| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) SG - Christopher Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Gould (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael July (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Gee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Virgen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Al Gould inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Michael July misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Willie Henderson - foul #2 on Willie Henderson, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Michael July makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Michael July makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Allen Virgen is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Mark Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-38 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Michael July tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 19:08 | UMass | Patrick Gee misses the jump hook in the lane | 37-38 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael July | 37-38 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | Michael July blows the layup | 37-38 |
| 18:41 | Marquette | Mark Carter tips it in | 39-38 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Michael July steps in front of the Allen Virgen pass | 39-38 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 18:03 | UMass | Allen Virgen snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:39 | UMass | Douglas Welch misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-38 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | Mark Carter snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | Mark Carter's layup is rejected by Willie Henderson | 39-38 |
| 17:31 | UMass | Allen Virgen pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Douglas Welch connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Christopher Owens makes the turnaround from the left block | 41-40 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Willie Henderson can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 41-40 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | Julian Lee gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:14 | Marquette | Christopher Owens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Allen Virgen pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:08 | UMass | Patrick Gee misses the 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 16:07 | Marquette | Christopher Owens pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Mark Carter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 15:45 | UMass | Allen Virgen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Gould (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael July (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Gee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Virgen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Willie Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | UMass | Joseph Jones is hacked by Michael July - foul #3 on Michael July, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (PG), Kenneth Acuff (SG), Jim Farrar (SF), Samuel Howse (PF), Michael Strachan (C) Julian Lee, Christopher Owens, Al Gould, Mark Carter, Michael July | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Christopher Byers (SG), Michael Singletary (SF), George Passarelli (PF), Joshua Wilson (C) Patrick Gee, Douglas Welch, Joseph Jones, Allen Virgen, Willie Henderson | |
| 15:25 | UMass | Bradley Clements comes up short on the floater from the right side | 41-40 |
| 15:24 | Marquette | Jim Farrar snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-40 |
| 14:59 | UMass | Michael Singletary is hacked by Jim Farrar - foul #1 on Jim Farrar, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Samuel Howse blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Christopher Byers | 44-40 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Samuel Howse grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:34 | Marquette | Jim Farrar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Richard Barton tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 14:32 | UMass | Joshua Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Richard Barton is called for the reach on Bradley Clements - foul #1 on Richard Barton, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Joshua Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Strachan - foul #2 on Michael Strachan, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Joshua Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Joshua Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:50 | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 13:48 | UMass | George Passarelli gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Christopher Byers hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Singletary and the foul's on Kenneth Acuff - foul #2 on Kenneth Acuff, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Michael July (C) Kenneth Acuff, Michael Strachan | |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), Willie Henderson (PF) Bradley Clements, Michael Singletary, George Passarelli | |
| 13:31 | UMass | Christopher Byers makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Christopher Byers is called for the reach on Jim Farrar - foul #1 on Christopher Byers, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Al Gould (SF), Mark Carter (PF) Richard Barton, Samuel Howse | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (PG) Christopher Byers | |
| 12:55 | Marquette | Michael Bowen is called for the reach on Al Gould - foul #1 on Michael Bowen, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Gee (PG), Joseph Anthony (C) Michael Bowen, Joshua Wilson | |
| 12:50 | Marquette | Jim Farrar scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Julian Lee | 47-44 |
| 12:40 | UMass | Patrick Gee can't connect on a shot from the left side | 47-44 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Michael July grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Julian Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Douglas Welch drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Anthony | 50-47 |
| 11:45 | Marquette | Mark Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-47 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Patrick Gee snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Farrar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Gould (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael July (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Gee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Anthony (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | UMass | Joseph Jones misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-47 |
| 11:36 | UMass | Willie Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:30 | UMass | Willie Henderson can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jim Farrar - foul #2 on Jim Farrar, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Owens (SG), Richard Barton (SF), Samuel Howse (PF), Michael Strachan (C) Jim Farrar, Al Gould, Mark Carter, Michael July | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG), Michael Singletary (SG), Allen Virgen (PF), Joshua Wilson (C) Patrick Gee, Douglas Welch, Joseph Jones, Joseph Anthony | |
| 11:30 | UMass | Willie Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:30 | UMass | Willie Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:14 | Marquette | Christopher Owens hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Strachan | 53-49 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Willie Henderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-49 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Joshua Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:37 | UMass | Willie Henderson's layup is rejected by Richard Barton | 53-49 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Allen Virgen tips it home | 53-51 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Richard Barton can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Joshua Wilson grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Christopher Byers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Barton - foul #2 on Richard Barton, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Carter (PF), Michael July (C) Julian Lee, Michael Strachan | |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SG), Joseph Jones (SF) Willie Henderson, Allen Virgen | |
| 10:18 | UMass | Christopher Byers makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Christopher Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:55 | Marquette | Mark Carter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 09:48 | UMass | Douglas Welch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Richard Barton - foul #3 on Richard Barton, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (PG) Richard Barton | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Gee (PG) Christopher Byers | |
| 09:48 | UMass | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:48 | UMass | Douglas Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:48 | UMass | Douglas Welch misses the 3rd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:48 | Marquette | Christopher Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Michael Singletary picks off the pass by Jim Farrar | 56-54 |
| 09:05 | UMass | Michael Singletary clanks a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Jim Farrar - foul #3 on Jim Farrar, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Al Gould (SF) Christopher Owens, Samuel Howse | |
| Subs | UMass | Allen Virgen (PF) Joseph Jones | |
| 09:05 | UMass | Michael Singletary makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:05 | UMass | Michael Singletary misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:05 | UMass | Michael Singletary makes the 3rd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Mark Carter knocks in the floater from the left block and the foul's on Allen Virgen - foul #1 on Allen Virgen, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Anthony (C) Joshua Wilson | |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Allen Virgen is hacked by Mark Carter - foul #3 on Mark Carter, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Strachan (PF) Mark Carter | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jones (SF) Michael Singletary | |
| 08:39 | UMass | Allen Virgen misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Allen Virgen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:39 | Marquette | Michael Strachan snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Joseph Jones is called for the reach on Al Gould - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eugene Glover (C) Michael July | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (SG) Douglas Welch | |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Allen Virgen denies the turnaround by Michael Strachan | 59-56 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Allen Virgen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:36 | UMass | Christopher Byers drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Patrick Gee | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Farrar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Al Gould (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Strachan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eugene Glover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Gee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Virgen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Joseph Anthony (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Julian Lee can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Joseph Anthony pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:56 | UMass | Patrick Gee double dribbles | 59-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (PG), Christopher Owens (SG), Samuel Howse (SF), Mark Carter (PF), Michael July (C) Julian Lee, Jim Farrar, Al Gould, Michael Strachan, Eugene Glover | |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SG), Michael Singletary (SF), Willie Henderson (PF), Joshua Wilson (C) Patrick Gee, Joseph Jones, Allen Virgen, Joseph Anthony | |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Barton | 62-58 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Willie Henderson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Welch | 62-60 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Mark Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG) Christopher Byers | |
| 05:46 | UMass | Samuel Howse is called for the reach on Bradley Clements - foul #1 on Samuel Howse, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG) Richard Barton | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jones (SF) Michael Singletary | |
| 05:46 | UMass | Bradley Clements misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Bradley Clements makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | Douglas Welch is called for the reach on Christopher Owens - foul #2 on Douglas Welch, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Al Gould (SF) Samuel Howse | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:23 | Marquette | Michael July misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 05:21 | Marquette | Christopher Owens tips it home | 64-61 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Joseph Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Willie Henderson steals it from Michael July | 64-64 |
| 04:32 | UMass | Willie Henderson throws it down | 64-66 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Christopher Owens makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 03:56 | UMass | Bradley Clements misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-66 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Mark Carter pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Douglas Welch is called for the reach on Christopher Owens - foul #3 on Douglas Welch, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (PG), Jim Farrar (SF), Samuel Howse (PF), Michael Strachan (C) Julian Lee, Al Gould, Mark Carter, Michael July | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Gee (PG), Christopher Byers (SG), Michael Singletary (SF), Allen Virgen (PF), Joseph Anthony (C) Bradley Clements, Douglas Welch, Joseph Jones, Willie Henderson, Joshua Wilson | |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Christopher Owens makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Christopher Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:29 | UMass | Christopher Byers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Michael Strachan gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Owens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Farrar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Howse (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Strachan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Gee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Singletary (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Virgen (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Joseph Anthony (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Michael Strachan misses short on a floater near the basket | 69-66 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Michael Singletary grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 02:57 | UMass | Allen Virgen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Christopher Owens | 69-66 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Al Gould (SF), Mark Carter (PF), Michael July (C) Richard Barton, Christopher Owens, Samuel Howse, Michael Strachan | |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), Joshua Wilson (C) Christopher Byers, Michael Singletary, Joseph Anthony | |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Mark Carter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 02:46 | UMass | Joshua Wilson gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Joshua Wilson banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Jones and he's fouled by Michael July - foul #4 on Michael July, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Joshua Wilson makes the free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Al Gould misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Al Gould makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Al Gould misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Jim Farrar grabs the offensive board | 70-69 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Julian Lee scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael July | 73-69 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Allen Virgen connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Gee | 73-71 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Michael July can't finish the layup | 73-71 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Patrick Gee is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Patrick Gee, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Owens (SG) Jim Farrar | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:06 | Marquette | Christopher Owens buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Julian Lee | 75-71 |
| 00:53 | UMass | Allen Virgen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Michael July grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Al Gould is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Al Gould, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Joseph Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Michael July pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Michael July is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Gee - foul #2 on Patrick Gee, team foul #10 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (SF) Al Gould | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Michael July makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Michael July makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Patrick Gee hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Douglas Welch | 77-74 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Douglas Welch is called for the reach on Mark Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Welch, team foul #11 | 77-74 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Patrick Gee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-74 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Allen Virgen gets the offensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Patrick Gee drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-77 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Julian Lee runs out the clock | 79-77 |