| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Vasily Marinovic (fresh) SG - Oleg Zwiebel (fresh) SF - Kenneth Peterson (fresh) PF - Roderick Gibson (fresh) C - Darrel Croyle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Vernon Schell | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Arizona State | Tony Iglesias steps in front of the Darrel Croyle pass | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Roderick Gibson steals it from Willie Buscher | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson hits a 3 from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:41 | Marquette | Vasily Marinovic steals it from Gordon Vaughn | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson throws it down set up by Vasily Marinovic | 3-5 |
| 18:18 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Vernon Schell | 6-5 |
| 18:03 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vernon Schell - foul #1 on Vernon Schell, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 18:03 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:03 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez tips it home | 8-5 |
| 17:38 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson is called for traveling | 8-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benny Jourdan (C) Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Willie Buscher drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gordon Vaughn | 11-5 |
| 17:04 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 17:02 | Marquette | Vernon Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-5 |
| 16:54 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan hits the follow up shot | 13-5 |
| 16:47 | Arizona State | Vernon Schell steals the ball from Roderick Gibson | 13-5 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-5 |
| 16:34 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson pulls down the rebound | 13-5 |
| 16:29 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Vasily Marinovic | 13-7 |
| 16:14 | Marquette | Willie Buscher connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-7 |
| 15:50 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson jams it | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fairly fresh) PF - Vernon Schell (fairly fresh) C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Vasily Marinovic (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oleg Zwiebel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roderick Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Darrel Croyle (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias is fouled on the floor by Darrel Croyle - foul #1 on Darrel Croyle, team foul #1 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Jerry Galusha (SF), Jason Brinson (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Tony Iglesias, Vernon Schell, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bobby Hall (PG), Mladen Starzynski (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Thomas Dryden (PF), Hung Chia (C) Vasily Marinovic, Oleg Zwiebel, Kenneth Peterson, Roderick Gibson, Darrel Croyle | |
| 15:19 | Marquette | Guy Mayes is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 16-9 |
| 15:06 | Marquette | Guy Mayes is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hall - foul #1 on Bobby Hall, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bobby Hall - foul #2 on Bobby Hall, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic (PG) Bobby Hall | |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 14:34 | Arizona State | The short jumper by Vasily Marinovic is denied by Jerry Galusha | 18-9 |
| 14:33 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic tips it back up and in | 18-11 |
| 14:16 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Robert Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Guy Mayes drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Morrison and he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Vernon Schell (PF) Jason Brinson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel (SG) Paul Smith | |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the free throw | 21-11 |
| 13:39 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 13:22 | Marquette | Guy Mayes can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 21-14 |
| 13:21 | Arizona State | Hung Chia snags the defensive board | 21-14 |
| 12:58 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Galusha - foul #1 on Jerry Galusha, team foul #2 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Gordon Vaughn (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Benny Jourdan (C) Guy Mayes, Robert Morrison, Jerry Galusha, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle (C) Hung Chia | |
| 12:58 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 12:58 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 12:58 | Marquette | Vernon Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 12:44 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Vasily Marinovic | 21-14 |
| 12:30 | Arizona State | Tony Iglesias steals it from Thomas Dryden | 21-14 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Darrel Croyle steps in front of the Benny Jourdan pass | 21-14 |
| 12:13 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Willie Buscher grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Vernon Schell can't tip it in | 21-14 |
| 11:49 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn hits the follow up shot | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Vernon Schell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Vasily Marinovic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oleg Zwiebel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mladen Starzynski (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Dryden (fairly fresh) C - Darrel Croyle (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle misses the jumper from the baseline | 23-14 |
| 11:35 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias grabs the board | 23-14 |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Vasily Marinovic picks off the pass by Tony Iglesias | 23-14 |
| 11:09 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Dryden | 23-16 |
| 10:58 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-16 |
| 10:38 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic double dribbles | 26-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Jerry Galusha (SF), Jason Brinson (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Tony Iglesias, Vernon Schell, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson (SF), Roderick Gibson (PF) Mladen Starzynski, Thomas Dryden | |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-16 |
| 10:21 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle grabs the defensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 09:58 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-16 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 09:47 | Marquette | Guy Mayes blows the layup | 26-16 |
| 09:46 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 09:38 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Galusha - foul #2 on Jerry Galusha, team foul #3 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF) Gordon Vaughn, Jerry Galusha | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Hung Chia (C) Darrel Croyle | |
| 09:38 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 09:38 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Guy Mayes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-17 |
| 09:28 | Arizona State | Hung Chia snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 09:16 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Morrison - foul #1 on Robert Morrison, team foul #4 | 26-17 |
| 09:16 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 09:16 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-19 |
| 09:06 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Roderick Gibson | 26-19 |
| 08:43 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-19 |
| 08:42 | Arizona State | Hung Chia grabs the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 08:34 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tony Iglesias - foul #1 on Tony Iglesias, team foul #5 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Gordon Vaughn (SF), Vernon Schell (PF) Robert Morrison, Tony Iglesias, Jason Brinson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Dryden (PG), Mladen Starzynski (SG) Vasily Marinovic, Oleg Zwiebel | |
| 08:34 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:34 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | Guy Mayes drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Willie Buscher | 28-20 |
| 07:59 | Arizona State | Thomas Dryden knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Alberto Rodriguez - foul #1 on Alberto Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Iglesias (SF), Benny Jourdan (C) Guy Mayes, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Tripp (SF), Darrel Croyle (C) Kenneth Peterson, Roderick Gibson | |
| 07:59 | Arizona State | Thomas Dryden misses the free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Vernon Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Willie Buscher clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 07:41 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Thomas Dryden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mladen Starzynski (fresh) SF - Paul Tripp (fresh) PF - Hung Chia (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darrel Croyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 07:23 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Willie Buscher | 31-24 |
| 06:47 | Arizona State | Thomas Dryden hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-26 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias is fouled on the floor by Hung Chia - foul #1 on Hung Chia, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (SG) Tony Iglesias | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel (SG) Hung Chia | |
| 06:29 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan tips it home | 33-26 |
| 06:08 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski is hacked by Vernon Schell - foul #2 on Vernon Schell, team foul #7 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Jason Brinson (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Vernon Schell, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic (PG), Roderick Gibson (PF), Michael Dye (C) Paul Tripp, Thomas Dryden, Darrel Croyle | |
| 06:08 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 06:08 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Mladen Starzynski - foul #1 on Mladen Starzynski, team foul #7 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson (SF) Oleg Zwiebel | |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 05:37 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson lays it in and he's fouled by Tony Iglesias - foul #2 on Tony Iglesias, team foul #8 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SF) Tony Iglesias | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel (SG) Mladen Starzynski | |
| 05:37 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Morrison | 37-30 |
| 05:08 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Guy Mayes - foul #1 on Guy Mayes, team foul #9 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG) Guy Mayes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 05:08 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 05:08 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 05:08 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic makes the 3rd free throw | 37-32 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Buscher and the foul's on Oleg Zwiebel - foul #1 on Oleg Zwiebel, team foul #8 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Dryden (PG), Paul Tripp (SF), Darrel Croyle (C) Vasily Marinovic, Kenneth Peterson, Michael Dye | |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn misses the free throw | 40-32 |
| 04:53 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 04:36 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Willie Buscher makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Brinson | 43-32 |
| 04:13 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roderick Gibson | 43-35 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 03:58 | Marquette | Robert Morrison misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Jason Brinson tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 03:36 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson drills a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Jason Brinson - foul #1 on Jason Brinson, team foul #10 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Jerry Galusha (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Benny Jourdan (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Jason Brinson, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bobby Hall (PG), Mladen Starzynski (SG), Kenneth Peterson (SF) Thomas Dryden, Oleg Zwiebel, Paul Tripp | |
| 03:36 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Vernon Schell gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Morrison (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Galusha (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Bobby Hall (fresh) SG - Mladen Starzynski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Roderick Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Darrel Croyle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Marquette | Guy Mayes hits a shot from the left wing set up by Benny Jourdan | 47-37 |
| 02:54 | Arizona State | Vernon Schell steps in front of the Roderick Gibson pass | 47-37 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Kenneth Peterson is called for the reach on Vernon Schell - foul #1 on Kenneth Peterson, team foul #9 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Tony Iglesias (SF) Robert Morrison, Jerry Galusha | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Smith (SF), Thomas Dryden (PF), Hung Chia (C) Kenneth Peterson, Roderick Gibson, Darrel Croyle | |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 02:32 | Arizona State | Thomas Dryden pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 02:16 | Arizona State | The short jumper by Thomas Dryden is denied by Benny Jourdan | 47-37 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Vernon Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Guy Mayes scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Schell | 49-37 |
| 01:47 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski is fouled on the floor by Guy Mayes - foul #2 on Guy Mayes, team foul #11 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG) Guy Mayes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic (PG) Paul Smith | |
| 01:47 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 01:47 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Willie Buscher clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 01:26 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Thomas Dryden | 49-39 |
| 01:20 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Buscher - foul #1 on Willie Buscher, team foul #12 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez (C) Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 01:20 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 01:20 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Alberto Rodriguez | 49-40 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn comes up short on the shot near the basket | 49-40 |
| 01:02 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Hung Chia | 49-40 |
| 00:57 | Arizona State | Bobby Hall lays it up and in and the foul's on Tony Iglesias - foul #3 on Tony Iglesias, team foul #13 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Galusha (SF) Tony Iglesias | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson (SF), Darrel Croyle (C) Mladen Starzynski, Hung Chia | |
| 00:57 | Arizona State | Bobby Hall makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Thomas Dryden is called for the reach on Vernon Schell - foul #1 on Thomas Dryden, team foul #10 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG) Willie Buscher | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Smith (SG) Bobby Hall | |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Vernon Schell makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Vernon Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:16 | Arizona State | Vernon Schell denies the turnaround by Thomas Dryden | 51-43 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Guy Mayes grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 00:01 | Arizona State | Thomas Dryden pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Thomas Dryden clanks a fullcourt shot | 51-43 |