| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Irving Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Randall Litteral (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Paul (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Firkins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Bouton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Gustin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Joel Bouton inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:39 | Marquette | Joel Bouton misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-20 |
| 19:38 | Boston College | Mark Firkins pulls down the rebound | 33-20 |
| 19:11 | Boston College | The short jumper by Matthew Foster is denied by Anthony Gustin | 33-20 |
| 19:10 | Marquette | Jason Bishop grabs the board | 33-20 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Jason Bishop can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Randall Litteral - foul #1 on Randall Litteral, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Jason Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 18:52 | Boston College | Mark Firkins pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 18:33 | Boston College | Stanley Paul is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stanley Paul, team foul #2 | 33-21 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Jason Bishop banks in the layup | 33-23 |
| 17:44 | Boston College | Randall Litteral comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-23 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Joel Bouton gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 17:27 | Marquette | Jason Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-23 |
| Subs | Boston College | George Lawrence (PF) Mark Firkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Sung Zhou (SF), Branko Sucharski (C) Joel Bouton, Jason Bishop | |
| 17:07 | Boston College | Irving Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Branko Sucharski | 33-26 |
| 16:22 | Boston College | George Lawrence misses the lay-in | 33-26 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Sung Zhou | 33-26 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | Irving Bailey picks off the pass by Kamau Abu in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 16:05 | Boston College | George Lawrence misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-26 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 15:35 | Marquette | George Lawrence is called for the reach on Sung Zhou - foul #4 on George Lawrence, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Boston College | Patrick Schulte (PG), Antoine Jamieson (SG), Mark Firkins (PF), Aaron Constable (C) Irving Bailey, Randall Litteral, George Lawrence, Matthew Foster | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Williams (PG), James Sykes (SG), Joel Bouton (SF), Donald Myers (PF), Jason Bishop (C) Kamau Abu, Lowell Sandifer, Sung Zhou, Anthony Gustin, Branko Sucharski | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Patrick Schulte (fresh) SG - Antoine Jamieson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Paul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Firkins (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Aaron Constable (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - James Sykes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Joel Bouton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 15:09 | Boston College | Stanley Paul pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 15:04 | Boston College | Patrick Schulte misses the floater from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 15:02 | Marquette | Joel Bouton grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | James Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 14:43 | Marquette | James Sykes tips it back up and in | 33-28 |
| 14:21 | Boston College | Antoine Jamieson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Stanley Paul | 36-28 |
| 13:56 | Marquette | Jason Bishop is denied on a layup by Aaron Constable | 36-28 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Donald Myers tips it in | 36-30 |
| 13:40 | Boston College | Aaron Constable drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Antoine Jamieson out of the doubleteam | 38-30 |
| 13:21 | Marquette | The jump hook by Jason Bishop is blocked by Mark Firkins | 38-30 |
| 13:19 | Boston College | Mark Firkins pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:05 | Boston College | Mark Firkins knocks in the jumper from the right side | 40-30 |
| 12:49 | Marquette | Jason Bishop hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Patrick Schulte - foul #2 on Patrick Schulte, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | Irving Bailey (PG), Randall Litteral (SG), Donnie Bunn (SF), George Lawrence (PF), Matthew Foster (C) Patrick Schulte, Antoine Jamieson, Stanley Paul, Mark Firkins, Aaron Constable | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kamau Abu (PG), Lowell Sandifer (SG), Sung Zhou (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF) James Williams, James Sykes, Joel Bouton, Donald Myers | |
| 12:49 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 12:49 | Marquette | Jason Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 12:49 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Matthew Foster | 40-31 |
| 12:34 | Boston College | Lowell Sandifer steals it from Donnie Bunn | 40-31 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Sung Zhou lays it in on a great pass from Lowell Sandifer | 40-33 |
| 12:12 | Boston College | Randall Litteral can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 40-33 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Jason Bishop pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 12:03 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer is hacked by Donnie Bunn - foul #1 on Donnie Bunn, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Branko Sucharski (C) Jason Bishop | |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on George Lawrence - foul #5 on George Lawrence, team foul #6 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Mark Firkins (PF) George Lawrence | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:36 | Boston College | Randall Litteral connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Irving Bailey | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Irving Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Randall Litteral (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Firkins (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Gustin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Branko Sucharski (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 11:15 | Boston College | Matthew Foster pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 10:56 | Boston College | Anthony Gustin takes the ball from Donnie Bunn | 42-34 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | Sung Zhou can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 10:33 | Boston College | Mark Firkins pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 10:19 | Boston College | Mark Firkins hits a jumper near the basket | 44-34 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | Kamau Abu misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 10:06 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Matthew Foster | 44-34 |
| 09:53 | Boston College | Donnie Bunn knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Randall Litteral | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 09:37 | Marquette | Sung Zhou can't connect on a shot near the basket | 47-34 |
| 09:35 | Boston College | Donnie Bunn snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 09:09 | Boston College | Mark Firkins is whistled for traveling | 47-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | Patrick Schulte (PG), Antoine Jamieson (SG), Stanley Paul (SF), Aaron Constable (C) Irving Bailey, Randall Litteral, Donnie Bunn, Matthew Foster | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Williams (PG), James Sykes (SG), Joel Bouton (SF), Donald Myers (PF), Jason Bishop (C) Kamau Abu, Lowell Sandifer, Sung Zhou, Anthony Gustin, Branko Sucharski | |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Donald Myers's floater is knocked away by Mark Firkins | 47-34 |
