| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Guy (fresh) SF - Michael Cain (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Michael Cain inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-25 |
| 19:41 | Alabama | Michael Cain gets the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 19:17 | Alabama | The jumper by Michael Cain is denied by Terry Bishop | 29-25 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Lance Sparks can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Terry Bishop - foul #3 on Terry Bishop, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Patrick Sisk (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF), Todd McQuown (PF), Eric Buswell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Terry Bishop, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Todd McQuown snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Edward Bower is fouled on the floor by Lance Sparks - foul #2 on Lance Sparks, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Adam Majkowski - foul #3 on Adam Majkowski, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Ryan (C) Adam Majkowski | |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:46 | Alabama | Michael Cain can't throw it down | 31-26 |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Edward Bower grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Todd McQuown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Bower | 33-26 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Eric Buswell grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-26 |
| 16:47 | Alabama | Michael Vidal gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 16:18 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Matthew Guy and he's fouled by Todd McQuown - foul #2 on Todd McQuown, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Neal Matranga (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Edward Bower, Archie Ricciardi, Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG) Matthew Guy | |
| 16:18 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses the free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Neal Matranga misses long on a shot in the lane | 33-28 |
| 15:57 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Sisk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd McQuown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) SF - Michael Cain (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Sparks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Ryan (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Lance Sparks gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan is whistled for a carry | 33-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG), Terry Bishop (PF) Patrick Sisk, Todd McQuown | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), James Lynn (SF), Adam Majkowski (C) Michael Vidal, Lance Sparks, Dennis Ryan | |
| 14:47 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 33-28 |
| 14:45 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 14:21 | Alabama | James Lynn loses the dribble to Eric Quintanilla | 33-28 |
| 13:58 | Marquette | Terry Bishop loses the dribble to Matthew Guy | 33-28 |
| 13:55 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the lay-in | 33-28 |
| 13:54 | Alabama | James Lynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 13:25 | Alabama | James Lynn connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Guy and he's fouled by Neal Matranga - foul #3 on Neal Matranga, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Patrick Sisk (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF), Eric Buswell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG), Lance Sparks (PF) Robert Baker, Michael Cain | |
| 13:25 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 13:09 | Marquette | Adam Majkowski swats the layup by Eric Buswell | 33-31 |
| 13:08 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 12:48 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Vidal and he's fouled by Eric Buswell - foul #1 on Eric Buswell, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Edward Bower, Patrick Sisk, Archie Ricciardi, Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:48 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the free throw | 33-33 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 12:26 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 11:57 | Alabama | The jump hook by James Lynn is blocked by Terry Bishop | 33-33 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Neal Matranga grabs the board | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Guy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Matthew Guy is called for the reach on Eric Quintanilla - foul #1 on Matthew Guy, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Patrick Sisk (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF), Eric Buswell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG), Michael Cain (PF) Matthew Guy, Lance Sparks | |
| 11:14 | Marquette | The short jumper by Eric Buswell is denied by Michael Vidal | 33-33 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Bower | 33-33 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Edward Bower misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 10:52 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 10:30 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Terry Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 10:06 | Marquette | Terry Bishop hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Buswell | 35-33 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Michael Cain comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Bishop - foul #4 on Terry Bishop, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Todd McQuown (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Edward Bower, Patrick Sisk, Archie Ricciardi, Terry Bishop, Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), Lance Sparks (PF), Dennis Ryan (C) Michael Vidal, James Lynn, Adam Majkowski | |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 09:22 | Marquette | Matthew Guy is called for the reach on Dino Jarnutowski - foul #2 on Matthew Guy, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG) Robert Baker | |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Neal Matranga | 37-35 |
| 08:38 | Alabama | Michael Cain travels with the ball | 37-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Patrick Sisk (SG), Scott Moulton (PF) Eric Quintanilla, Todd McQuown | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (SF) Michael Cain | |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Neal Matranga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG), Todd McQuown (PF) Patrick Sisk, Scott Moulton | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:46 | Alabama | James Lynn dunks the ball | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd McQuown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Ryan (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Neal Matranga | 40-37 |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Michael Vidal is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Patrick Sisk (SG), Terry Bishop (PF) Eric Quintanilla, Todd McQuown | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG), Adam Majkowski (C) Michael Vidal, Dennis Ryan | |
| 06:41 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Cain (SF) Matthew Guy | |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Lance Sparks knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Neal Matranga | 43-39 |
| 05:21 | Alabama | Robert Baker is hacked by Patrick Sisk - foul #1 on Patrick Sisk, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF), Eric Buswell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Patrick Sisk, Neal Matranga, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), Thomas Doyal (PF) James Lynn, Lance Sparks | |
| 05:03 | Alabama | Michael Cain is fouled on the floor by Archie Ricciardi - foul #1 on Archie Ricciardi, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| 05:03 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Baker - foul #1 on Robert Baker, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Caldwell (C) Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 04:47 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-41 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi is whistled for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Neal Matranga (SF), Eric Buswell (C) Edward Bower, Archie Ricciardi, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG), James Lynn (SF) Robert Baker, Thomas Doyal | |
| 03:54 | Alabama | James Lynn is fouled on the floor by Neal Matranga - foul #4 on Neal Matranga, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Patrick Sisk (SG), Robert Caldwell (C) Eric Quintanilla, Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lance Sparks (PF) Michael Cain | |
| 03:54 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 03:54 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Terry Bishop | 43-42 |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Vidal - foul #2 on Michael Vidal, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG) Patrick Sisk | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) SF - Neal Matranga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Alabama | James Lynn knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Matthew Guy | 45-44 |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Matthew Guy - foul #3 on Matthew Guy, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Patrick Sisk (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG), Dennis Ryan (C) Michael Vidal, Adam Majkowski | |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 02:32 | Alabama | Lance Sparks can't connect on a runner from close range | 47-44 |
| 02:31 | Alabama | Lance Sparks tips it home | 47-46 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Terry Bishop can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 47-46 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Eric Buswell (C) Edward Bower, Patrick Sisk, Archie Ricciardi, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Adam Majkowski (C) Dennis Ryan | |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Majkowski | 49-46 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | James Lynn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 01:18 | Alabama | James Lynn tips it in | 49-48 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Neal Matranga makes the turnaround in the lane | 51-48 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | James Lynn lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Guy | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Terry Bishop is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Caldwell (C) Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG) Robert Baker | |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Terry Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Terry Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Lance Sparks is fouled on the floor by Terry Bishop - foul #5 on Terry Bishop, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Todd McQuown (PF) Terry Bishop | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Vidal - foul #3 on Michael Vidal, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Matthew Guy can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 54-52 |