| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wade Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Slawson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyler Kolb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Pereira (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sean Gilham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Burns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Wimbish (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | James Burns inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:57 | Cincinnati | William Roy is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Pereira - foul #3 on Nicholas Pereira, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Kyles (C) Nicholas Pereira | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Tyler Kolb blocks the short jumper by William Roy | 26-35 |
| 19:37 | Marquette | Charles Slawson pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Sean Gilham steals it from Wade Dejesus in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham dunks the ball | 26-37 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Charles Slawson makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Wade Dejesus | 28-37 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Scott Walker denies the turnaround by David Jones | 28-37 |
| 19:10 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | William Roy is called for the reach on Scott Walker - foul #1 on William Roy, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Charles Slawson scores on a jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | William Roy hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Jones | 30-39 |
| 18:17 | Marquette | The short jumper by Charles Slawson is denied by William Roy | 30-39 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Scott Walker steals the ball from Sean Gilham | 30-39 |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Scott Walker snags the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus hits a shot from the right wing set up by Scott Walker and he's hacked by William Roy - foul #2 on William Roy, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dean Otis (SG), Thomas Benedetto (SF) Charles Slawson, Scott Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (SG), Theodore Milton (PF), Christopher Maziarz (C) Sean Gilham, Edward Wimbish, William Roy | |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Thomas Benedetto steals the ball from Theodore Milton | 33-39 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | David Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus misses the fadeaway from the right block | 36-42 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wade Dejesus (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Otis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Benedetto (fresh) PF - Tyler Kolb (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Kyles (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Everett Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burns (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Theodore Milton (fresh) C - Christopher Maziarz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | James Burns hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton grabs the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | James Burns makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Jones | 36-45 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Joseph Kyles is fouled on the floor by Christopher Maziarz - foul #1 on Christopher Maziarz, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| 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 | Cincinnati | David Robinson (PG), Sean Gilham (SG), Eugene Lynde (SF), Henry Beaupre (PF), William Roy (C) David Jones, Everett Johnson, James Burns, Theodore Milton, Christopher Maziarz | |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Henry Beaupre steals it from Charles Slawson | 36-45 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Charles Slawson steals it from David Robinson in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Charles Slawson lays it in | 38-45 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | David Robinson is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish (PF) Henry Beaupre | |
| 14:11 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo is whistled for a carry | 38-45 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | Scott Walker grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Charles Slawson jams it on a great pass from Scott Walker and he's hacked by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Charles Slawson makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish loses the dribble to Stanley Izzo | 41-45 |
| 13:18 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo misses long on a floater from the baseline | 41-45 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | David Robinson gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Slawson - foul #2 on Charles Slawson, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wade Dejesus (PG) Charles Slawson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (SG), Henry Beaupre (SF), David Turner (C) Sean Gilham, Eugene Lynde, William Roy | |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | David Robinson's floater is tipped away by Scott Walker | 41-45 |
| 13:04 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Scott Walker hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Arturo Garcia and he's fouled by Henry Beaupre - foul #1 on Henry Beaupre, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dean Otis (PG) Wade Dejesus | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Jones (PG) David Robinson | |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Scott Walker makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish is whistled for a carry | 44-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Benedetto (SF) Scott Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Burns (SF), Christopher Maziarz (C) Edward Wimbish, David Turner | |
| 12:10 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-45 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | James Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson loses the dribble to Stanley Izzo in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Thomas Benedetto misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Henry Beaupre gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | David Jones misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 11:28 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dean Otis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arturo Garcia (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Benedetto (fairly fresh) PF - Stanley Izzo (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Pereira (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Everett Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burns (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Beaupre (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Maziarz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by James Burns - foul #3 on James Burns, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Slawson (PG), Scott Walker (SF) Dean Otis, Thomas Benedetto | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Robinson (PG), Sean Gilham (SG), Eugene Lynde (SF), Theodore Milton (PF), William Roy (C) David Jones, Everett Johnson, James Burns, Henry Beaupre, Christopher Maziarz | |
| 11:10 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | David Robinson's pass is intercepted by Charles Slawson in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 11:07 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia throws it down set up by Charles Slawson | 49-45 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | William Roy can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | William Roy snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | David Robinson misses the wide open floater near the basket | 49-45 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde misses the lay-in | 49-45 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Charles Slawson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:21 | Marquette | William Roy swats the short shot by Charles Slawson | 49-45 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Robinson | 49-48 |
