| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Pili Amedee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Gunnell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Gurney (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Stephens (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Providence | Shane Gurney blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 19:39 | Providence | Pili Amedee grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 19:20 | Providence | Andrei Pijanowski steps in front of the Gary Stephens pass | 40-36 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-36 |
| 18:46 | Providence | Richard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Pili Amedee - foul #1 on Pili Amedee, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 18:09 | Providence | Richard Jones is hacked by Michael Rommel - foul #2 on Michael Rommel, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 17:52 | Providence | Richard Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Michael Rommel snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Pili Amedee steals the ball from Ernesto Morales | 44-36 |
| 17:23 | Providence | Gary Stephens lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Shane Gurney | 44-38 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Donald Fitzpatrick | 46-38 |
| 16:37 | Providence | Shane Gurney travels with the ball | 46-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Shilin Xia (SF), Richard Berry (PF), Joseph Page (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Roy Gay, Andrei Pijanowski, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Frick (SG), Ronald Thomas (SF) Richard Jones, Lewis Gunnell | |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-38 |
| 16:16 | Marquette | Richard Berry gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-38 |
| 15:57 | Providence | Shane Gurney gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shilin Xia (fresh) PF - Richard Berry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Pili Amedee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Frick (fresh) SF - Ronald Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Gurney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Stephens (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 46-38 |
| 15:49 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joseph Page | 46-38 |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-38 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Richard Berry tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 15:15 | Providence | Ernesto Morales steals it from Pili Amedee | 48-38 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Berry | 50-38 |
| 14:41 | Providence | Pili Amedee is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 14:17 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Andrei Pijanowski (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Shilin Xia, Richard Berry, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Jones (PG), Lewis Gunnell (SF) Pili Amedee, Ronald Thomas | |
| 13:51 | Providence | Arthur Frick hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Stephens out of a doubleteam | 50-44 |
| 13:35 | Marquette | Michael Rommel is whistled for a carry | 50-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Providence | Pili Amedee (PG) Arthur Frick | |
| 13:18 | Providence | Shane Gurney's floater is tipped away by Antonio Pippin | 50-44 |
| 13:17 | Providence | Shane Gurney grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:06 | Providence | Gary Stephens is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Gary Stephens, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG) Arthur Garmon | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 12:44 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG) Douglas Howard | |
| Subs | Providence | Derrick Mason (C) Gary Stephens | |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses the jumpshot from the right side | 50-44 |
| 12:34 | Providence | Shane Gurney pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:24 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-46 |
| 12:03 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is fouled on the floor by Derrick Mason - foul #1 on Derrick Mason, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Providence | Ronald Thomas (SF), Michael Hicks (PF) Pili Amedee, Shane Gurney | |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-46 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Pippin | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Gunnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derrick Mason (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 11:35 | Providence | Michael Hicks snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 11:27 | Providence | Derrick Mason clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Rommel - foul #3 on Michael Rommel, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin, Andrei Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Frick (SG), Gary Stephens (C) Lewis Gunnell, Michael Hicks | |
| 11:27 | Providence | Derrick Mason makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:27 | Providence | Derrick Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:14 | Marquette | Michael Rommel blows the layup | 50-48 |
| 11:12 | Marquette | Roy Gay grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Jones - foul #4 on Richard Jones, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Page (C) Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Providence | Pili Amedee (PG), Shane Gurney (PF) Richard Jones, Derrick Mason | |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:33 | Providence | Gary Stephens is denied on a layup by Joseph Page | 52-48 |
| 10:32 | Marquette | Shilin Xia grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | Shilin Xia is whistled for a carry | 52-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Andrei Pijanowski (PF) Arthur Garmon, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia | |
| Subs | Providence | Lewis Gunnell (SF) Ronald Thomas | |
| 09:59 | Providence | Shane Gurney hits a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Andrei Pijanowski - foul #1 on Andrei Pijanowski, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| 09:59 | Providence | Shane Gurney makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is whistled for a carry | 52-51 |
| 09:27 | Providence | Arthur Frick drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Pili Amedee | 52-54 |
| 09:13 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 09:11 | Providence | The rebound goes to Lewis Gunnell | 52-54 |
| 09:02 | Providence | Shane Gurney buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Gary Stephens out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Andrei Pijanowski - foul #2 on Andrei Pijanowski, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (SG), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | Providence | Ronald Thomas (SF), Derrick Mason (C) Arthur Frick, Gary Stephens | |
| 09:02 | Providence | Shane Gurney makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:44 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Garmon | 55-57 |
| 08:17 | Providence | Shane Gurney shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 55-57 |
| 08:16 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Pili Amedee swats the short shot by Antonio Pippin | 55-57 |
| 07:51 | Providence | The rebound goes to Lewis Gunnell | 55-57 |
| 07:36 | Providence | Derrick Mason hits the finger roll | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Pili Amedee (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lewis Gunnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Ronald Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Gurney (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Mason (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 07:19 | Providence | Shane Gurney pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:50 | Providence | Shane Gurney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-59 |
| 06:49 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Pippin | 58-59 |
| 06:16 | Providence | Pili Amedee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF), Joseph Page (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin, Andrei Pijanowski, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Jones (PG), Arthur Frick (SG), Gary Stephens (C) Pili Amedee, Lewis Gunnell, Shane Gurney | |
| 06:01 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales slams it home | 60-59 |
| 05:40 | Providence | Joseph Page steals it from Derrick Mason | 60-59 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Jones - foul #5 on Richard Jones, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG) Arthur Garmon | |
| Subs | Providence | Pili Amedee (PG), Michael Hicks (SF) Richard Jones, Ronald Thomas | |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:16 | Providence | Gary Stephens lays it up and in against a doubleteam and he's fouled by Joseph Page - foul #3 on Joseph Page, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Rommel (C) Joseph Page | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 05:16 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Shilin Xia lays it up and in set up by Donald Fitzpatrick | 64-62 |
| 04:37 | Providence | Michael Rommel blocks the short jumper by Derrick Mason | 64-62 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Roy Gay can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Michael Hicks - foul #2 on Michael Hicks, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG) Donald Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Providence | Ronald Thomas (SF) Michael Hicks | |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:03 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses the easy layup | 66-62 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 03:54 | Providence | Arthur Frick snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 03:39 | Providence | Pili Amedee can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Rommel | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Pili Amedee (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Frick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derrick Mason (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Gary Stephens (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Michael Rommel blows the layup | 66-62 |
| 03:25 | Marquette | Michael Rommel tips it in | 68-62 |
| 03:12 | Providence | Gary Stephens is fouled on the floor by Shilin Xia - foul #1 on Shilin Xia, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF), Andrei Pijanowski (PF), Joseph Page (C) Roy Gay, Shilin Xia, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Providence | Lewis Gunnell (SG), Shane Gurney (PF) Arthur Frick, Derrick Mason | |
| 02:59 | Providence | Shane Gurney connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Pili Amedee | 68-64 |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Michael Rommel (C) Arthur Garmon, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:46 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Rommel | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:34 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell is hacked by Andrei Pijanowski - foul #3 on Andrei Pijanowski, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Frick (PG) Pili Amedee | |
| 02:34 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:34 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin jams it set up by Ernesto Morales and the foul's on Ronald Thomas - foul #3 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the free throw | 72-66 |
| 02:18 | Providence | Gary Stephens pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 02:11 | Providence | Gary Stephens shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 02:09 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 01:50 | Marquette | Ronald Thomas steals it from Michael Rommel | 72-66 |
| 01:33 | Providence | Arthur Frick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-66 |
| 01:32 | Providence | Shane Gurney tips it back up and in | 72-68 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Thomas - foul #4 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Providence | Pili Amedee (PG) Ronald Thomas | |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:50 | Providence | Gary Stephens can't finish the layup | 74-68 |
| 00:49 | Providence | Shane Gurney pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Providence | Ernesto Morales takes the ball from Shane Gurney | 74-68 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales can't finish the layup | 74-68 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin snags the offensive board | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin is fouled on the floor by Lewis Gunnell - foul #3 on Lewis Gunnell, team foul #10 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Andrei Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Michael Rommel gets the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Michael Rommel is fouled on the floor by Arthur Frick - foul #2 on Arthur Frick, team foul #11 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski (PF) Antonio Pippin | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Providence | Arthur Frick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-68 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is fouled in the backcourt by Pili Amedee - foul #2 on Pili Amedee, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:24 | Providence | Gary Stephens's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Rommel | 79-68 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick runs out the clock | 79-68 |