| Lineup | Yale | PG - Steven Dexter (fresh) SG - Larry Brent (fresh) SF - Darrell McGee (fresh) PF - Kelly Compton (fresh) C - Daniel Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) SG - Lou Vosburgh (fresh) SF - Dwight Murry (fresh) PF - Eugene Glover (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Julian Lee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Yale | Steven Dexter misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Yale | Steven Dexter misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Yale | Steven Dexter misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Marquette | Dwight Murry grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Marquette | Dwight Murry grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh's pass is intercepted by Daniel Simpson | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Yale | Kelly Compton can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Yale | Daniel Simpson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Yale | Kelly Compton misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Eugene Glover - foul #1 on Eugene Glover, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Yale | Kelly Compton misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Yale | Kelly Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | Dwight Murry scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Glover | 1-6 |
| 17:37 | Yale | Steven Dexter knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | Julian Lee is fouled on the floor by Larry Brent - foul #1 on Larry Brent, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| 16:50 | Yale | Daniel Simpson's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 3-6 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Julian Lee | 3-6 |
| 16:38 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Glover | 3-6 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | Dwight Murry hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Eugene Glover | 3-8 |
| 16:05 | Yale | Steven Dexter is fouled on the floor by Eugene Glover - foul #2 on Eugene Glover, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff (SF), Graham England (PF), Michael Forney (C) Dwight Murry, Eugene Glover, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 15:56 | Yale | Larry Brent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roger Gaeta (PF) Lou Vosburgh | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Steven Dexter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Brent (fresh) SF - Darrell McGee (fresh) PF - Kelly Compton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) SG - Michael Forney (fresh) SF - Graham England (fresh) PF - Roger Gaeta (fresh) C - Kenneth Acuff (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Steven Dexter - foul #1 on Steven Dexter, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Julian Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:31 | Yale | Darrell McGee clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 15:29 | Yale | Daniel Simpson tips it but misses | 3-9 |
| 15:28 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Forney | 3-9 |
| 15:22 | Marquette | Michael Forney double dribbles | 3-9 |
| Subs | Yale | Daniel Sharp (SF) Darrell McGee | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:13 | Yale | Daniel Simpson hits a runner near the basket set up by Daniel Sharp | 5-9 |
| 14:57 | Marquette | Graham England hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Forney | 5-12 |
| 14:28 | Yale | Daniel Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Graham England - foul #1 on Graham England, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Barreras (SG), Ralph Sullivan (PF), James Hust (C) Larry Brent, Kelly Compton, Daniel Simpson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh (SG), Dwight Murry (SF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Julian Lee, Roger Gaeta, Kenneth Acuff | |
| 14:28 | Yale | Daniel Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:28 | Yale | Daniel Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:06 | Marquette | Dwight Murry misses the lay-in | 7-12 |
| 14:04 | Yale | Ralph Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:59 | Yale | Robert Barreras hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 13:57 | Yale | Ralph Sullivan tips it home | 9-12 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz hits a shot near the basket set up by Michael Forney | 9-14 |
| 13:19 | Yale | Daniel Sharp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 13:18 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:02 | Marquette | The jump hook by Dikembe Abdelaziz is blocked by Ralph Sullivan | 9-14 |
| 13:01 | Yale | Ralph Sullivan gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:57 | Yale | Daniel Sharp scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Barreras | 11-14 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | Dwight Murry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Brent (SG), Darrell McGee (SF), Kelly Compton (PF), Daniel Simpson (C) Steven Dexter, Daniel Sharp, Ralph Sullivan, James Hust | |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Roger Gaeta (PF) Michael Forney, Graham England | |
| 12:11 | Yale | Daniel Simpson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Leeds (SG), Kenneth Acuff (C) Lou Vosburgh, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 12:11 | Yale | Daniel Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:11 | Yale | Daniel Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Barreras (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Brent (fresh) SF - Darrell McGee (fresh) PF - Kelly Compton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Leeds (fresh) SF - Dwight Murry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Gaeta (fresh) C - Kenneth Acuff (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Yale | Robert Barreras scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Larry Brent | 15-14 |
| 11:09 | Marquette | Roger Gaeta knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Julian Lee | 15-16 |
| 10:55 | Yale | Larry Brent misses the lay-in | 15-16 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Julian Lee pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:39 | Marquette | Dwight Murry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 10:37 | Yale | Kelly Compton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:29 | Yale | Roger Gaeta is called for the reach on Robert Barreras - foul #1 on Roger Gaeta, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Yale | Steven Dexter (PG), Daniel Sharp (SG) Robert Barreras, Larry Brent | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh (SG), Michael Forney (C) James Leeds, Dwight Murry | |
| 10:24 | Yale | Steven Dexter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 10:23 | Yale | Kelly Compton tips it home | 17-16 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 10:02 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Acuff | 17-16 |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Julian Lee | 17-18 |
| 09:26 | Yale | Kelly Compton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Barreras (SG), Ralph Sullivan (PF), James Hust (C) Darrell McGee, Kelly Compton, Daniel Simpson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Graham England (PF) Roger Gaeta | |
| 08:57 | Marquette | Graham England comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 17-18 |
| 08:55 | Yale | The rebound goes to James Hust | 17-18 |
