo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Corey Murphy (C) Eddie O'Callahan | |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wade Dejesus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Otis (fresh) SF - Thomas Benedetto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tyler Kolb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Pereira (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Mark Johnson (tiring) 13 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ollie Grigg (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casey Kennamer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Flowers (fresh) C - Corey Murphy (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Tyler Kolb | 61-59 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Corey Murphy | 61-61 |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb is called for a backcourt violation | 61-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Collins (PG), John Roberts (SF), Eddie O'Callahan (PF) Mark Johnson, Casey Kennamer, Edward Flowers | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ollie Grigg | 61-63 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Corey Murphy - foul #2 on Corey Murphy, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Slawson (SG), Stanley Izzo (PF) Dean Otis, Tyler Kolb | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sheng-li Xyong (SG) Ollie Grigg | |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Frank Collins is hacked by Wade Dejesus in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wade Dejesus, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frederic Varda (C) Corey Murphy | |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Frank Collins buries a shot from the free throw line set up by John Roberts | 62-65 |
| 01:50 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sheng-li Xyong - foul #3 on Sheng-li Xyong, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arturo Garcia (SG), Scott Walker (SF) Charles Slawson, Thomas Benedetto | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Johnson (PG), Ollie Grigg (SG), Corey Murphy (C) Frank Collins, Sheng-li Xyong, Frederic Varda | |
| 01:50 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:50 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus's fadeaway is rejected by Corey Murphy | 62-65 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Corey Murphy | 62-65 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy tips it home | 62-67 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Arturo Garcia | 65-67 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Arturo Garcia picks off the pass by Corey Murphy in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira misses the floater from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | John Roberts is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #12 | 65-67 |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia hits a turnaround from the right block | 67-67 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson is hacked by Arturo Garcia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arturo Garcia, team foul #6 | 67-67 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arturo Garcia - foul #3 on Arturo Garcia, team foul #7 | 67-67 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo is hacked by Eddie O'Callahan - foul #3 on Eddie O'Callahan, team foul #13 | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |