| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clark Greer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Donaldson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bennie Marques (fresh) PF - Michael Markham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Vernon Raymo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Watts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Throckmorton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Woods (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Alderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Bennie Marques inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Xavier | William Throckmorton blocks the short jumper by Vernon Raymo | 22-23 |
| 19:37 | Marquette | William Throckmorton gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | William Watts makes the runner in the lane | 22-25 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Michael Markham connects on the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Larry Woods - foul #3 on Larry Woods, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jamie Morrison (PF) Larry Woods | |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Michael Markham misses the free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Frank Alderson pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Clark Greer steals the ball from William Throckmorton | 24-25 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | William Watts steals it from Michael Markham | 24-25 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | William Watts drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | William Throckmorton takes the ball from Vernon Raymo | 24-28 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | William Watts throws it down set up by William Throckmorton | 24-30 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Michael Markham is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Markham, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 17:35 | Marquette | William Throckmorton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 17:33 | Marquette | William Throckmorton tips it but misses | 24-30 |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Frank Alderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 17:13 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-33 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Michael Markham hits a jumper from the right block | 26-33 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | William Throckmorton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Clark Greer misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jamie Morrison - foul #3 on Jamie Morrison, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joesph Bartlett (SG), Rubin Mims (SF), George Crigler (PF), Sam Harris (C) Timothy Donaldson, Bennie Marques, Michael Markham, Vernon Raymo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Luigi Costa (PG), Jason Badilla (SG), Kenneth King (SF), Richard Midgett (PF) Thomas Crawford, William Watts, William Throckmorton, Jamie Morrison | |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Clark Greer misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Clark Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Luigi Costa drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth King | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clark Greer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joesph Bartlett (fresh) SF - Rubin Mims (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Crigler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sam Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Luigi Costa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Badilla (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth King (fresh) PF - Richard Midgett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Alderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Clark Greer is whistled for a carry | 27-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Rhodes (PG) Clark Greer | |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Woods (PF) Frank Alderson | |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Kenneth King is whistled for traveling | 27-39 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Sidney Rhodes misses long on a floater from the left side | 27-39 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Joesph Bartlett grabs the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Sidney Rhodes comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Woods - foul #4 on Larry Woods, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Donaldson (SG) Joesph Bartlett | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Watts (SG), William Throckmorton (SF), Jamie Morrison (PF) Luigi Costa, Larry Woods, Richard Midgett | |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Sidney Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Sidney Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | William Throckmorton drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Watts | 29-41 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Sam Harris misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-41 |
| 14:12 | Marquette | Jamie Morrison pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | William Watts is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on William Watts, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bennie Marques (SF), Vernon Raymo (C) Rubin Mims, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Crawford (PG) Jason Badilla | |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Bennie Marques is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bennie Marques, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Markham (PF) George Crigler | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:42 | Marquette | Jamie Morrison is hacked by Michael Markham - foul #2 on Michael Markham, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Jamie Morrison scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Crawford | 29-44 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Vernon Raymo misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jamie Morrison - foul #4 on Jamie Morrison, team foul #5 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clark Greer (PG) Sidney Rhodes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Midgett (PF), Frank Alderson (C) Jamie Morrison, Kenneth King | |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Vernon Raymo misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Vernon Raymo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Frank Alderson is called for traveling | 30-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Badilla (SF) William Throckmorton | |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Timothy Donaldson banks in the layup set up by Clark Greer | 32-44 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Clark Greer - foul #2 on Clark Greer, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joesph Bartlett (SG), Rubin Mims (SF), Sam Harris (C) Timothy Donaldson, Bennie Marques, Vernon Raymo | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Throckmorton (SF) William Watts | |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Sam Harris gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Sam Harris is hacked by Frank Alderson - foul #1 on Frank Alderson, team foul #6 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Crigler (PF) Michael Markham | |
| Subs | Marquette | Luigi Costa (PG), Kenneth King (PF) Thomas Crawford, Frank Alderson | |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Rubin Mims is fouled on the floor by Jason Badilla - foul #1 on Jason Badilla, team foul #7 | 32-45 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Rubin Mims makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Rubin Mims misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kenneth King | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clark Greer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joesph Bartlett (fresh) SF - Rubin Mims (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Crigler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sam Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Luigi Costa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Badilla (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Throckmorton (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth King (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Midgett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Luigi Costa is hacked by Joesph Bartlett - foul #2 on Joesph Bartlett, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Rhodes (PG), Timothy Donaldson (SG), Bennie Marques (SF) Clark Greer, Joesph Bartlett, Rubin Mims | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Alderson (C) William Throckmorton | |
| 11:07 | Marquette | Luigi Costa knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth King | 33-47 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | George Crigler misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 33-47 |
| 10:58 | Marquette | Frank Alderson pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | Luigi Costa scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth King and he's fouled by Sidney Rhodes - foul #2 on Sidney Rhodes, team foul #6 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Markham (PF), Vernon Raymo (C) George Crigler, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Watts (SG), William Throckmorton (SF) Jason Badilla, Kenneth King | |
| 10:41 | Marquette | Luigi Costa makes the free throw | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Richard Midgett steals the ball from Michael Markham | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:02 | Marquette | Michael Markham steps in front of the William Throckmorton pass | 33-50 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Vernon Raymo is fouled on the floor by William Throckmorton - foul #2 on William Throckmorton, team foul #8 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clark Greer (PG), Rubin Mims (SF) Sidney Rhodes, Bennie Marques | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Crawford (PG), Kenneth King (PF) Luigi Costa, Richard Midgett | |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Vernon Raymo makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Vernon Raymo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Kenneth King is fouled on the floor by Michael Markham - foul #3 on Michael Markham, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joesph Bartlett (SG) Timothy Donaldson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Kenneth King misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Frank Alderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | William Watts connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Crawford | 35-53 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Clark Greer misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Crawford - foul #1 on Thomas Crawford, team foul #9 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Crigler (PF) Michael Markham | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Badilla (SF) William Throckmorton | |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Clark Greer makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Clark Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:27 | Marquette | Rubin Mims is called for the reach on Jason Badilla - foul #1 on Rubin Mims, team foul #8 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Donaldson (SG), Bennie Marques (SF) Joesph Bartlett, Rubin Mims | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Midgett (PF) Kenneth King | |
| 08:27 | Marquette | Jason Badilla makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 08:27 | Marquette | Jason Badilla makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Timothy Donaldson is fouled on the floor by Frank Alderson - foul #2 on Frank Alderson, team foul #10 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sam Harris (C) Vernon Raymo | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Timothy Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Timothy Donaldson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Sam Harris gets the offensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Jason Badilla picks off the pass by Timothy Donaldson | 38-55 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Frank Alderson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Timothy Donaldson | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clark Greer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Donaldson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bennie Marques (fresh) PF - George Crigler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sam Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Watts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Badilla (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Midgett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Alderson (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Clark Greer is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Clark Greer, team foul #9 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Rhodes (PG), Michael Markham (PF) Clark Greer, George Crigler | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth King (SG), William Throckmorton (SF), Larry Woods (PF), Jamie Morrison (C) Thomas Crawford, William Watts, Richard Midgett, Frank Alderson | |
| 06:54 | Marquette | Larry Woods travels with the ball | 38-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rubin Mims (SF), Vernon Raymo (C) Bennie Marques, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Jamie Morrison swats the layup by Michael Markham | 38-55 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Kenneth King snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | Larry Woods drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Rubin Mims buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:22 | Marquette | William Throckmorton is fouled on the floor by Rubin Mims - foul #2 on Rubin Mims, team foul #10 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clark Greer (PG), Joesph Bartlett (SG), Bennie Marques (SF), Sam Harris (C) Sidney Rhodes, Timothy Donaldson, Rubin Mims, Vernon Raymo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Crawford (PG), William Watts (SG) Jason Badilla, Kenneth King | |
| 05:22 | Marquette | William Throckmorton makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 05:22 | Marquette | William Throckmorton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Bennie Marques knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 42-59 |
| 04:42 | Marquette | Sam Harris swats the dunk try by Jamie Morrison | 42-59 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Sam Harris grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Bennie Marques hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Michael Markham gets the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Michael Markham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 42-59 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | Jamie Morrison grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | William Throckmorton connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Crawford | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Clark Greer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Crawford - foul #2 on Thomas Crawford, team foul #11 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Donaldson (SG), George Crigler (PF), Vernon Raymo (C) Joesph Bartlett, Michael Markham, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | Marquette | Luigi Costa (PG), Jason Badilla (SG), Kenneth King (SF), Richard Midgett (PF) Thomas Crawford, William Watts, William Throckmorton, Larry Woods | |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Clark Greer misses the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Clark Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Richard Midgett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Timothy Donaldson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clark Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Donaldson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bennie Marques (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Crigler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Vernon Raymo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Luigi Costa (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jason Badilla (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth King (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Midgett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Clark Greer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Jason Badilla gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Luigi Costa is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Luigi Costa, team foul #12 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Rhodes (PG), Rubin Mims (SF) Clark Greer, Bennie Marques | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Rubin Mims slams it home | 45-61 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Jamie Morrison lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Badilla and the foul's on Timothy Donaldson - foul #2 on Timothy Donaldson, team foul #11 | 45-63 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Jamie Morrison misses the free throw | 45-63 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Vernon Raymo pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Timothy Donaldson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-63 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Luigi Costa is called for 10 seconds | 47-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clark Greer (PG), Bennie Marques (SF), Michael Markham (PF) Sidney Rhodes, Rubin Mims, George Crigler | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Clark Greer drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Donaldson | 49-63 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Luigi Costa buries a floater from the left side | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Timothy Donaldson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Vernon Raymo tips it back up and in | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Jamie Morrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Bennie Marques gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Timothy Donaldson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Michael Markham can't tip it in | 51-65 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Luigi Costa grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Luigi Costa runs out the clock | 51-65 |