| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Don Sewell (fresh) SG - Terrell Wilson (fresh) SF - Marvin Jenkins (fresh) PF - Daniel Lykins (fresh) C - Richard Billie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Williamson (fresh) SG - Blake Hamilton (fresh) SF - Timothy Dry (fresh) PF - Eric Logston (fresh) C - Bradley Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Eric Logston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Marquette | Richard Williamson is hacked by Don Sewell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Sewell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Blake Hamilton is hacked by Daniel Lykins - foul #1 on Daniel Lykins, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | Richard Williamson's pass is intercepted by Daniel Lykins | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Manhattan | Terrell Wilson can't throw it down but he's fouled by Blake Hamilton - foul #1 on Blake Hamilton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Manhattan | Terrell Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Manhattan | Terrell Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Marquette | Eric Logston grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:06 | Marquette | Timothy Dry's pass is intercepted by Terrell Wilson in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 19:05 | Manhattan | Terrell Wilson hits the finger roll | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Richard Williamson is fouled in the backcourt by Don Sewell - foul #2 on Don Sewell, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Clay Baker (PG) Don Sewell | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Clay Baker steals it from Richard Williamson | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Manhattan | Richard Billie misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Logston | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Blake Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Eric Logston misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Daniel Lykins - foul #2 on Daniel Lykins, team foul #4 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Christopher Greathouse (SG), Jonathan Basham (SF), Mathew Bell (PF), Craig Sklar (C) Terrell Wilson, Marvin Jenkins, Daniel Lykins, Richard Billie | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Budge (PG), Mark Hurley (SG), Edwin Kaufman (SF), Rod Duell (C) Richard Williamson, Blake Hamilton, Timothy Dry, Bradley Gibbs | |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Eric Logston makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Eric Logston misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:55 | Manhattan | Craig Sklar grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:53 | Manhattan | Christopher Greathouse throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-1 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Smit (C) Eric Logston | |
| 17:32 | Marquette | Clay Baker steals it from Lee Budge | 3-1 |
| 17:11 | Manhattan | Clay Baker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-1 |
| 17:09 | Manhattan | Jonathan Basham pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 16:54 | Manhattan | Craig Sklar lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Greathouse and he's hacked by Rod Duell - foul #1 on Rod Duell, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Terrell Wilson (SG), Marvin Jenkins (SF), David Harkins (C) Christopher Greathouse, Jonathan Basham, Mathew Bell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Williamson (PG), Richard Pier (SG), Timothy Dry (SF), Eric Logston (PF), Bradley Gibbs (C) Lee Budge, Mark Hurley, Edwin Kaufman, Rod Duell, Christopher Smit | |
| 16:54 | Manhattan | Craig Sklar makes the free throw | 6-1 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Timothy Dry misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 6-1 |
| 16:28 | Manhattan | David Harkins grabs the defensive rebound | 6-1 |
| 16:25 | Manhattan | Richard Pier is called for the reach on Terrell Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Pier, team foul #3 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Richard Billie (C) Craig Sklar | |
| Subs | Marquette | Blake Hamilton (SG) Timothy Dry | |
| 16:00 | Manhattan | Richard Billie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-1 |
| 15:59 | Manhattan | David Harkins snags the offensive board | 6-1 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Clay Baker (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Terrell Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Jenkins (fairly fresh) PF - David Harkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Billie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Williamson (fairly fresh) SG - Blake Hamilton (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Pier (fresh) PF - Eric Logston (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Gibbs (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Manhattan | Clay Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-1 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jonathan Basham (PG), Mathew Bell (PF) Clay Baker, David Harkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Hurley (SG), Timothy Dry (SF), Rod Duell (C) Blake Hamilton, Richard Pier, Bradley Gibbs | |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Richard Williamson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Hurley | 6-4 |
| 14:59 | Manhattan | Timothy Dry steals it from Marvin Jenkins | 6-4 |
| 14:42 | Marquette | Timothy Dry makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Williamson | 6-6 |
| 14:40 | Manhattan | Mathew Bell loses the dribble to Eric Logston in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | Rod Duell is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Williamson | 6-8 |
| 14:02 | Manhattan | Marvin Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 6-8 |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Eric Logston grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Rod Duell misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Billie - foul #1 on Richard Billie, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Clay Baker (PG), Christopher Greathouse (SF), Craig Sklar (PF), David Harkins (C) Jonathan Basham, Marvin Jenkins, Mathew Bell, Richard Billie | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Budge (PG), Blake Hamilton (SG), Edwin Kaufman (SF), Christopher Smit (C) Richard Williamson, Mark Hurley, Timothy Dry, Eric Logston | |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Rod Duell makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Rod Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:13 | Manhattan | Clay Baker misses the 3 from straight away | 6-10 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Christopher Smit grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Christopher Smit is whistled for traveling | 6-10 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Pier (SG), Bradley Gibbs (C) Blake Hamilton, Rod Duell | |
