| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Daniel Bennett (fresh) SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) SF - Josh Bennett (fresh) PF - John Adams (fresh) C - Louis Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Rubalcava (fresh) SG - Dennis Villicana (fresh) SF - Anthony Deberry (fresh) PF - Wei-Quo Zhao (fresh) C - Edward Brainard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Wei-Quo Zhao wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Wei-Quo Zhao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Niagara | Donald Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Bennett and he's hacked by Wei-Quo Zhao - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Zhao, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Niagara | Donald Johnson makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Anthony Deberry is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Niagara | John Adams gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Niagara | Louis Wood hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Bennett | 6-0 |
| 18:39 | Marquette | Daniel Bennett is called for the reach on William Rubalcava in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Bennett, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | William Rubalcava misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | Wei-Quo Zhao hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | Niagara | Louis Wood buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | Anthony Deberry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-2 |
| 17:39 | Niagara | John Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:19 | Niagara | Louis Wood can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-2 |
| 17:18 | Niagara | Josh Bennett grabs the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:58 | Niagara | Donald Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 16:57 | Marquette | Anthony Deberry grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Edward Brainard is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by William Rubalcava | 8-4 |
| 16:22 | Niagara | Wei-Quo Zhao steals the ball from Josh Bennett | 8-4 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Wei-Quo Zhao hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by William Rubalcava | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Daniel Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Josh Bennett (fairly fresh) PF - John Adams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Villicana (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Deberry (fairly fresh) PF - Wei-Quo Zhao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Brainard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Niagara | Donald Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Bennett | 10-6 |
| 15:42 | Marquette | Anthony Deberry knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Rubalcava | 10-9 |
| 15:20 | Niagara | Donald Johnson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Villicana - foul #1 on Dennis Villicana, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Niagara | Frederick Whitlow (PG), Dennis Siggers (SF), Lyman Madden (PF), Robert Orr (C) Daniel Bennett, Josh Bennett, John Adams, Louis Wood | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bernard Mann (PG), Charles Bowman (SG), Willie Wilcoxon (SF), Frank Sherman (PF), Robert Bohannon (C) William Rubalcava, Dennis Villicana, Anthony Deberry, Wei-Quo Zhao, Edward Brainard | |
| 15:20 | Niagara | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:20 | Niagara | Donald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:20 | Marquette | Robert Bohannon snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 15:17 | Marquette | Bernard Mann loses the dribble to Donald Johnson in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 15:05 | Niagara | Bernard Mann is called for the reach on Frederick Whitlow - foul #1 on Bernard Mann, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Niagara | Joshua Brown (SF) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:42 | Niagara | Frederick Whitlow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:40 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Bohannon | 11-9 |
| 14:38 | Marquette | Charles Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 14:19 | Niagara | Joshua Brown is called for traveling | 11-9 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Bernard Mann is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 13:48 | Niagara | Joshua Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | Robert Bohannon grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 13:31 | Marquette | Charles Bowman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bernard Mann | 11-15 |
| 13:17 | Niagara | Lyman Madden clanks a floater near the basket | 11-15 |
| 13:15 | Marquette | Frank Sherman pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Willie Wilcoxon can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Frederick Whitlow - foul #1 on Frederick Whitlow, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Rogers (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Sean Raggs (SF), John Adams (PF), Louis Wood (C) Frederick Whitlow, Dennis Siggers, Joshua Brown, Lyman Madden, Robert Orr | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Fisher (PG), Dennis Villicana (SG), Wei-Quo Zhao (PF), Edward Brainard (C) Bernard Mann, Charles Bowman, Frank Sherman, Robert Bohannon | |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Willie Wilcoxon makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Willie Wilcoxon misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:53 | Niagara | Louis Wood grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 12:39 | Niagara | Louis Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | Josh Bennett (SF) Sean Raggs | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Deberry (SF) Willie Wilcoxon | |
| 12:33 | Marquette | William Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| 12:17 | Niagara | Donald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Villicana - foul #2 on Dennis Villicana, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | Daniel Bennett (PG) John Rogers | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Rubalcava (PG) Dennis Villicana | |
