| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Antonio Cline (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Swims (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Coates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Groberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cusson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Hammons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Steele (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesus Medina (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen inbounds the ball | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons loses the dribble to William Swims | 23-41 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | William Swims hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-41 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen is fouled on the floor by Antonio Cline - foul #2 on Antonio Cline, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-41 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | John Coates snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | William Swims misses long on a floater from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | David Cusson tips it in | 27-41 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons is hacked by Antonio Cline - foul #3 on Antonio Cline, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Troy Rogers (PG) Antonio Cline | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:47 | Rhode Island | Jesus Medina is hacked by John Coates - foul #3 on John Coates, team foul #3 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Riley (PG), Robert Patterson (PF) John Coates, David Groberg | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith (C) Michael Scott | |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 27-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Johnson (C) David Cusson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rodney Westervelt (PG), Jason Harrigan (SF) Jeffrey Hammons, Walter Christensen | |
| 17:21 | Marquette | William Swims drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jim Riley | 29-41 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | William Steele can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-41 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Troy Rogers snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | Jesus Medina picks off the pass by Robert Patterson | 29-41 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Jesus Medina hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by William Steele and he's hacked by Robert Patterson - foul #2 on Robert Patterson, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons (PG) William Steele | |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Jesus Medina misses the free throw | 29-43 |
| 16:39 | Marquette | Robert Patterson snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Jim Riley misses the fadeaway near the basket | 29-43 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Jesus Medina snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Rodney Westervelt makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Jason Harrigan | 29-45 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Jim Riley misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Harrigan - foul #1 on Jason Harrigan, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Cline (PG), John Coates (SF), David Groberg (PF), David Cusson (C) William Swims, Troy Rogers, Robert Patterson, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen (SG), Bill Story (SF), Paul Sanders (PF), Michael Scott (C) Rodney Westervelt, Jason Harrigan, Jesus Medina, Dusty Smith | |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Jim Riley misses the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Jim Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Antonio Cline (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jim Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Coates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Groberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cusson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Hammons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Story (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Bill Story | 30-47 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | David Groberg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen loses the ball out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Patterson (SG) Jim Riley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Steele (SG) Jeffrey Hammons | |
| 15:04 | Marquette | John Coates hits a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Paul Sanders - foul #4 on Paul Sanders, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith (PF) Paul Sanders | |
| 15:04 | Marquette | John Coates misses the free throw | 34-47 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by David Cusson - foul #1 on David Cusson, team foul #5 | 34-47 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 14:35 | Marquette | John Coates knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott clanks a driving attempt from close range | 37-49 |
| 14:25 | Marquette | John Coates gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Robert Patterson's pass is intercepted by William Steele | 37-49 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | William Steele lays it in | 37-51 |
| 13:56 | Marquette | David Groberg lays it in | 39-51 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Bill Story hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | William Steele pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 13:23 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Story | 39-53 |
| 12:43 | Marquette | Antonio Cline is whistled for a carry | 39-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Swims (SG), Troy Rogers (SF), Jim Riley (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Robert Patterson, John Coates, David Groberg, David Cusson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons (PG), Rodney Westervelt (SG), Jason Harrigan (SF), Jesus Medina (PF), William Leathers (C) Walter Christensen, William Steele, Bill Story, Dusty Smith, Michael Scott | |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons is fouled on the floor by Antonio Cline - foul #4 on Antonio Cline, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Coates (SF) Antonio Cline | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:17 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-53 |
| 12:16 | Marquette | John Coates grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Jim Riley misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-53 |
| 12:03 | Marquette | William Swims hits the follow up shot | 41-53 |
| 11:45 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | William Swims grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Troy Rogers (fresh) SG - William Swims (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Coates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jim Riley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Hammons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Westervelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Harrigan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesus Medina (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Leathers (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Marquette | John Coates is fouled on the floor by Jason Harrigan - foul #2 on Jason Harrigan, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Groberg (PF) John Coates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Steele (SG) Rodney Westervelt | |
| 11:17 | Marquette | William Swims misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-53 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | Thomas Johnson misses the tip | 41-53 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Troy Rogers can't tip it in | 41-53 |
