| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roger Widener (fresh) SF - Lawrence Allen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarvis Cowan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Garner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt inbounds the ball | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt loses the ball out of bounds | 29-44 |
| 19:30 | Colorado State | Roger Widener misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | John Garner snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 19:16 | Marquette | William Ford scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Bernhardt | 29-46 |
| 18:47 | Colorado State | Robert Bernhardt swats the layup by Paul Morgan | 29-46 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt grabs the board | 29-46 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | William Ford hits the finger roll set up by Boris Bronikowski | 29-48 |
| 18:09 | Colorado State | Roger Widener is hacked by Robert Bernhardt - foul #3 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #1 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Campbell (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| 17:51 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 29-48 |
| 17:49 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen hits the follow up shot | 31-48 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | John Garner misses the shot from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 17:31 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Bernard White | 31-48 |
| 17:23 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-48 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joseph Campbell | 31-48 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | William Ford connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-50 |
| 16:56 | Colorado State | Roger Widener buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jarvis Cowan | 34-50 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Bernard White picks off the pass by William Ford | 34-50 |
| 16:14 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen loses the dribble to William Ford | 34-50 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-50 |
| 15:56 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roger Widener (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarvis Cowan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Garner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ford (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (PG), William Hiltz (SG), Gerald Dibenedetto (SF), Patrick Dembowski (PF), Theodore Livermore (C) Bernard White, Roger Widener, Lawrence Allen, Paul Morgan, Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, John Garner, William Ford | |
| 15:35 | Marquette | James Sledge misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 15:34 | Colorado State | William Hiltz gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 15:30 | Colorado State | James Dickson denies the turnaround by Albert Day | 34-50 |
| 15:28 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Dickson | 34-50 |
| 15:22 | Marquette | Gerald Dibenedetto is called for the reach on Robert Bernhardt - foul #3 on Gerald Dibenedetto, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 15:09 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 15:05 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto is called for traveling | 34-50 |
| 14:47 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dominick Joseph and he's fouled by Theodore Livermore - foul #2 on Theodore Livermore, team foul #2 | 34-52 |
| 14:47 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the free throw | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:23 | Colorado State | Albert Day misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-53 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt pulls down the rebound | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:54 | Marquette | James Dickson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Sledge | 34-55 |
| 13:43 | Colorado State | The jumper by Albert Day is denied by Antonio Carrillo | 34-55 |
| 13:41 | Marquette | James Dickson snags the defensive board | 34-55 |
| 13:12 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-55 |
| 13:11 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore pulls down the rebound | 34-55 |
| 13:05 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski can't finish the layup | 34-55 |
| 13:04 | Marquette | James Dickson gets the rebound | 34-55 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | James Sledge clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on William Hiltz - foul #1 on William Hiltz, team foul #3 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard White (PG), Roger Widener (SG), Lawrence Allen (SF), Paul Morgan (PF), Jarvis Cowan (C) Albert Day, William Hiltz, Gerald Dibenedetto, Patrick Dembowski, Theodore Livermore | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Joseph Campbell (SF), John Garner (PF), William Ford (C) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, Antonio Carrillo, James Dickson | |
| 12:35 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 12:20 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen lays it up and in on a great pass from Roger Widener and the foul's on Joseph Campbell - foul #1 on Joseph Campbell, team foul #2 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG) James Sledge | |
| 12:20 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen misses the free throw | 36-56 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | William Ford gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Allen - foul #3 on Lawrence Allen, team foul #4 | 36-56 |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski can't connect on a floater near the basket | 36-56 |
| 11:31 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan grabs the board | 36-56 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roger Widener (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarvis Cowan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen lays it in on a nice dish by Bernard White | 38-56 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | John Garner's pass is intercepted by Jarvis Cowan | 38-56 |
| 10:46 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-56 |
| 10:45 | Colorado State | Roger Widener snags the offensive board | 38-56 |
| 10:37 | Colorado State | Roger Widener misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Boris Bronikowski - foul #2 on Boris Bronikowski, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Bailey (C) Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt (SF), James Dickson (PF) Joseph Campbell, John Garner | |
| 10:37 | Colorado State | Roger Widener makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 10:37 | Colorado State | Roger Widener makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:15 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-56 |
| 10:14 | Marquette | James Dickson snags the offensive board | 40-56 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Bailey - foul #2 on David Bailey, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (SG), Patrick Dembowski (PF), Theodore Livermore (C) Roger Widener, Paul Morgan, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Willie Stearns, James Dickson | |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 09:35 | Colorado State | Albert Day can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-58 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo grabs the board | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Boris Bronikowski | 40-61 |
| 09:16 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard White | 42-61 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | William Ford blows the layup but the foul's on Theodore Livermore - foul #3 on Theodore Livermore, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Widener (SG), Paul Morgan (PF), Jarvis Cowan (C) Bernard White, Lawrence Allen, Theodore Livermore | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF) Dominick Joseph, Boris Bronikowski, Robert Bernhardt | |
| 08:51 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | William Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 08:51 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan grabs the board | 42-62 |
| 08:40 | Colorado State | William Ford swats the short shot by Jarvis Cowan | 42-62 |
| 08:39 | Colorado State | Albert Day grabs the offensive board | 42-62 |
| 08:22 | Colorado State | Albert Day buries a shot from the right side | 44-62 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell blows the layup | 44-62 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 07:47 | Marquette | James Sledge buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Willie Stearns | 44-65 |
| 07:39 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Day | 47-65 |
| 07:11 | Marquette | William Ford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 47-65 |
| 07:10 | Colorado State | Roger Widener grabs the board | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Albert Day (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Widener (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Dembowski (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jarvis Cowan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - William Ford (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski is hacked by William Ford - foul #3 on William Ford, team foul #4 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard White (PG), William Hiltz (SG), Lawrence Allen (SF), Theodore Livermore (PF), David Bailey (C) Albert Day, Roger Widener, Patrick Dembowski, Paul Morgan, Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, James Sledge, Joseph Campbell, Antonio Carrillo, William Ford | |
| 06:44 | Colorado State | Dominick Joseph steals it from David Bailey | 47-65 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | John Garner is hacked by David Bailey - foul #3 on David Bailey, team foul #7 | 47-65 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 06:21 | Colorado State | Dominick Joseph is called for the reach on Bernard White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #5 | 47-67 |
| 06:07 | Colorado State | William Hiltz is fouled on the floor by Robert Bernhardt - foul #4 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #6 | 47-67 |
| 05:59 | Colorado State | David Bailey travels with the ball | 47-67 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Widener (SG) William Hiltz | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dominick Joseph | 47-69 |
| 05:24 | Colorado State | Bernard White connects on the shot from the right side set up by Lawrence Allen and he's hacked by Dominick Joseph - foul #2 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #7 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Morgan (PF) David Bailey | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Dominick Joseph | |
| 05:24 | Colorado State | Bernard White misses the free throw | 49-69 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Dickson | 49-71 |
| 05:01 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen loses the dribble to Robert Bernhardt | 49-71 |
| 04:42 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the turnaround from the baseline | 49-71 |
| 04:41 | Colorado State | Roger Widener pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| 04:37 | Colorado State | Bernard White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-71 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski snags the defensive board | 49-71 |
| 04:31 | Marquette | Willie Stearns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-71 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | John Garner tips it in | 49-73 |
| 04:14 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen makes the 3 from the left corner | 52-73 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | John Garner comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-73 |
| 03:49 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore pulls down the rebound | 52-73 |
| 03:43 | Colorado State | Roger Widener can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 52-73 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | John Garner gets the rebound | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Allen - foul #4 on Lawrence Allen, team foul #8 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (PG), William Hiltz (SG), Gerald Dibenedetto (SF), Patrick Dembowski (PF), David Bailey (C) Bernard White, Roger Widener, Lawrence Allen, Paul Morgan, Theodore Livermore | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Willie Stearns, Boris Bronikowski, John Garner | |
| 03:18 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 03:18 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-75 |
| 03:03 | Colorado State | William Hiltz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-75 |
| 03:01 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto snags the offensive board | 52-75 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Albert Day (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hiltz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gerald Dibenedetto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Dembowski (fresh) C - David Bailey (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - James Dickson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-75 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | James Sledge is hacked by Gerald Dibenedetto - foul #4 on Gerald Dibenedetto, team foul #9 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Campbell (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| 02:16 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 02:07 | Colorado State | William Hiltz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-77 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | James Dickson pulls down the rebound | 55-77 |
| 01:44 | Marquette | James Sledge is fouled on the floor by William Hiltz - foul #2 on William Hiltz, team foul #10 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore (C) David Bailey | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:44 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 01:44 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 01:36 | Colorado State | Albert Day scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Hiltz | 58-78 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | James Sledge clanks a jumper from the left wing | 58-78 |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski grabs the board | 58-78 |
| 01:06 | Colorado State | Albert Day is whistled for traveling | 58-78 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-78 |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | Albert Day pulls down the rebound | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 58-78 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the tip | 58-78 |
| 00:12 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore grabs the board | 58-78 |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-78 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph runs out the clock | 58-78 |