| 12:17 | Niagara | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:17 | Niagara | Donald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Anthony Deberry | 12-16 |
| 11:52 | Marquette | William Rubalcava comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 11:51 | Niagara | Josh Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Daniel Bennett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Josh Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Adams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Rubalcava (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Fisher (fresh) SF - Anthony Deberry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wei-Quo Zhao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Brainard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Niagara | John Adams drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Johnson | 15-16 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Anthony Deberry makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Brainard and he's hacked by Josh Bennett - foul #1 on Josh Bennett, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Rogers (PG), Sean Raggs (SF), Joshua Brown (PF) Daniel Bennett, Josh Bennett, John Adams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Bowman (SG) William Fisher | |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Anthony Deberry makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:06 | Niagara | Sean Raggs is hacked by Wei-Quo Zhao - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Zhao, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Orr (C) Louis Wood | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Sherman (PF) Wei-Quo Zhao | |
| 10:56 | Niagara | Sean Raggs banks in the layup on a great pass from John Rogers | 17-19 |
| 10:42 | Marquette | Frank Sherman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | Edward Brainard misses the tip | 17-19 |
| 10:40 | Niagara | Joshua Brown grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 10:19 | Niagara | John Rogers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-19 |
| 10:18 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Johnson | 17-19 |
| 10:02 | Niagara | John Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 10:01 | Marquette | Edward Brainard pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Anthony Deberry knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by William Rubalcava | 17-21 |
| 09:54 | Niagara | John Rogers travels in the backcourt | 17-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Daniel Bennett (PG), Frederick Whitlow (SG), Dennis Siggers (SF), John Adams (PF), Lyman Madden (C) John Rogers, Donald Johnson, Sean Raggs, Joshua Brown, Robert Orr | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bernard Mann (PG), William Fisher (SG), Willie Wilcoxon (SF), Robert Bohannon (C) William Rubalcava, Charles Bowman, Anthony Deberry, Edward Brainard | |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Robert Bohannon is fouled on the floor by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Josh Bennett (SF) Frederick Whitlow | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:23 | Marquette | Frank Sherman is hacked by John Adams - foul #2 on John Adams, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis Wood (C) John Adams | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Robert Bohannon misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Wood - foul #1 on Louis Wood, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Robert Bohannon misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Robert Bohannon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:51 | Niagara | Frank Sherman blocks the jumper by Lyman Madden | 17-22 |
| 08:49 | Niagara | Louis Wood hits the follow up shot | 19-22 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Bernard Mann's pass is intercepted by Daniel Bennett | 19-22 |
| 08:23 | Niagara | Dennis Siggers is fouled on the floor by William Fisher - foul #1 on William Fisher, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Frederick Whitlow (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Sean Raggs (SF), Joshua Brown (PF), Robert Orr (C) Daniel Bennett, Dennis Siggers, Josh Bennett, Lyman Madden, Louis Wood | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Rubalcava (PG), Charles Bowman (SG), Anthony Deberry (SF), Edward Brainard (C) Bernard Mann, William Fisher, Willie Wilcoxon, Robert Bohannon | |
| 08:06 | Niagara | Robert Orr drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Donald Johnson | 21-22 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Anthony Deberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Rogers (PG) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Whitlow (fresh) SF - Sean Raggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Brown (fresh) C - Robert Orr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Bowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Deberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Sherman (tiring) C - Edward Brainard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Niagara | John Rogers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-22 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Anthony Deberry grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Edward Brainard is hacked by Robert Orr - foul #1 on Robert Orr, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Josh Bennett (SF), Louis Wood (C) Sean Raggs, Robert Orr | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bernard Mann (PG), Willie Wilcoxon (SF), Robert Bohannon (C) William Rubalcava, Anthony Deberry, Frank Sherman | |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Edward Brainard makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Edward Brainard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:52 | Niagara | Willie Wilcoxon steps in front of the Josh Bennett pass | 21-24 |
| 06:49 | Marquette | Charles Bowman lays it in on a nice dish by Willie Wilcoxon | 21-26 |
