| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lefebvre (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Doug Yost (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Smolski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Doug Yost inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Brian Nave makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by James Brown | 26-27 |
| 19:23 | Marquette | Wayne Banks misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 19:21 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre misses the tip | 26-27 |
| 19:19 | Samford | James Brown gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Brian Nave is hacked by Jeff Hunter - foul #3 on Jeff Hunter, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Johnson (PG) Jeff Hunter | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:53 | Samford | Thomas Smolski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Johnathon Brown - foul #2 on Johnathon Brown, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Thomas Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Thomas Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Brian Nave is called for the reach on Andrew Johnson - foul #2 on Brian Nave, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Russell | 29-29 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Andrew Johnson steals the ball from James Brown | 29-29 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Thomas Smolski denies the turnaround by Andrew Johnson | 29-29 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Russell | 29-29 |
| 17:33 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre loses the ball out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Samford | Gary Acklin (C) Jack Huber | |
| 17:17 | Samford | Thomas Smolski misses the easy layup | 29-29 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jerry Russell | 29-29 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Jerry Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski (PF), John Kennard (C) Jerry Russell, Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Zerhusen (SF) Doug Yost | |
| 16:44 | Samford | Thomas Smolski hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Nave | 29-31 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Oscar Johnston (PG) Wayne Banks | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (PG), Todd Manders (SG) Brian Nave, James Brown | |
| 16:24 | Samford | Gary Acklin's pass is intercepted by John Kennard | 29-31 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown's pass is intercepted by Thomas Smolski | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Oscar Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dobry Brozeski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kennard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Manders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Zerhusen (fresh) PF - Thomas Smolski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Acklin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Samford | Thomas Smolski can't finish the layup | 29-31 |
| 15:42 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown lays it in | 31-31 |
| 15:21 | Samford | Gary Acklin is fouled on the floor by Dobry Brozeski - foul #1 on Dobry Brozeski, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG), Wayne Banks (SG), Jerry Russell (PF), Richard Lefebvre (C) Oscar Johnston, Andrew Johnson, Johnathon Brown, Dobry Brozeski | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), James Brown (SG), Doug Yost (SF), Jack Huber (C) Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Michael Zerhusen, Thomas Smolski | |
| 14:57 | Samford | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Brian Nave hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 14:42 | Marquette | John Kennard is fouled on the floor by Doug Yost - foul #1 on Doug Yost, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Zerhusen (PF) Gary Acklin | |
| 14:22 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Wayne Banks | 34-33 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Doug Yost is hacked by Wayne Banks - foul #2 on Wayne Banks, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Brown (SF) John Kennard | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Smolski (PF) Doug Yost | |
| 13:40 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Smolski | 34-36 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | Wayne Banks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Jack Huber grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 13:02 | Samford | Thomas Smolski misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Banks - foul #3 on Wayne Banks, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Johnson (SG), Dobry Brozeski (C) Wayne Banks, Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (PG), Todd Manders (SF), Gary Acklin (C) Brian Nave, Michael Zerhusen, Jack Huber | |
| 13:02 | Samford | Thomas Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:02 | Samford | Thomas Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:43 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-38 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Todd Manders grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Gary Acklin connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Todd Manders and he's hacked by Dobry Brozeski - foul #2 on Dobry Brozeski, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (C) Jerry Russell | |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Yost (SF) James Brown | |
| 12:14 | Samford | Gary Acklin misses the free throw | 34-40 |
| 12:14 | Marquette | John Kennard gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | John Kennard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Doug Yost - foul #2 on Doug Yost, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Banks (SG) Andrew Johnson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:58 | Marquette | John Kennard misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kennard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dobry Brozeski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Manders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Doug Yost (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Smolski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Acklin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Samford | Dobry Brozeski blocks the short jumper by Gary Acklin | 35-40 |
| 11:42 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 11:26 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Doug Yost - foul #3 on Doug Yost, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Johnson (PG), Richard Lefebvre (C) Jeff Hunter, John Kennard | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), Jack Huber (C) Todd Manders, Thomas Smolski | |
| 11:26 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:26 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 11:09 | Samford | Sean McLaren misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Jack Huber is called for the reach on Richard Lefebvre - foul #2 on Jack Huber, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Russell (PF) Dobry Brozeski | |
| Subs | Samford | James Brown (SG), Michael Zerhusen (PF) Sean McLaren, Gary Acklin | |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Doug Yost gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 10:03 | Samford | James Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Nave | 36-43 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Michael Zerhusen steals the ball from Richard Lefebvre | 36-43 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Doug Yost misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Brian Nave loses the dribble to Andrew Johnson | 36-43 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Wayne Banks | 39-43 |
| 08:41 | Samford | James Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Doug Yost grabs the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Wayne Banks steals the ball from Michael Zerhusen | 39-43 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 07:47 | Samford | James Brown scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Nave | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Andrew Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Wayne Banks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnathon Brown (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Lefebvre (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Doug Yost (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Huber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 07:09 | Marquette | Wayne Banks loses the dribble to James Brown | 41-45 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen clanks a jumper from the left block | 41-45 |
| 06:49 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jack Huber - foul #3 on Jack Huber, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG), John Kennard (SF), Dobry Brozeski (PF), Oscar Johnston (C) Wayne Banks, Johnathon Brown, Jerry Russell, Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Lewis (PG), Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF), Thomas Smolski (PF), Gary Acklin (C) Brian Nave, James Brown, Doug Yost, Michael Zerhusen, Jack Huber | |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Gary Acklin pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Sean McLaren hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Lewis | 41-47 |
| 06:14 | Marquette | John Kennard is hacked by Gary Acklin - foul #1 on Gary Acklin, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Russell (PF) Andrew Johnson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:14 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:14 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:06 | Samford | Sean McLaren clanks a turnaround from close range | 43-47 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Thomas Smolski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Thomas Smolski hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 43-47 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Gary Acklin steals it from Oscar Johnston | 43-47 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Brian Lewis misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 04:51 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter drills a jumpshot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Oscar Johnston steals it from Brian Lewis in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston hits the finger roll | 47-47 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Gary Acklin buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Sean McLaren | 47-49 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | John Kennard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 04:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Smolski | 47-49 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Todd Manders buries a jumper from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Manders - foul #2 on Todd Manders, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Banks (SG), Johnathon Brown (SF) Jerry Russell, Dobry Brozeski | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), James Brown (SG), Michael Zerhusen (SF), Chris Geddes (C) Brian Lewis, Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Gary Acklin | |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - John Kennard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Zerhusen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Smolski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Geddes (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Wayne Banks picks off the pass by James Brown | 49-51 |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wayne Banks | 51-51 |
| 03:01 | Samford | James Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Chris Geddes | 51-54 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown is whistled for a carry | 51-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Johnson (PG), Jerry Russell (PF), Richard Lefebvre (C) Jeff Hunter, Oscar Johnston, John Kennard | |
| Subs | Samford | Julius Lynch (PF) Thomas Smolski | |
| 02:31 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG), Dobry Brozeski (PF) Andrew Johnson, Jerry Russell | |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Yost (SF), Thomas Smolski (PF), Jack Huber (C) Michael Zerhusen, Julius Lynch, Chris Geddes | |
| 02:19 | Samford | Brian Nave misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 02:17 | Samford | Jack Huber hits the follow up shot | 51-56 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Johnathon Brown | 54-56 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Doug Yost misses short on a floater from the left block | 54-56 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Johnathon Brown | 54-56 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Brian Nave is called for the reach on Richard Lefebvre - foul #3 on Brian Nave, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Russell (PF) Dobry Brozeski | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:28 | Samford | Jack Huber snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Brian Nave is fouled on the floor by Jeff Hunter - foul #4 on Jeff Hunter, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Brian Nave misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Wayne Banks misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Jack Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Samford | James Brown's floater is tipped away by Richard Lefebvre | 54-56 |
| 00:26 | Samford | James Brown misses the tip | 54-56 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Thomas Smolski hits the follow up shot | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Jack Huber grabs the board | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Jack Huber is hacked by Jeff Hunter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeff Hunter, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Johnson (PG) Jeff Hunter | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Zerhusen (PF) Thomas Smolski | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Jack Huber makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Jack Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Wayne Banks hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Andrew Johnson is called for the reach on Brian Nave in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Brian Nave makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Brian Nave misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Wayne Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-61 |