| 12:29 | Manhattan | David Harkins hits the finger roll | 8-10 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Richard Pier comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-10 |
| 12:00 | Manhattan | Clay Baker gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Clay Baker (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Terrell Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Greathouse (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Sklar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Harkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Budge (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Pier (fresh) SF - Edwin Kaufman (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Smit (fairly fresh) C - Bradley Gibbs (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Manhattan | David Harkins misses badly on a runner from the right block | 8-10 |
| 11:31 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 11:02 | Marquette | Richard Pier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 11:01 | Manhattan | David Harkins gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 10:40 | Manhattan | Christopher Greathouse clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 10:38 | Manhattan | Craig Sklar tips it in | 10-10 |
| 10:17 | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 10:15 | Manhattan | Craig Sklar grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 09:51 | Manhattan | Craig Sklar can't throw it down but the foul's on Christopher Smit - foul #1 on Christopher Smit, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jonathan Basham (PG), Marvin Jenkins (SF), Richard Billie (C) Terrell Wilson, Christopher Greathouse, David Harkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Williamson (PG), Blake Hamilton (SG), Timothy Dry (SF), Eric Logston (PF), Rod Duell (C) Lee Budge, Richard Pier, Edwin Kaufman, Christopher Smit, Bradley Gibbs | |
| 09:51 | Manhattan | Craig Sklar makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 09:51 | Manhattan | Craig Sklar makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 09:32 | Marquette | Timothy Dry banks in the layup on a nice dish by Blake Hamilton | 12-12 |
| 09:26 | Manhattan | Jonathan Basham makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Timothy Dry is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 15-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Terrell Wilson (SG), Mathew Bell (PF) Clay Baker, Craig Sklar | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:06 | Manhattan | Terrell Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Timothy Dry hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 15-12 |
| 08:49 | Marquette | Richard Williamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Rod Duell connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Dry and he's hacked by Richard Billie - foul #2 on Richard Billie, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Craig Sklar (C) Richard Billie | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Hurley (SG) Blake Hamilton | |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Rod Duell makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:12 | Manhattan | Marvin Jenkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Rod Duell snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Rod Duell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Logston | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Jonathan Basham (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Terrell Wilson (tired) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Jenkins (tired) PF - Mathew Bell (fairly fresh) C - Craig Sklar (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Williamson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hurley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Dry (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Logston (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Rod Duell (tiring) 10 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Manhattan | Eric Logston blocks the jumper by Craig Sklar | 15-18 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Rod Duell gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Richard Williamson misses the easy layup | 15-18 |
| 07:01 | Marquette | Mark Hurley misses the tip | 15-18 |
| 07:00 | Manhattan | Mathew Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:00 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Clay Baker (PG), Christopher Greathouse (SG), David Harkins (C) Terrell Wilson, Marvin Jenkins, Craig Sklar | |
| Subs | Marquette | Blake Hamilton (SG), Bradley Gibbs (C) Mark Hurley, Rod Duell | |
| 06:46 | Manhattan | Clay Baker is hacked by Richard Williamson - foul #1 on Richard Williamson, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| 06:29 | Manhattan | Jonathan Basham misses the 3 from straight away | 15-18 |
| 06:28 | Manhattan | Clay Baker tips it in | 17-18 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Richard Williamson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | Eric Logston gets the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 05:58 | Marquette | Richard Williamson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Timothy Dry | 17-21 |
| 05:56 | Manhattan | Jonathan Basham is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Dry - foul #1 on Timothy Dry, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Terrell Wilson (SG), Marvin Jenkins (SF) Christopher Greathouse, Jonathan Basham | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Pier (PG), Mark Hurley (SG), Edwin Kaufman (SF) Richard Williamson, Blake Hamilton, Timothy Dry | |