| 06:25 | Niagara | Joshua Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | Willie Wilcoxon gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | Charles Bowman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 06:01 | Marquette | Robert Bohannon tips it home | 21-28 |
| 05:42 | Niagara | Joshua Brown makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Rogers | 23-28 |
| 05:26 | Marquette | Edward Brainard's pass is intercepted by John Rogers | 23-28 |
| 05:23 | Niagara | John Rogers hits the finger roll | 25-28 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Charles Bowman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 04:59 | Marquette | Robert Bohannon tips it in | 25-30 |
| 04:42 | Niagara | Joshua Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-30 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Edward Brainard grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Josh Bennett is called for the reach on Charles Bowman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Josh Bennett, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Niagara | Daniel Bennett (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Dennis Siggers (SF), Lyman Madden (PF), Robert Orr (C) John Rogers, Frederick Whitlow, Josh Bennett, Joshua Brown, Louis Wood | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Rubalcava (PG), Anthony Deberry (SF), Frank Sherman (PF) Bernard Mann, Willie Wilcoxon, Robert Bohannon | |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Charles Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Charles Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:31 | Niagara | Lyman Madden's floater is tipped away by Frank Sherman | 25-32 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Frank Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Daniel Bennett is called for the reach on William Rubalcava - foul #2 on Daniel Bennett, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sean Raggs (SF) Daniel Bennett | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Fisher (SG) Charles Bowman | |
| 04:21 | Marquette | William Rubalcava makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | William Rubalcava makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:06 | Niagara | Lyman Madden drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Dennis Siggers and he's hacked by Frank Sherman - foul #1 on Frank Sherman, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| 04:06 | Niagara | Lyman Madden makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Lyman Madden is called for the reach on Frank Sherman - foul #1 on Lyman Madden, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Daniel Bennett (PG), John Adams (PF) Sean Raggs, Robert Orr | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Villicana (SG), Wei-Quo Zhao (PF) William Fisher, Edward Brainard | |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Frank Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Frank Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Daniel Bennett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Siggers (fresh) PF - John Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyman Madden (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Rubalcava (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Villicana (fresh) SF - Anthony Deberry (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wei-Quo Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Sherman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Niagara | John Adams drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Donald Johnson | 30-36 |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Anthony Deberry misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 03:03 | Niagara | Donald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 02:58 | Niagara | Donald Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 30-36 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Anthony Deberry gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Dennis Villicana misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 30-36 |
| 02:28 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Daniel Bennett | 30-36 |
| 02:21 | Niagara | Dennis Siggers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Bennett | 33-36 |
| 02:08 | Marquette | John Adams steals the ball from William Rubalcava | 33-36 |
| 01:46 | Niagara | Donald Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Bennett | 35-36 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Dennis Villicana is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #11 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | Josh Bennett (SF), Robert Orr (C) Dennis Siggers, Lyman Madden | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bernard Mann (PG), Willie Wilcoxon (SF), Robert Bohannon (C) William Rubalcava, Anthony Deberry, Frank Sherman | |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Dennis Villicana misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Dennis Villicana makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 01:19 | Niagara | Robert Bohannon steals it from Donald Johnson | 35-37 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Wei-Quo Zhao hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 35-37 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Wei-Quo Zhao | 35-37 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Bernard Mann buries a shot from the right wing set up by Willie Wilcoxon and he's fouled by John Adams - foul #3 on John Adams, team foul #12 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Niagara | Frederick Whitlow (PG), Joshua Brown (SG), Louis Wood (C) Daniel Bennett, Donald Johnson, John Adams | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Fisher (SG), Anthony Deberry (SF), Edward Brainard (C) Dennis Villicana, Willie Wilcoxon, Robert Bohannon | |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Bernard Mann makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:23 | Niagara | Edward Brainard takes the ball from Frederick Whitlow | 35-40 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Edward Brainard is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Josh Bennett misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 35-42 |