| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Fierros (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Giles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Salcedo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Lawrence Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willard Altmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oladele Azure (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeffrey Gong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Charles Hester inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Willard Altmiller picks off the pass by Charles Hester | 33-32 |
| 19:31 | Montana | Richard Fierros steals the ball from Willard Altmiller | 33-32 |
| 19:16 | Marquette | Joe Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 19:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gong | 33-32 |
| 19:12 | Montana | Lawrence Scott's pass is intercepted by Richard Fierros in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | Richard Fierros misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 19:09 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gong | 33-32 |
| 18:59 | Montana | Lawrence Scott is called for 10 seconds | 33-32 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | Richard Giles loses the ball out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 18:38 | Montana | Willard Altmiller knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Gong | 33-34 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Richard Giles clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:54 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Joe Robinson - foul #1 on Joe Robinson, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeremy Thornley (C) John Salcedo | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:54 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:54 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:39 | Marquette | Charles Hester misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Robinson | 33-36 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Richard Giles makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Joe Robinson and he's fouled by Willard Altmiller - foul #2 on Willard Altmiller, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Parker (PG), John Thomas (SF), Maurice Smith (PF) Richard Fierros, Charles Hester, Joe Robinson | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Harkey (SG), Michael Pardo (SF), James Brown (C) Willard Altmiller, Oladele Azure, Jeffrey Gong | |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Richard Giles makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:04 | Montana | Michael Pardo scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Stevens | 36-39 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Richard Giles hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Smith | 39-39 |
| 16:45 | Montana | Timothy Harkey scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Pardo | 39-41 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Maurice Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 16:12 | Montana | Mark Stevens buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Scott and the foul's on William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Randy Jenkins (SG), John Salcedo (PF) Richard Giles, Maurice Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | Curtis Cooper (SG), Oladele Azure (SF) Lawrence Scott, Michael Pardo | |
| 16:12 | Montana | Mark Stevens makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:57 | Marquette | John Salcedo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Fierros (PG), Frank Brink (C) Randy Jenkins, Jeremy Thornley | |
| Subs | Montana | Willard Altmiller (SG), Jeffrey Gong (C) Curtis Cooper, Mark Stevens | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Fierros (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Thomas (fresh) PF - John Salcedo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Brink (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Harkey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willard Altmiller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oladele Azure (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Jeffrey Gong (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-46 |
| 15:27 | Marquette | John Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 15:25 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Brown | 41-46 |
| 15:09 | Montana | Timothy Harkey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 15:07 | Montana | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:45 | Montana | Timothy Harkey clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #3 on John Thomas, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Giles (SG), Charles Hester (SF) William Parker, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Pardo (SF), Steve Hubbs (PF) Oladele Azure, James Brown | |
| 14:45 | Montana | Timothy Harkey makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 14:45 | Montana | Timothy Harkey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gong is called for the reach on Frank Brink - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gong, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Randy Jenkins (PG), Joe Robinson (PF) Richard Fierros, John Salcedo | |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Scott (PG), Curtis Cooper (SG), Mark Stevens (PF) Timothy Harkey, Willard Altmiller, Jeffrey Gong | |
| 14:02 | Marquette | Richard Giles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Brink | 44-48 |
| 13:42 | Montana | Mark Stevens scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Lawrence Scott | 44-50 |
| 13:21 | Marquette | Charles Hester connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Jenkins | 46-50 |
| 12:57 | Montana | Michael Pardo loses the ball out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Fierros (PG), William Parker (SG), John Salcedo (PF) Randy Jenkins, Richard Giles, Frank Brink | |
| Subs | Montana | Willard Altmiller (SG), Oladele Azure (SF), Jeffrey Gong (C) Curtis Cooper, Michael Pardo, Steve Hubbs | |
| 12:40 | Marquette | Richard Fierros is fouled on the floor by Oladele Azure - foul #2 on Oladele Azure, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Thomas (SF) Charles Hester | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:24 | Marquette | William Parker misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 12:23 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 12:11 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Fierros - foul #1 on Richard Fierros, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Montana | James Brown (PF) Mark Stevens | |
| 12:11 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 12:11 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:53 | Marquette | Richard Fierros misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-51 |
| 11:52 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Fierros (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Salcedo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Lawrence Scott (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willard Altmiller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oladele Azure (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Gong (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Oladele Azure | 46-53 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | John Thomas makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Fierros | 48-53 |
| 11:07 | Montana | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Joe Robinson grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 11:01 | Marquette | Richard Fierros can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Joe Robinson can't tip it in | 48-53 |
| 10:57 | Marquette | Joe Robinson grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | William Parker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 10:15 | Montana | Willard Altmiller can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Parker - foul #3 on William Parker, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Randy Jenkins (PG), Richard Giles (SG), Charles Hester (SF), Jeremy Thornley (PF), Frank Brink (C) Richard Fierros, William Parker, John Thomas, John Salcedo, Joe Robinson | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Harkey (PG), Michael Pardo (SF), Mark Stevens (PF) Lawrence Scott, Oladele Azure, Jeffrey Gong | |
| 10:15 | Montana | Willard Altmiller makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:15 | Montana | Willard Altmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:15 | Montana | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 10:02 | Montana | Michael Pardo hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Mark Stevens | 51-56 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Jeremy Thornley can't connect on a shot from the right side | 51-56 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Jeremy Thornley tips it home | 53-56 |
| 09:18 | Montana | Mark Stevens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Jeremy Thornley snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Frank Brink's pass is intercepted by Willard Altmiller | 53-56 |
| 08:33 | Montana | Randy Jenkins takes the ball from James Brown | 53-56 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Richard Giles misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-56 |
| 08:06 | Montana | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 07:38 | Montana | James Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 07:37 | Montana | Michael Pardo tips it home | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Randy Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Giles (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Hester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Thornley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Brink (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Harkey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Willard Altmiller (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Pardo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Stevens (fresh) 13 pts. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Charles Hester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Fierros (PG), William Parker (SG), John Thomas (SF), John Salcedo (PF), Joe Robinson (C) Randy Jenkins, Richard Giles, Charles Hester, Jeremy Thornley, Frank Brink | |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Scott (PG), Curtis Cooper (SG), Oladele Azure (SF), Jeffrey Gong (C) Timothy Harkey, Willard Altmiller, Michael Pardo, James Brown | |
| 07:00 | Montana | John Thomas takes the ball from Mark Stevens | 53-58 |
| 06:38 | Marquette | William Parker is called for a charge - foul #4 on William Parker, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Montana | Steve Hubbs (PF) Mark Stevens | |
| 06:22 | Montana | Curtis Cooper hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Oladele Azure | 53-60 |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Richard Fierros drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Parker | 56-60 |
| 05:48 | Montana | Curtis Cooper clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-60 |
| 05:47 | Montana | Steve Hubbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:32 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong is fouled on the floor by William Parker - foul #5 on William Parker, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Giles (SG), Maurice Smith (PF), Frank Brink (C) William Parker, John Salcedo, Joe Robinson | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Harkey (SG), Mark Stevens (PF) Curtis Cooper, Steve Hubbs | |
| 05:32 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:32 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:22 | Marquette | Richard Fierros is hacked by Lawrence Scott - foul #2 on Lawrence Scott, team foul #4 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Hester (SF) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Frank Brink misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 56-62 |
| 05:13 | Marquette | Frank Brink pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:59 | Marquette | Richard Giles clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 04:58 | Montana | Mark Stevens grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 04:54 | Montana | Oladele Azure is fouled on the floor by Charles Hester - foul #1 on Charles Hester, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeremy Thornley (PF) Maurice Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 04:54 | Montana | Oladele Azure misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Jeremy Thornley grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Charles Hester knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Fierros | 59-62 |
| 04:11 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 04:09 | Marquette | Charles Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Charles Hester hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Brink and he's hacked by Jeffrey Gong - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gong, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Thomas (PG), John Salcedo (PF) Richard Fierros, Jeremy Thornley | |
| Subs | Montana | Curtis Cooper (SG), Michael Pardo (SF), James Brown (C) Lawrence Scott, Oladele Azure, Jeffrey Gong | |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Charles Hester makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:41 | Montana | John Salcedo is called for the reach on Curtis Cooper - foul #1 on John Salcedo, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Randy Jenkins (PG), Joe Robinson (C) Charles Hester, Frank Brink | |
| Subs | Montana | Steve Hubbs (C) Mark Stevens | |
| 03:41 | Montana | Curtis Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:41 | Montana | Curtis Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Randy Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Giles (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Salcedo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Robinson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Curtis Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Timothy Harkey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Pardo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steve Hubbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Marquette | John Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-64 |
| 03:08 | Montana | Randy Jenkins is called for the reach on Timothy Harkey - foul #1 on Randy Jenkins, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Montana | Willard Altmiller (SG) Curtis Cooper | |
| 03:08 | Montana | Timothy Harkey makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:08 | Montana | Timothy Harkey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Joe Robinson's pass is intercepted by Willard Altmiller | 62-66 |
| 02:50 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Fierros (PG), Charles Hester (SF), Frank Brink (C) Randy Jenkins, John Thomas, Joe Robinson | |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Scott (PG), Oladele Azure (SF), Mark Stevens (PF), Jeffrey Gong (C) Timothy Harkey, Michael Pardo, James Brown, Steve Hubbs | |
| 02:35 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Richard Fierros - foul #2 on Richard Fierros, team foul #11 | 62-66 |
| 02:35 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:35 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Frank Brink is fouled on the floor by Mark Stevens - foul #3 on Mark Stevens, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Richard Fierros is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Scott - foul #3 on Lawrence Scott, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Richard Fierros misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 01:53 | Montana | Richard Fierros is called for the reach on Lawrence Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Fierros, team foul #12 | 62-68 |
| 01:53 | Montana | Lawrence Scott makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:53 | Montana | Lawrence Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Salcedo | 62-69 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Richard Fierros misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 01:44 | Marquette | John Salcedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 01:34 | Marquette | John Salcedo drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Fierros | 65-69 |
| 01:18 | Montana | Mark Stevens hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Scott | 65-72 |
| 01:01 | Marquette | Charles Hester can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-72 |
| 01:00 | Montana | Willard Altmiller snags the defensive board | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:59 | Montana | Willard Altmiller is hacked by Richard Giles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Giles, team foul #13 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Pardo (SF), Wilson Epstein (C) Oladele Azure, Jeffrey Gong | |
| 00:59 | Montana | Willard Altmiller misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:59 | Montana | Willard Altmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Richard Fierros can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-73 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Lawrence Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Harkey (SG) Willard Altmiller | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Montana | Lawrence Scott is hacked by Richard Fierros in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Fierros, team foul #14 | 65-73 |
| 00:50 | Montana | Lawrence Scott misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:50 | Montana | Lawrence Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Richard Fierros misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-74 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Mark Stevens gets the rebound | 65-74 |
| 00:39 | Montana | Richard Fierros is called for the reach on Mark Stevens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Fierros, team foul #15 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Thomas (PG) Richard Fierros | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:39 | Montana | Mark Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:39 | Montana | Mark Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Salcedo | 65-75 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | John Salcedo misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-75 |
| 00:30 | Montana | Michael Pardo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Lawrence Scott runs out the clock | 65-75 |