| 08:41 | Yale | The jump hook by James Hust is blocked by Graham England | 17-18 |
| 08:39 | Marquette | Julian Lee grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:20 | Marquette | James Hust denies the turnaround by Kenneth Acuff | 17-18 |
| 08:18 | Yale | James Hust grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:02 | Yale | Robert Barreras hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Graham England pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Acuff, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Brent (SG), Daniel Simpson (C) Robert Barreras, James Hust | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Leeds (PG), Dwight Murry (SF) Julian Lee, Michael Forney | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Steven Dexter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Brent (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Leeds (fresh) SG - Lou Vosburgh (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dwight Murry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graham England (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Acuff (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Yale | Steven Dexter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 07:26 | Marquette | Graham England gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Graham England hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Sharp - foul #1 on Daniel Sharp, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrell McGee (SF), Kelly Compton (PF) Daniel Sharp, Ralph Sullivan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roger Gaeta (PF) Kenneth Acuff | |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Graham England makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Graham England makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:51 | Yale | Steven Dexter is whistled for a carry | 17-20 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Kenneth Acuff (C) Lou Vosburgh, Graham England | |
| 06:44 | Marquette | Dwight Murry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kelly Compton - foul #1 on Kelly Compton, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (C) Kenneth Acuff | |
| 06:44 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:44 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:15 | Yale | Steven Dexter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 17-22 |
| 06:13 | Yale | Kelly Compton grabs the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:58 | Yale | Larry Brent hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Darrell McGee | 19-22 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Steven Dexter is called for the reach on Julian Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Dexter, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Barreras (PG), Ralph Sullivan (C) Steven Dexter, Daniel Simpson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:42 | Marquette | Roger Gaeta buries a floater from the right side set up by Julian Lee | 19-24 |
| 05:16 | Yale | Larry Brent knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Barreras | 22-24 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | Julian Lee drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Leeds | 22-26 |
| 04:46 | Yale | Darrell McGee steps out of bounds on the sideline | 22-26 |
| Subs | Yale | Daniel Sharp (SG), James Kesler (SF), Daniel Simpson (C) Larry Brent, Darrell McGee, Ralph Sullivan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh (SG), Graham England (PF), Kenneth Acuff (C) James Leeds, Roger Gaeta, Michael Forney | |
| 04:25 | Marquette | Daniel Simpson picks off the pass by Kenneth Acuff | 22-26 |
| 04:13 | Yale | Julian Lee steps in front of the Robert Barreras pass | 22-26 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | Julian Lee lays it in | 22-28 |
| 04:02 | Yale | Daniel Simpson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kelly Compton | 24-28 |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Julian Lee scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lou Vosburgh | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Barreras (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kesler (fresh) PF - Kelly Compton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lou Vosburgh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Murry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graham England (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Acuff (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Yale | Lou Vosburgh steps in front of the Kelly Compton pass | 24-31 |
| 03:01 | Marquette | Julian Lee is fouled on the floor by James Kesler - foul #1 on James Kesler, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Yale | Steven Dexter (PG), Larry Brent (SG), Darrell McGee (SF), Ralph Sullivan (PF), James Hust (C) Robert Barreras, Daniel Sharp, James Kesler, Kelly Compton, Daniel Simpson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (PG), Eugene Glover (PF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Julian Lee, Dwight Murry, Graham England | |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Eugene Glover hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-31 |
| 02:40 | Yale | Ralph Sullivan grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 02:35 | Yale | Steven Dexter misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Forney - foul #1 on Michael Forney, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Leeds (SG) Lou Vosburgh | |
| 02:35 | Yale | Steven Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:35 | Yale | Steven Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Michael Forney and he's fouled by Ralph Sullivan - foul #1 on Ralph Sullivan, team foul #7 | 26-33 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:52 | Yale | Ralph Sullivan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Eugene Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | James Hust swats the shot by Kenneth Acuff | 26-34 |
| 01:33 | Yale | James Hust pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:29 | Yale | Larry Brent can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Leeds - foul #1 on James Leeds, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Yale | Daniel Simpson (C) James Hust | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh (SG) James Leeds | |
| 01:29 | Yale | Larry Brent misses the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:29 | Yale | Larry Brent makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Larry Brent takes the ball from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 27-34 |
| 01:05 | Yale | Larry Brent lays it up and in | 29-34 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses short on a runner in the paint | 29-34 |
| 00:42 | Yale | The rebound goes to Ralph Sullivan | 29-34 |
| 00:22 | Yale | Larry Brent is hacked by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Yale | Daniel Sharp (SF), Kelly Compton (PF) Darrell McGee, Ralph Sullivan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Roger Gaeta (SF), Graham England (C) Michael Forney, Kenneth Acuff, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 00:22 | Yale | Larry Brent makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:22 | Yale | Larry Brent makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Julian Lee comes up short on the floater from close range | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Graham England grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |