| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Keen (fresh) SG - Jeffery Hershman (fresh) SF - George Parker (fresh) PF - Cody Strode (fresh) C - Joseph Fennell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Chuck Shults (fresh) SG - Leon Lupien (fresh) SF - David Whittington (fresh) PF - Bobby Brackman (fresh) C - Roger Timmons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Joseph Fennell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Jeffery Hershman blows the layup but the foul's on Chuck Shults - foul #1 on Chuck Shults, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Jeffery Hershman makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Jeffery Hershman misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | David Whittington jams it on a great pass from Chuck Shults | 1-2 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Cody Strode can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Roger Timmons pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | David Whittington is fouled on the floor by George Parker - foul #1 on George Parker, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Leon Lupien misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Joseph Fennell grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | William Keen buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Parker | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | David Whittington is hacked by George Parker - foul #2 on George Parker, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Witmer (SF) George Parker | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Cody Strode picks off the pass by Roger Timmons | 3-2 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Cody Strode knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 16:54 | Marquette | Leon Lupien misses short on a runner from close range | 5-2 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Joseph Fennell grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Charles Witmer clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Leon Lupien's pass is intercepted by William Keen | 5-2 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | William Keen hits the finger roll | 7-2 |
| 16:14 | Marquette | Leon Lupien lays it in on a great pass from Chuck Shults and he's hacked by Jeffery Hershman - foul #1 on Jeffery Hershman, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Carr (SG), Doug Holland (PF), Matthew Williams (C) Jeffery Hershman, Cody Strode, Joseph Fennell | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:14 | Marquette | Leon Lupien makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | William Keen is hacked by Leon Lupien - foul #1 on Leon Lupien, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Milliner (PF) Bobby Brackman | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Keen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vincent Carr (fresh) SF - Charles Witmer (fresh) PF - Doug Holland (fresh) C - Matthew Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Chuck Shults (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leon Lupien (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Whittington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Milliner (fresh) C - Roger Timmons (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Doug Holland is called for a backcourt violation | 7-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Meserve (C) Roger Timmons | |
| 15:23 | Marquette | David Meserve hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Charles Witmer snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Matthew Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-5 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | David Whittington travels with the ball | 9-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Hershman (SG), Joseph Sheffield (SF), Joseph Fennell (C) William Keen, Charles Witmer, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilfred Herr (PG), Willis Rockwell (SG), Maynard High (C) Chuck Shults, Leon Lupien, David Whittington | |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Wilfred Herr steals it from Vincent Carr | 9-5 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Wilfred Herr dunks the ball | 9-7 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Maynard High steals it from Jeffery Hershman | 9-7 |
| 13:53 | Marquette | Maynard High makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Wilfred Herr | 9-9 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Joseph Fennell misses the easy layup | 9-9 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Willis Rockwell gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Wilfred Herr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Doug Holland pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Doug Holland misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 9-9 |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Wilfred Herr gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Willis Rockwell is hacked by Jeffery Hershman - foul #2 on Jeffery Hershman, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Keen (PG), Charles Witmer (SG), Cody Strode (PF), Matthew Williams (C) Vincent Carr, Jeffery Hershman, Doug Holland, Joseph Fennell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Chuck Shults (PG), Leon Lupien (SG), David Whittington (SF), Bobby Brackman (PF), Roger Timmons (C) Wilfred Herr, Willis Rockwell, Mark Milliner, David Meserve, Maynard High | |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Leon Lupien misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Chuck Shults | 9-11 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Joseph Sheffield's pass is intercepted by Leon Lupien | 9-11 |
| 11:45 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman steps out of bounds on the sideline | 9-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Carr (SG) Joseph Sheffield | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Keen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vincent Carr (fresh) SF - Charles Witmer (fresh) PF - Cody Strode (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Chuck Shults (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leon Lupien (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Whittington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Brackman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Timmons (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Cody Strode blows the dunk | 9-11 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Cody Strode tips it in | 11-11 |
| 11:00 | Marquette | The jumper by Leon Lupien is denied by Cody Strode | 11-11 |
| 10:58 | Marquette | Leon Lupien gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 11-11 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Roger Timmons grabs the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Charles Witmer steps in front of the Leon Lupien pass | 11-11 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Charles Witmer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-11 |
| 10:03 | Marquette | Roger Timmons grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | David Whittington dunks the ball set up by Bobby Brackman | 11-13 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | William Keen connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Carr | 13-13 |
| 09:20 | Marquette | Leon Lupien misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | David Whittington grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Roger Timmons hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Leon Lupien | 13-15 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Leon Lupien picks off the pass by Vincent Carr | 13-15 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Roger Timmons is hacked by Matthew Williams - foul #1 on Matthew Williams, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Sheffield (SF), Doug Holland (PF), Joseph Fennell (C) Vincent Carr, Cody Strode, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilfred Herr (PG), Willis Rockwell (SG), Mark Milliner (SF), David Meserve (PF), Maynard High (C) Chuck Shults, Leon Lupien, David Whittington, Bobby Brackman, Roger Timmons | |
| 08:16 | Marquette | Willis Rockwell knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wilfred Herr | 13-17 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | William Keen is hacked by Wilfred Herr - foul #1 on Wilfred Herr, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Maynard High swats the short shot by Doug Holland | 13-17 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Joseph Sheffield hits the follow up shot | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Keen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Witmer (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Sheffield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Doug Holland (fresh) C - Joseph Fennell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wilfred Herr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willis Rockwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Milliner (fresh) PF - David Meserve (fresh) C - Maynard High (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Wilfred Herr can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Doug Holland gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Doug Holland is called for a charge - foul #1 on Doug Holland, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Mark Milliner misses the easy layup | 15-17 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Willis Rockwell can't tip it in | 15-17 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | William Keen gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Charles Witmer can't connect on a jumper from close range | 15-17 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Doug Holland gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Doug Holland is hacked by Mark Milliner - foul #1 on Mark Milliner, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Chuck Shults (PG), Leon Lupien (SG), David Whittington (SF) Wilfred Herr, Willis Rockwell, Maynard High | |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Joseph Sheffield knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Leon Lupien misses long on a shot in the paint | 17-17 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | William Keen snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Charles Witmer hits the finger roll set up by William Keen | 19-17 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | Charles Witmer is called for the reach on Leon Lupien - foul #1 on Charles Witmer, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Carr (SG), Cody Strode (PF) Joseph Sheffield, Doug Holland | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bobby Brackman (PF), Roger Timmons (C) Mark Milliner, David Meserve | |
| 05:07 | Marquette | Leon Lupien makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | Leon Lupien makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Charles Witmer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 04:38 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Fennell | 19-19 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | William Keen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-19 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman hits a runner from close range on a great pass from David Whittington and he's fouled by Cody Strode - foul #1 on Cody Strode, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Doug Holland (C) Joseph Fennell | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Chuck Shults steps in front of the William Keen pass in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | David Whittington clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Doug Holland grabs the board | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Keen (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Witmer (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Cody Strode (fresh) 4 pts. C - Doug Holland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Chuck Shults (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leon Lupien (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Whittington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Brackman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Chuck Shults is called for the reach on William Keen - foul #2 on Chuck Shults, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Hershman (SG), George Parker (SF) Vincent Carr, Charles Witmer | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:08 | Xavier | William Keen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-22 |
| 03:07 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Jeffery Hershman is called for the reach on Leon Lupien - foul #3 on Jeffery Hershman, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Carr (SG), Matthew Williams (C) Jeffery Hershman, Cody Strode | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilfred Herr (PG), Mark Milliner (SF), David Meserve (PF) Chuck Shults, David Whittington, Bobby Brackman | |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Leon Lupien makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Leon Lupien makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | George Parker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Milliner - foul #2 on Mark Milliner, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willis Rockwell (SG), Maynard High (C) Leon Lupien, Roger Timmons | |
| 02:32 | Xavier | George Parker misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | George Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Willis Rockwell snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | William Keen is called for the reach on Wilfred Herr - foul #1 on William Keen, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cody Strode (PF) Doug Holland | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Wilfred Herr makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Wilfred Herr misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cody Strode | 19-25 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Cody Strode misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Maynard High - foul #1 on Maynard High, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Whittington (SF) Maynard High | |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Cody Strode makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Cody Strode misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | David Whittington grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | David Meserve misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-25 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Cody Strode gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | William Keen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Wilfred Herr - foul #2 on Wilfred Herr, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Fennell (C) Cody Strode | |
| Subs | Marquette | Chuck Shults (PG) Wilfred Herr | |
| 01:31 | Xavier | William Keen makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | William Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Joseph Fennell swats the short shot by Mark Milliner | 22-25 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Mark Milliner tips it home | 22-27 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | William Keen is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Keen, team foul #11 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Sheffield (SF), Doug Holland (PF) George Parker, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leon Lupien (SG), Bobby Brackman (PF), Roger Timmons (C) Willis Rockwell, Mark Milliner, David Meserve | |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Roger Timmons's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Sheffield | 22-27 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | David Whittington tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Bobby Brackman blocks the short jumper by Joseph Sheffield | 22-29 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | The rebound goes to David Whittington | 22-29 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman clanks a floater from the left block | 22-29 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Joseph Sheffield grabs the board | 22-29 |