| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Ewing (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Duarte (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Gordan (fresh) PF - Donald Ault (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Zerom (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Banks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jerry Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Lefebvre (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Rogelio Duarte is called for the reach on Richard Lefebvre - foul #1 on Rogelio Duarte, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Jerry Russell makes the shot near the basket set up by Wayne Banks | 29-35 |
| 19:11 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 19:10 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Rogelio Duarte - foul #2 on Rogelio Duarte, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:26 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Lefebvre takes the ball from Marvin Gordan | 29-37 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | Donald Ault steals it from Johnathon Brown | 29-37 |
| 17:51 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Steven Ewing | 31-37 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 17:23 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte misses the fadeaway from the right side | 31-37 |
| 17:21 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeff Hunter | 33-39 |
| 16:43 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Marvin Gordan - foul #3 on Marvin Gordan, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts (PG), Jason Lesinski (SG), Henry Rush (SF), Daniel Craig (PF), Billy Zindel (C) Steven Ewing, Rogelio Duarte, Marvin Gordan, Donald Ault, Andrew Zerom | |
| Subs | Marquette | Oscar Johnston (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), Dobry Brozeski (PF), John Kennard (C) Jeff Hunter, Wayne Banks, Jerry Russell, Richard Lefebvre | |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on John Kennard - foul #1 on John Kennard, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Russell (PF) Johnathon Brown | |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Jerry Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Gerald Roberts (fresh) SG - Jason Lesinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Rush (fresh) PF - Billy Zindel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Craig (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Oscar Johnston (fresh) SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kennard (fresh) PF - Jerry Russell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dobry Brozeski (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski makes the jump hook from the right block | 36-43 |
| 15:31 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Craig is whistled for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG) Jerry Russell | |
| 15:12 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston is fouled on the floor by Jason Lesinski - foul #2 on Jason Lesinski, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom (C) Billy Zindel | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Andrew Zerom steps in front of the Andrew Johnson pass | 36-43 |
| 14:39 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Craig misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 14:38 | Marquette | John Kennard snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:31 | Marquette | John Kennard hits a shot from the left side set up by Oscar Johnston | 36-45 |
| 14:06 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Craig misses the dunk attempt | 36-45 |
| 14:04 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Lesinski grabs the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 13:47 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 13:45 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing (PG), Rogelio Duarte (SG), Marvin Gordan (SF), Donald Ault (PF), Billy Zindel (C) Gerald Roberts, Jason Lesinski, Henry Rush, Daniel Craig, Andrew Zerom | |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Hamlin (PG), Wayne Banks (SG), Johnathon Brown (SF), Jerry Russell (PF), Richard Lefebvre (C) Jeff Hunter, Andrew Johnson, John Kennard, Dobry Brozeski, Oscar Johnston | |
| 13:07 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing is hacked by Jerry Russell - foul #2 on Jerry Russell, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Gordan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | Larry Hamlin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Russell | 36-48 |
| 12:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Russell swats the layup by Billy Zindel | 36-48 |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ault gets the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 11:46 | Gardner-Webb | Johnathon Brown picks off the pass by Rogelio Duarte | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Ewing (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rogelio Duarte (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marvin Gordan (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Donald Ault (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Zindel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Larry Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Banks (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jerry Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lefebvre (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Larry Hamlin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 11:12 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte loses the dribble to Jerry Russell | 36-51 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Jerry Russell misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-51 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Jerry Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown blows the layup | 36-51 |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown snags the offensive board | 36-51 |
| 10:32 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:22 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ault misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-53 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:55 | Marquette | Larry Hamlin misses the 3 from straight away | 36-53 |
| 09:53 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Lefebvre steals the ball from Billy Zindel | 36-53 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Larry Hamlin and he's fouled by Marvin Gordan - foul #4 on Marvin Gordan, team foul #5 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts (PG), Jason Lesinski (SG), Henry Rush (SF), Daniel Craig (PF), Andrew Zerom (C) Steven Ewing, Rogelio Duarte, Marvin Gordan, Donald Ault, Billy Zindel | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), Dobry Brozeski (PF), John Kennard (C) Larry Hamlin, Wayne Banks, Jerry Russell, Richard Lefebvre | |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown makes the free throw | 36-56 |
| 09:01 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Craig | 38-56 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 38-56 |
| 08:44 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Craig pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:28 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Craig connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 08:13 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Hunter is called for the reach on Gerald Roberts - foul #2 on Jeff Hunter, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Oscar Johnston (C) Johnathon Brown | |
| 07:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Lesinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 07:52 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Rush grabs the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 07:29 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Lesinski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom tips it but misses | 40-56 |
| 07:25 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Gerald Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Lesinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Rush (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Zerom (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kennard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dobry Brozeski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Jason Lesinski is called for the reach on Andrew Johnson - foul #3 on Jason Lesinski, team foul #6 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing (PG), Marvin Gordan (SF) Gerald Roberts, Jason Lesinski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Banks (SG) Dobry Brozeski | |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 40-59 |
| 06:18 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing is hacked by Jeff Hunter - foul #3 on Jeff Hunter, team foul #4 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Hayes (SG), Billy Zindel (PF), Garland Tucker (C) Henry Rush, Daniel Craig, Andrew Zerom | |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Brown (SF), Jerry Russell (PF), Richard Lefebvre (C) Andrew Johnson, John Kennard, Oscar Johnston | |
| 06:07 | Gardner-Webb | James Hayes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-59 |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 05:43 | Gardner-Webb | Garland Tucker hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Zindel | 43-59 |
| 05:22 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jeff Hunter | 43-61 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel comes up short on the runner near the basket | 43-61 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Jerry Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jeff Hunter | 43-63 |
| 04:41 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing is called for traveling | 43-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts (PG), Jason Lesinski (SG), Henry Rush (SF), Daniel Craig (PF) Steven Ewing, James Hayes, Marvin Gordan, Garland Tucker | |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Hamlin (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), John Kennard (SF), Dobry Brozeski (PF), Oscar Johnston (C) Jeff Hunter, Wayne Banks, Johnathon Brown, Jerry Russell, Richard Lefebvre | |
| 04:12 | Marquette | John Kennard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 03:59 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Rush is fouled on the floor by Larry Hamlin - foul #1 on Larry Hamlin, team foul #5 | 43-63 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Craig misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 03:18 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston grabs the offensive board | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Gerald Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Lesinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Rush (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Zindel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Larry Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kennard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dobry Brozeski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:10 | Marquette | John Kennard misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 03:08 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 03:00 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Rush hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 02:58 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston is called for traveling | 43-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Hayes (SG), Garland Tucker (C) Henry Rush, Billy Zindel | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Hayes misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Larry Hamlin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | James Hayes snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 01:45 | Gardner-Webb | Garland Tucker knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | John Kennard knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Larry Hamlin | 46-66 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts lays it in and he's hacked by Andrew Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #6 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Henry Rush (SF), Billy Zindel (C) James Hayes, Garland Tucker | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts makes the free throw | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson knocks in the jumper in the lane | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Lesinski misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 49-68 |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Rush grabs the offensive board | 49-68 |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Johnson steals the ball from Gerald Roberts | 49-68 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Larry Hamlin runs out the clock | 49-68 |