| 05:43 | Manhattan | David Harkins can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Logston - foul #1 on Eric Logston, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| 05:43 | Manhattan | David Harkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:43 | Manhattan | David Harkins misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Eric Logston snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Clay Baker is called for the reach on Eric Logston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clay Baker, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Craig Sklar (C) David Harkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Eric Logston makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Eric Logston misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:41 | Manhattan | Mathew Bell snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 05:24 | Manhattan | Marvin Jenkins misses the wide open floater from the left side | 18-22 |
| 05:23 | Marquette | Mark Hurley pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Mark Hurley misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terrell Wilson - foul #1 on Terrell Wilson, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Smit (C) Bradley Gibbs | |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Mark Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Mark Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:04 | Manhattan | Marvin Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Edwin Kaufman | 18-24 |
| 04:59 | Marquette | Mark Hurley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 04:58 | Manhattan | Craig Sklar pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:46 | Manhattan | Mathew Bell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 04:44 | Manhattan | Craig Sklar grabs the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 04:35 | Manhattan | Terrell Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Christopher Greathouse (SG), Jonathan Basham (SF), David Harkins (PF) Terrell Wilson, Marvin Jenkins, Craig Sklar | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Budge (PG), Blake Hamilton (SG), Timothy Dry (SF) Richard Pier, Mark Hurley, Edwin Kaufman | |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Christopher Smit makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Blake Hamilton | 18-26 |
| 03:54 | Manhattan | Christopher Greathouse drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clay Baker | 21-26 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Mathew Bell picks off the pass by Blake Hamilton in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 03:36 | Manhattan | Mathew Bell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Harkins | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Clay Baker (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Greathouse (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Basham (tired) 3 pts. PF - David Harkins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mathew Bell (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Budge (tiring) SG - Blake Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Dry (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Logston (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Smit (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Marquette | Clay Baker steals the ball from Timothy Dry in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| 03:33 | Manhattan | Christopher Greathouse hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clay Baker | 25-26 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Blake Hamilton is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 25-26 |
| 03:13 | Manhattan | Christopher Greathouse pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:09 | Manhattan | Lee Budge takes the ball from Jonathan Basham in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Blake Hamilton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 02:55 | Manhattan | Jonathan Basham grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 02:52 | Manhattan | Lee Budge picks off the pass by Jonathan Basham in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Eric Logston misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-26 |
| 02:32 | Manhattan | David Harkins pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:25 | Manhattan | Christopher Smit takes the ball from Jonathan Basham | 25-26 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | Eric Logston buries a shot from the right side | 25-28 |
| 02:01 | Manhattan | Lee Budge is called for the reach on Clay Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Budge, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Don Sewell (PG), Marvin Jenkins (SF), Daniel Lykins (PF), Richard Billie (C) Christopher Greathouse, Jonathan Basham, David Harkins, Mathew Bell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Williamson (PG), Mark Hurley (SG), Richard Pier (SF), Rod Duell (PF), Bradley Gibbs (C) Lee Budge, Blake Hamilton, Timothy Dry, Eric Logston, Christopher Smit | |
| 02:01 | Manhattan | Clay Baker misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Rod Duell pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Rod Duell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Rod Duell, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Terrell Wilson (SG) Clay Baker | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:23 | Manhattan | Don Sewell misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 25-28 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Mark Hurley | 25-28 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Rod Duell is fouled on the floor by Marvin Jenkins - foul #1 on Marvin Jenkins, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman (SF) Richard Pier | |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Rod Duell makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Rod Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:44 | Manhattan | Marvin Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 00:42 | Manhattan | Daniel Lykins snags the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 00:29 | Manhattan | Marvin Jenkins scores on a jumper from the left side | 27-30 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Marvin Jenkins is called for the reach on Richard Williamson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Jenkins, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Blake Hamilton (SG) Mark Hurley | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Richard Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Richard Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:27 | Manhattan | Richard Billie grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Marvin Jenkins misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-30 |