| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Ott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Buck (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Stovall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Phillip Erwin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Grady Lieber (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Daniel Ott inbounds the ball | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Harry Stewart buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford Wood | 50-33 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Phillip Erwin | 50-35 |
| 19:10 | Marquette | Harry Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Phillip Erwin | 50-35 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Linwood Coffman | 50-37 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Daniel Ott makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harry Stewart | 52-37 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (PG), Lee Beegle (SG), Darrick Prada (SF), Scott McDermott (PF), Richard Groom (C) Clifford Wood, Harry Stewart, Daniel Ott, Roger Buck, Michael Walters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (SG), Jesse Kutcher (PF) Perry Stovall, Ronald Hahn | |
| 18:21 | Marquette | Darrick Prada knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Carlyle | 54-37 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Jensen | 54-39 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Lee Beegle makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Groom and the foul's on Carl Jensen - foul #2 on Carl Jensen, team foul #1 | 56-39 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Lee Beegle makes the free throw | 57-39 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Darrick Prada is called for the reach on Linwood Coffman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrick Prada, team foul #1 | 57-39 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Jesse Kutcher is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-39 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Darrick Prada pulls down the rebound | 57-39 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Scott McDermott misses the floater from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin snags the defensive board | 57-39 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Groom - foul #1 on Richard Groom, team foul #2 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Harry Stewart (SG), Daniel Ott (SF), Roger Buck (PF), Michael Walters (C) Benjamin Carlyle, Lee Beegle, Darrick Prada, Scott McDermott, Richard Groom | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luther Simone (PF) Jesse Kutcher | |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | Harry Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon (C) Grady Lieber | |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Clifford Wood - foul #3 on Clifford Wood, team foul #3 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (PG) Clifford Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 16:13 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Roger Buck is called for the reach on Carl Jensen - foul #1 on Roger Buck, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Perry Stovall (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF) Linwood Coffman, Phillip Erwin, Luther Simone | |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart is whistled for traveling | 57-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Darrick Prada (SF) Benjamin Carlyle, Daniel Ott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG) Carl Jensen | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harry Stewart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrick Prada (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Buck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Walters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Perry Stovall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lamar Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Marquette | Perry Stovall steals it from Harry Stewart | 57-43 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall blows the layup | 57-43 |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Michael Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Clifford Wood misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-43 |
| 15:31 | Marquette | Clifford Wood gets the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 15:23 | Marquette | Perry Stovall picks off the pass by Harry Stewart | 57-43 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (SG), Daniel Ott (SF) Harry Stewart, Darrick Prada | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin (SF), Jesse Kutcher (PF), Grady Lieber (C) Perry Stovall, Ronald Hahn, Lamar Simon | |
| 15:02 | Marquette | Gregg Roberts is called for the reach on Lee Beegle - foul #4 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #2 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Carl Jensen (SG) Paul Stewart, Gregg Roberts | |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Lee Beegle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Carl Jensen - foul #3 on Carl Jensen, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Lee Beegle makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Lee Beegle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Jesse Kutcher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Linwood Coffman and he's hacked by Roger Buck - foul #2 on Roger Buck, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott McDermott (PF) Roger Buck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Jesse Kutcher misses the free throw | 59-45 |
| 14:42 | Marquette | Michael Walters grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 14:26 | Marquette | Carl Jensen takes the ball from Scott McDermott | 59-45 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman lays it in on a great pass from Carl Jensen | 59-47 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Scott McDermott misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phillip Erwin - foul #4 on Phillip Erwin, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Darrick Prada (SF), Richard Groom (C) Lee Beegle, Daniel Ott, Michael Walters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon (SF), Luther Simone (C) Phillip Erwin, Grady Lieber | |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Scott McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Scott McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Kutcher | 61-50 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Richard Groom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SG), Roger Buck (PF) Clifford Wood, Scott McDermott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Perry Stovall (SG), Ronald Hahn (PF) Linwood Coffman, Carl Jensen, Jesse Kutcher | |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Carlyle is called for the reach on Luther Simone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Carlyle, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Ott (SF), Michael Walters (C) Darrick Prada, Richard Groom | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:03 | Marquette | Daniel Ott hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 61-50 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Roger Buck picks off the pass by Perry Stovall in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Daniel Ott knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Lamar Simon - foul #2 on Lamar Simon, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG) Benjamin Carlyle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Phillip Erwin (SF), Grady Lieber (C) Paul Stewart, Lamar Simon, Luther Simone | |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Daniel Ott makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Roger Buck picks off the pass by Perry Stovall in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| 12:26 | Marquette | Clifford Wood misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Perry Stovall - foul #2 on Perry Stovall, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (SG) Harry Stewart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (SG), Jesse Kutcher (PF) Perry Stovall, Ronald Hahn | |
| 12:26 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 12:26 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-52 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Michael Walters's floater is tipped away by Phillip Erwin | 66-52 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jesse Kutcher | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lee Beegle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Ott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Buck (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Walters (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Jensen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Erwin (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jesse Kutcher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Grady Lieber (tiring) 9 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Clifford Wood takes the ball from Phillip Erwin in the backcourt | 66-52 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Clifford Wood lays it in | 68-52 |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Linwood Coffman | 68-54 |
| 11:04 | Marquette | Daniel Ott misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-54 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Jesse Kutcher snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Daniel Ott steals it from Phillip Erwin in the backcourt | 68-54 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | Roger Buck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Michael Walters snags the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Daniel Ott loses the dribble to Linwood Coffman | 68-54 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Jesse Kutcher comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Roger Buck - foul #3 on Roger Buck, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (PG), Harry Stewart (SG), Darrick Prada (SF), Scott McDermott (PF), Richard Groom (C) Clifford Wood, Lee Beegle, Daniel Ott, Roger Buck, Michael Walters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Perry Stovall (SG), Lamar Simon (SF), Luther Simone (C) Linwood Coffman, Carl Jensen, Phillip Erwin, Grady Lieber | |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Jesse Kutcher makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Jesse Kutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | The short jumper by Richard Groom is denied by Lamar Simon | 68-56 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lamar Simon | 68-56 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn (PF) Jesse Kutcher | |
| 09:46 | Marquette | 3 seconds is called on Darrick Prada | 68-56 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Benjamin Carlyle - foul #2 on Benjamin Carlyle, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin (SF) Luther Simone | |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 09:24 | Marquette | Scott McDermott is hacked by Perry Stovall - foul #3 on Perry Stovall, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roger Buck (C) Richard Groom | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:24 | Marquette | Scott McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 09:24 | Marquette | Scott McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the baseline | 70-57 |
| 09:04 | Marquette | Darrick Prada gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle double dribbles | 70-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber (C) Lamar Simon | |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart is hacked by Benjamin Carlyle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benjamin Carlyle, team foul #9 | 70-57 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 08:40 | Marquette | Harry Stewart shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-59 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harry Stewart - foul #2 on Harry Stewart, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Daniel Ott (SF), Michael Walters (C) Harry Stewart, Darrick Prada, Scott McDermott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Luther Simone (C) Paul Stewart, Grady Lieber | |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Roger Buck snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 08:12 | Marquette | Roger Buck can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-60 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall banks in the layup set up by Phillip Erwin and he's fouled by Benjamin Carlyle - foul #4 on Benjamin Carlyle, team foul #11 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SG) Benjamin Carlyle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon (SF) Phillip Erwin | |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Roger Buck misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-63 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon hits a jumper in the lane set up by Perry Stovall | 70-65 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harry Stewart (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Ott (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roger Buck (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Walters (tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Perry Stovall (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lamar Simon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hahn (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Daniel Ott misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 70-65 |
| 07:28 | Marquette | Michael Walters snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 07:11 | Marquette | Michael Walters hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-65 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon misses the lay-in | 72-65 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the tip | 72-65 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Lamar Simon | 72-65 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Michael Walters is called for the reach on Luther Simone - foul #3 on Michael Walters, team foul #12 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Darrick Prada (SF), Scott McDermott (PF), Richard Groom (C) Clifford Wood, Harry Stewart, Daniel Ott, Roger Buck, Michael Walters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (PG), Gregg Roberts (SG), Phillip Erwin (SF), Jesse Kutcher (PF) Linwood Coffman, Perry Stovall, Lamar Simon, Ronald Hahn | |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 06:45 | Marquette | Richard Groom grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Scott McDermott comes up short on the shot from the left block | 72-65 |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Darrick Prada pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Scott McDermott is fouled on the floor by Jesse Kutcher - foul #2 on Jesse Kutcher, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber (C) Luther Simone | |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Scott McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Scott McDermott misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber grabs the board | 73-65 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber misses the easy layup | 73-65 |
| 06:14 | Marquette | Scott McDermott gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Lee Beegle drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Carlyle | 75-65 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | 3 seconds is called on Gregg Roberts | 75-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG) Lee Beegle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon (SF) Phillip Erwin | |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Darrick Prada drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Clifford Wood | 77-65 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Grady Lieber | 77-68 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Gregg Roberts is called for the reach on Benjamin Carlyle - foul #5 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Ott (SF), Roger Buck (PF), Michael Walters (C) Darrick Prada, Scott McDermott, Richard Groom | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG) Gregg Roberts | |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Grady Lieber | 79-71 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Clifford Wood is fouled on the floor by Lamar Simon - foul #3 on Lamar Simon, team foul #10 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SG) Benjamin Carlyle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Phillip Erwin (SF) Paul Stewart, Lamar Simon | |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Jensen, team foul #11 | 81-71 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Clifford Wood clanks a floater from the right wing | 81-71 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Jesse Kutcher grabs the defensive rebound | 81-71 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 81-71 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin tips it back up and in | 81-73 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG) Clifford Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn (PF), Lamar Simon (C) Jesse Kutcher, Grady Lieber | |