| 08:50 | Boston College | Mark Firkins pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 08:28 | Boston College | Antoine Jamieson is fouled on the floor by Donald Myers - foul #2 on Donald Myers, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| 08:06 | Boston College | Aaron Constable hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 47-34 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | Jason Bishop gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Jason Bishop drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Williams | 47-36 |
| 07:42 | Boston College | James Williams steals it from Aaron Constable | 47-36 |
| 07:25 | Marquette | James Williams connects on the 3 from straight away | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Patrick Schulte (fresh) SG - Antoine Jamieson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Paul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Firkins (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Aaron Constable (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sykes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Boston College | Stanley Paul misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Joel Bouton - foul #3 on Joel Bouton, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Boston College | Matthew Foster (C) Mark Firkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kamau Abu (PG), Lowell Sandifer (SG), Branko Sucharski (C) James Williams, James Sykes, Jason Bishop | |
| 07:05 | Boston College | Stanley Paul makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 07:05 | Boston College | Stanley Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:49 | Marquette | Joel Bouton misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 06:47 | Boston College | Aaron Constable grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 06:40 | Boston College | Stanley Paul knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Schulte | 51-39 |
| 06:13 | Marquette | Kamau Abu misses the jumper from the left side | 51-39 |
| 06:11 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Myers | 51-39 |
| 05:44 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Boston College | Irving Bailey (PG), Randall Litteral (SG), Mark Firkins (PF) Patrick Schulte, Antoine Jamieson, Aaron Constable | |
| Subs | Marquette | Sung Zhou (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF) Joel Bouton, Donald Myers | |
| 05:22 | Boston College | Lowell Sandifer takes the ball from Irving Bailey | 51-39 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Kamau Abu connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lowell Sandifer out of the doubleteam | 51-41 |
| 04:42 | Boston College | Randall Litteral misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 04:41 | Boston College | Mark Firkins tips it home | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:22 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski's layup is rejected by Mark Firkins | 53-41 |
| 04:20 | Boston College | Mark Firkins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 04:04 | Boston College | Branko Sucharski swats the short shot by Mark Firkins | 53-41 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Sung Zhou connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Kamau Abu | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Boston College | Randall Litteral scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Paul | 55-44 |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Sung Zhou can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 55-44 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski grabs the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Sung Zhou misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin grabs the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Irving Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Randall Litteral (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Paul (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Firkins (tiring) 9 pts. 12 reb. 5 blk. C - Matthew Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Gustin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Branko Sucharski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Mark Firkins - foul #1 on Mark Firkins, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Patrick Schulte (PG), Antoine Jamieson (SG), Donnie Bunn (SF), Aaron Constable (C) Irving Bailey, Randall Litteral, Stanley Paul, Matthew Foster | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Williams (PG), James Sykes (SG), Donald Myers (C) Kamau Abu, Lowell Sandifer, Branko Sucharski | |
| 03:04 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:04 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:04 | Boston College | Aaron Constable gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 02:51 | Boston College | Mark Firkins is fouled on the floor by Sung Zhou - foul #2 on Sung Zhou, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Branko Sucharski (C) Anthony Gustin | |
| 02:32 | Boston College | Mark Firkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 02:30 | Boston College | Donnie Bunn snags the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 02:20 | Boston College | Sung Zhou is called for the reach on Donnie Bunn - foul #3 on Sung Zhou, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| 02:09 | Boston College | Mark Firkins lays it in set up by Patrick Schulte | 57-44 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Sung Zhou is fouled on the floor by Aaron Constable - foul #2 on Aaron Constable, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Irving Bailey (PG), Randall Litteral (SG), Stanley Paul (SF), Matthew Foster (C) Patrick Schulte, Antoine Jamieson, Donnie Bunn, Aaron Constable | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Sung Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Sung Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Boston College | Irving Bailey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Sung Zhou snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Marquette | James Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Sykes | 57-49 |
| 00:45 | Boston College | Matthew Foster misses the lay-in | 57-49 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | James Williams snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kamau Abu (PG), Lowell Sandifer (SG), Joel Bouton (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF), Jason Bishop (C) James Williams, James Sykes, Sung Zhou, Donald Myers, Branko Sucharski | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Boston College | Mark Firkins is hacked by Kamau Abu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kamau Abu, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Patrick Schulte (PG), Aaron Constable (C) Irving Bailey, Matthew Foster | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:33 | Boston College | Aaron Constable is hacked by Kamau Abu - foul #2 on Kamau Abu, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| 00:31 | Boston College | Patrick Schulte is fouled on the floor by Kamau Abu - foul #3 on Kamau Abu, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| 00:31 | Boston College | Patrick Schulte makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:31 | Boston College | Patrick Schulte makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Jason Bishop misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-49 |
| 00:23 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Mark Firkins | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Patrick Schulte runs out the clock | 59-49 |