| 11:11 | Marquette | Thomas Johnson snags the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | William Swims misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-53 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | William Steele snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 10:38 | Marquette | David Groberg pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | The short jumper by David Groberg is denied by Jesus Medina | 41-53 |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | William Steele misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | William Steele grabs the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Thomas Johnson blocks the short jumper by William Leathers | 41-53 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons grabs the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | William Steele misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-53 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 09:27 | Marquette | William Swims scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by David Groberg and he's fouled by William Leathers - foul #1 on William Leathers, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Coates (SF), Robert Patterson (PF), David Cusson (C) Jim Riley, David Groberg, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen (PG), Bill Story (SF), Dusty Smith (PF), Michael Scott (C) Jeffrey Hammons, Jason Harrigan, Jesus Medina, William Leathers | |
| 09:27 | Marquette | William Swims misses the free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:27 | Marquette | David Cusson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 09:15 | Marquette | William Steele is called for the reach on William Swims - foul #1 on William Steele, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | John Coates hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | David Cusson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Dusty Smith is called for the reach on Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Dusty Smith, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rodney Westervelt (SG) William Steele | |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Troy Rogers loses the dribble to Bill Story | 43-53 |
| 08:15 | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bill Story | 43-55 |
| 07:50 | Marquette | David Cusson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Swims | 45-55 |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dusty Smith | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Troy Rogers (tiring) SG - William Swims (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Coates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Patterson (fresh) C - David Cusson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Walter Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Westervelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Story (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dusty Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Troy Rogers scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Patterson | 47-58 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Walter Christensen | 47-60 |
| 06:36 | Marquette | Robert Patterson misses the 3 from straight away | 47-60 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Christensen | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:14 | Marquette | John Coates misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 06:13 | Marquette | Robert Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Walter Christensen is called for the reach on Troy Rogers - foul #1 on Walter Christensen, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Cline (PG), Jim Riley (SF), David Groberg (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) William Swims, John Coates, Robert Patterson, David Cusson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons (PG), William Steele (SG), Jason Harrigan (SF), Paul Sanders (PF), Jesus Medina (C) Walter Christensen, Rodney Westervelt, Bill Story, Dusty Smith, Michael Scott | |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Troy Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Troy Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | David Groberg grabs the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Jim Riley hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jason Harrigan - foul #3 on Jason Harrigan, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Swims (SG) Troy Rogers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Jim Riley misses the free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Paul Sanders gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Jesus Medina is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:09 | Marquette | David Groberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-62 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | William Swims tips it in | 52-62 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | Jason Harrigan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | William Steele grabs the offensive board | 52-62 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | William Steele comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-62 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Jason Harrigan tips it home | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Marquette | David Groberg misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Paul Sanders - foul #5 on Paul Sanders, team foul #9 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Coates (SF) William Swims | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Leathers (C) Paul Sanders | |
| 04:25 | Marquette | David Groberg makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:25 | Marquette | David Groberg misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | William Leathers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 04:10 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Harrigan | 53-67 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | John Coates clanks a floater in the paint | 53-67 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Antonio Cline steals the ball from Jesus Medina | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Antonio Cline hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jim Riley | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Antonio Cline (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jim Riley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Coates (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Groberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Hammons (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Steele (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Harrigan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jesus Medina (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Leathers (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Jason Harrigan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Swims (SG), Robert Patterson (PF), David Cusson (C) Jim Riley, David Groberg, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bill Story (SF), Dusty Smith (C) Jeffrey Hammons, William Leathers | |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Jason Harrigan makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Jason Harrigan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | David Cusson pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Jesus Medina is called for the reach on Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Jesus Medina, team foul #10 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen (PG), William Leathers (C) Jason Harrigan, Jesus Medina | |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Robert Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Robert Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Riley (PF) John Coates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons (PG), Jesus Medina (PF), Michael Scott (C) Walter Christensen, Dusty Smith, William Leathers | |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott lays it in on a nice dish by Bill Story | 58-70 |
| 02:15 | Marquette | William Swims misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-70 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | Troy Rogers (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF), Steven Landers (C) Antonio Cline, William Swims, David Cusson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen (PG), Rodney Westervelt (SG), Jason Harrigan (SF), Dusty Smith (C) Jeffrey Hammons, William Steele, Bill Story, Michael Scott | |
| 01:33 | Marquette | Robert Patterson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Jesus Medina gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jim Riley - foul #2 on Jim Riley, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Troy Rogers hits a 3 from the right corner | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Westervelt | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Troy Rogers hits a jumpshot from the right side | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen runs out the clock | 63-74 |