| 04:05 | Marquette | Daniel Ott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Darrick Prada (PF) Harry Stewart, Roger Buck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Perry Stovall (SG), Luther Simone (PF) Linwood Coffman, Carl Jensen, Ronald Hahn | |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 81-73 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the tip | 81-73 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin grabs the offensive board | 81-73 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-73 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Perry Stovall | 81-73 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Beegle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Ott (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Darrick Prada (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Walters (tired) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Perry Stovall (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Erwin (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Luther Simone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lamar Simon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-76 |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Daniel Ott is hacked by Phillip Erwin - foul #5 on Phillip Erwin, team foul #12 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Harry Stewart (SG), Roger Buck (PF), Richard Groom (C) Lee Beegle, Benjamin Carlyle, Darrick Prada, Michael Walters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Carl Jensen (SG), Ronald Hahn (PF), Grady Lieber (C) Paul Stewart, Perry Stovall, Phillip Erwin, Luther Simone | |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Daniel Ott misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Daniel Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Clifford Wood takes the ball from Ronald Hahn | 82-76 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Harry Stewart hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Roger Buck | 84-76 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-76 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Roger Buck gets the rebound | 84-76 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Clifford Wood knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Harry Stewart | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman is fouled on the floor by Clifford Wood - foul #4 on Clifford Wood, team foul #13 | 86-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Darrick Prada (SF), Scott McDermott (PF) Clifford Wood, Harry Stewart, Daniel Ott, Richard Groom | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Kutcher (PF) Ronald Hahn | |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Darrick Prada comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Linwood Coffman - foul #2 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #13 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Harry Stewart (SG), Michael Walters (C) Lee Beegle, Benjamin Carlyle, Scott McDermott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall (SG), Ronald Hahn (PF) Carl Jensen, Jesse Kutcher | |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Darrick Prada makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Darrick Prada makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Buck - foul #4 on Roger Buck, team foul #14 | 88-77 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Ott (SF) Darrick Prada | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-77 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Roger Buck makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 90-79 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Walters - foul #4 on Michael Walters, team foul #15 | 90-79 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Jesse Kutcher (PF), Luther Simone (C) Linwood Coffman, Ronald Hahn, Grady Lieber | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 90-80 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Roger Buck grabs the defensive rebound | 90-80 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Michael Walters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 90-80 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 90-80 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Harry Stewart grabs the board | 90-80 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Clifford Wood knocks in the jumper from the left side | 92-80 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Jesse Kutcher and he's fouled by Michael Walters - foul #5 on Michael Walters, team foul #16 | 92-82 |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott McDermott (C) Michael Walters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon makes the free throw | 92-83 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Perry Stovall is called for the reach on Roger Buck in the backcourt - foul #4 on Perry Stovall, team foul #14 | 92-83 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Darrick Prada (SF) Harry Stewart, Daniel Ott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Ronald Hahn (PF), Grady Lieber (C) Paul Stewart, Jesse Kutcher, Luther Simone | |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Roger Buck misses the 1st free throw | 92-83 |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Roger Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 93-83 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Buck - foul #5 on Roger Buck, team foul #17 | 93-83 |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SG), Daniel Ott (SF), Richard Groom (C) Benjamin Carlyle, Darrick Prada, Roger Buck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Luther Simone (C) Linwood Coffman, Grady Lieber | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the 2nd free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Richard Groom grabs the board | 93-84 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Paul Stewart is called for the reach on Richard Groom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Stewart, team foul #15 | 93-84 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Darrick Prada (SF) Harry Stewart, Daniel Ott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Grady Lieber (C) Paul Stewart, Luther Simone | |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Richard Groom makes the 1st free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Richard Groom makes the 2nd free throw | 95-84 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Darrick Prada takes the ball from Linwood Coffman in the backcourt | 95-84 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Richard Groom dunks the ball on a great pass from Clifford Wood | 97-84 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darrick Prada - foul #2 on Darrick Prada, team foul #18 | 97-84 |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SG), Daniel Ott (SF) Benjamin Carlyle, Darrick Prada | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Jesse Kutcher (PF), Luther Simone (C) Linwood Coffman, Ronald Hahn, Grady Lieber | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall misses the 1st free throw | 97-84 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall makes the 2nd free throw | 97-85 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Clifford Wood runs out the clock | 97-85 |