| 08:41 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia makes the floater from the left block set up by Charles Slawson | 51-48 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Robinson | 51-51 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Arturo Garcia is denied on a layup by Theodore Milton | 51-51 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | William Roy pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | David Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira's floater is tipped away by William Roy | 51-51 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charles Slawson (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arturo Garcia (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Walker (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Izzo (tiring) 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Pereira (tired) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Sean Gilham (tiring) 15 pts. 3 stl. SF - Eugene Lynde (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Theodore Milton (tiring) 3 reb. C - William Roy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wade Dejesus (PG), Dean Otis (SG), Thomas Benedetto (SF), Tyler Kolb (PF), Joseph Kyles (C) Charles Slawson, Arturo Garcia, Scott Walker, Stanley Izzo, Nicholas Pereira | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Jones (PG), Everett Johnson (SG), James Burns (SF), Edward Wimbish (PF), Christopher Maziarz (C) David Robinson, Sean Gilham, Eugene Lynde, Theodore Milton, William Roy | |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Christopher Maziarz swats the short shot by Tyler Kolb | 51-51 |
| 07:01 | Marquette | Joseph Kyles snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | Everett Johnson is called for the reach on Wade Dejesus - foul #2 on Everett Johnson, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | James Burns is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Jones | 52-53 |
| 06:11 | Marquette | Dean Otis hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Wade Dejesus and he's hacked by Everett Johnson - foul #3 on Everett Johnson, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 06:11 | Marquette | Dean Otis misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | David Jones makes the 3 from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 05:34 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-56 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-56 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Wimbish | 54-56 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus hits a floater in the lane set up by Dean Otis and he's hacked by Christopher Maziarz - foul #2 on Christopher Maziarz, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Slawson (SG), Stanley Izzo (PF) Dean Otis, Tyler Kolb | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Robinson (PG), Henry Beaupre (PF), William Roy (C) David Jones, Edward Wimbish, Christopher Maziarz | |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | David Robinson banks in the layup and he's fouled by Wade Dejesus - foul #2 on Wade Dejesus, team foul #3 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott Walker (SF) Thomas Benedetto | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham (SG) Everett Johnson | |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | David Robinson makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Joseph Kyles is called for traveling | 57-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde (SF) James Burns | |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-59 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | William Roy tips it back up and in | 57-61 |
| 03:53 | Marquette | Scott Walker misses long on a shot from the right side | 57-61 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | William Roy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | David Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Dejesus - foul #3 on Wade Dejesus, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Benedetto (SF), Tyler Kolb (PF), Nicholas Pereira (C) Scott Walker, Stanley Izzo, Joseph Kyles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (SG), Edward Wimbish (PF), David Turner (C) Sean Gilham, Henry Beaupre, William Roy | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 03:30 | Marquette | Nicholas Pereira grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Wimbish | 57-61 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish grabs the board | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wade Dejesus (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Slawson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Benedetto (fairly fresh) PF - Tyler Kolb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Pereira (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Everett Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Lynde (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Wimbish (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Turner (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Benedetto - foul #1 on Thomas Benedetto, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dean Otis (SG) Charles Slawson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Jones (PG), James Burns (SF), Theodore Milton (C) David Robinson, Eugene Lynde, David Turner | |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Tyler Kolb grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Thomas Benedetto is fouled on the floor by James Burns - foul #4 on James Burns, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stanley Izzo (PF), Joseph Kyles (C) Tyler Kolb, Nicholas Pereira | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham (SG), William Roy (C) Everett Johnson, Edward Wimbish | |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Thomas Benedetto makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Thomas Benedetto misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Theodore Milton | 58-61 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Wade Dejesus steals the ball from David Jones in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus misses the lay-in | 58-61 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo grabs the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wade Dejesus | 61-61 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham makes the fadeaway in the lane | 61-63 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Dean Otis scores on a runner from the right block | 63-63 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Roy | 63-66 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Dean Otis | 65-66 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | David Jones misses the lay-in | 65-66 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton tips it in | 65-68 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Thomas Benedetto clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Theodore Milton - foul #2 on Theodore Milton, team foul #11 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arturo Garcia (SG), Nicholas Pereira (C) Dean Otis, Joseph Kyles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Thomas Benedetto makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Thomas Benedetto makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | David Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Dejesus - foul #4 on Wade Dejesus, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott Walker (SF) Thomas Benedetto | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish (PF) Theodore Milton | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Scott Walker is called for the reach on James Burns - foul #2 on Scott Walker, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Wade Dejesus can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 67-68 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish is hacked by Wade Dejesus in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wade Dejesus, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Slawson (PG) Wade Dejesus | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Stanley Izzo clanks a 3 from straight away | 67-70 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Charles Slawson snags the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Charles Slawson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |