| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) SF - Derek Riles (fresh) PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Gutierres (fresh) SG - Paul Reilly (fresh) SF - Earl Ferguson (fresh) PF - David Shanley (fresh) C - Isaac Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Marshall | Paul Reilly's fadeaway is rejected by Derek Riles | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Marshall | Paul Reilly tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | UTEP | Boris Polinski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | UTEP | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | Derek Riles makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Boris Polinski | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Marshall | Paul Reilly is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | Boris Polinski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Hovey | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | UTEP | John Thomas gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Isaac Lewis is called for the reach on Gary Hovey - foul #1 on Isaac Lewis, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Boris Polinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Derek Riles | 8-2 |
| 17:21 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Boris Polinski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 17:14 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:53 | Marshall | Paul Reilly misses the lay-in | 8-5 |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Ward Toomey gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:47 | UTEP | Gary Hovey loses the dribble to Paul Reilly | 8-5 |
| 16:43 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres misses the easy layup | 8-5 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | David Shanley gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:28 | Marshall | Paul Reilly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Carlson (SG), James Hause (SF), James Spivey (PF), Brett Wilder (C) Paul Reilly, Earl Ferguson, David Shanley, Isaac Lewis | |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Gary Hovey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brett Wilder - foul #1 on Brett Wilder, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Dummer (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Derek Riles, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Marshall | Nelson Cooley (PG) Richard Gutierres | |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Gary Hovey makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Gary Hovey misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:13 | Marshall | The rebound goes to James Spivey | 9-5 |
| 16:02 | Marshall | James Hause can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dummer (fresh) PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Nelson Cooley (fresh) SG - Donald Carlson (fresh) SF - James Hause (fresh) PF - James Spivey (fresh) C - Brett Wilder (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | UTEP | Steven Dummer misses long on a floater from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 15:52 | Marshall | James Hause grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 15:40 | Marshall | James Spivey lays it in | 9-7 |
| 15:30 | UTEP | Boris Polinski is called for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Gary Hovey, Boris Polinski, Ward Toomey | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Gutierres (PG) Nelson Cooley | |
| 15:09 | Marshall | James Spivey buries a jump hook near the basket | 9-9 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Steven Dummer travels with the ball | 9-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Riles (SF), John Thomas (C) Steven Dummer, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Reilly (SG), Earl Ferguson (SF), David Shanley (PF), Isaac Lewis (C) Donald Carlson, James Hause, James Spivey, Brett Wilder | |
| 14:39 | Marshall | Paul Reilly buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Shanley and he's fouled by Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #1 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Polinski (SG) Charles Franks | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:39 | Marshall | Paul Reilly makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:22 | UTEP | Derek Riles misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 9-12 |
| 14:20 | Marshall | David Shanley gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:04 | Marshall | Paul Reilly hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Richard Gutierres | 9-14 |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Derek Riles connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 11-14 |
| 13:29 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Steven Dummer (SF), Ward Toomey (PF) Salvador Gonzales, Derek Riles, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Carlson (PG) Richard Gutierres | |
| 13:17 | Marshall | John Thomas denies the turnaround by Paul Reilly | 11-14 |
| 13:16 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:57 | Marshall | Paul Reilly can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-14 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | Boris Polinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Steven Dummer tips it in | 13-14 |
| 12:20 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis's pass is intercepted by Boris Polinski | 13-14 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | Boris Polinski lays it up and in | 15-14 |
| 12:13 | Marshall | Paul Reilly is hacked by Ward Toomey - foul #1 on Ward Toomey, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (SG), Derek Riles (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Boris Polinski, Steven Dummer, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Gutierres (PG), James Hause (SF), James Spivey (PF), Brett Wilder (C) Paul Reilly, Earl Ferguson, David Shanley, Isaac Lewis | |
| 11:55 | Marshall | James Hause connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Donald Carlson | 15-16 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Gutierres (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Carlson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hause (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Spivey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brett Wilder (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 11:29 | UTEP | Derek Riles tips it back up and in | 17-16 |
| 11:16 | Marshall | Donald Carlson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 11:14 | Marshall | James Spivey tips it back up and in | 17-18 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Derek Riles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Derek Riles, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| 10:46 | Marshall | James Hause is whistled for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Polinski (SG) Gary Hovey | |
| Subs | Marshall | Earl Ferguson (SF), Isaac Lewis (C) James Hause, Brett Wilder | |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Derek Riles's floater is knocked away by Isaac Lewis | 17-18 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Derek Riles pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:13 | UTEP | The short jumper by Alfredo Gallo is denied by Earl Ferguson | 17-18 |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Derek Riles grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 17-18 |
| 09:53 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 09:43 | Marshall | James Spivey can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Derek Riles - foul #2 on Derek Riles, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Steven Dummer (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), John Thomas (C) Salvador Gonzales, Derek Riles, Ward Toomey, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Reilly (SG) Donald Carlson | |
| 09:43 | Marshall | James Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:43 | Marshall | James Spivey misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:43 | UTEP | John Thomas grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | John Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Isaac Lewis - foul #2 on Isaac Lewis, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Shanley (PF), Brett Wilder (C) James Spivey, Isaac Lewis | |
| 09:25 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:07 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson misses badly on a shot from close range | 19-19 |
| 09:06 | UTEP | Boris Polinski grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Earl Ferguson swats the layup by Steven Dummer | 19-19 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Boris Polinski gets the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Steven Dummer is fouled on the floor by Richard Gutierres - foul #1 on Richard Gutierres, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Carlson (PG), James Hause (SF) Richard Gutierres, Earl Ferguson | |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Gary Hovey can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-19 |
| 08:29 | Marshall | Donald Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:25 | Marshall | James Hause hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Dummer - foul #1 on Steven Dummer, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| 08:25 | Marshall | James Hause makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:25 | Marshall | James Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:11 | UTEP | John Thomas drills a shot from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 07:48 | Marshall | Paul Reilly clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Polinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dummer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Donald Carlson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Reilly (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Hause (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Shanley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brett Wilder (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | UTEP | John Thomas misses the easy layup | 21-21 |
| 07:26 | Marshall | Brett Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Donald Carlson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brett Wilder | 21-23 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Gary Hovey clanks a floater near the basket | 21-23 |
| 06:49 | Marshall | Paul Reilly gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:35 | Marshall | James Hause clanks a shot from the right side | 21-23 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Paul Reilly is called for the reach on Boris Polinski - foul #1 on Paul Reilly, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Ward Toomey (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Gary Hovey, Boris Polinski, Jonathan Blackmon, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Gutierres (PG), Earl Ferguson (SF), James Spivey (PF), George Michaels (C) Paul Reilly, James Hause, David Shanley, Brett Wilder | |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales blows the layup | 21-23 |
| 06:12 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:59 | Marshall | James Spivey misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ward Toomey - foul #2 on Ward Toomey, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (PF) Ward Toomey | |
| Subs | Marshall | Nelson Cooley (SG) Donald Carlson | |
| 05:59 | Marshall | James Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:59 | Marshall | James Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:47 | UTEP | Steven Dummer misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Spivey - foul #1 on James Spivey, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Hause (SG) Nelson Cooley | |
| 05:47 | UTEP | Steven Dummer makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:47 | UTEP | Steven Dummer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:32 | Marshall | Salvador Gonzales steps in front of the Richard Gutierres pass | 23-25 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Charles Franks comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 05:21 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:57 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Steven Dummer comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales hits the follow up shot | 25-28 |
| 04:18 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | David Heidel snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | James Hause takes the ball from Salvador Gonzales | 25-28 |
| 03:51 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Steven Dummer and he's hacked by Richard Gutierres - foul #2 on Richard Gutierres, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Polinski (SG), Derek Riles (SF), Ward Toomey (PF), John Thomas (C) Charles Franks, Steven Dummer, David Heidel, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Reilly (SG), David Shanley (PF), Isaac Lewis (C) James Hause, James Spivey, George Michaels | |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Gutierres (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Reilly (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Earl Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Shanley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Isaac Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Marshall | David Shanley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Gutierres | 28-30 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Derek Riles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG) Salvador Gonzales | |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Carlson (SF) Earl Ferguson | |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Paul Reilly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-30 |
| 02:53 | Marshall | David Shanley tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | John Thomas loses the dribble to Donald Carlson | 28-32 |
| 02:19 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 02:18 | UTEP | Boris Polinski snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Boris Polinski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 02:00 | Marshall | Donald Carlson grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 01:38 | Marshall | John Thomas is called for the reach on Richard Gutierres - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #8 | 28-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Earl Ferguson (SF) Donald Carlson | |
| 01:38 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:38 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:16 | UTEP | Boris Polinski is fouled on the floor by Earl Ferguson - foul #1 on Earl Ferguson, team foul #8 | 28-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Carlson (PG) Richard Gutierres | |
| 01:16 | UTEP | Boris Polinski makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:16 | UTEP | Boris Polinski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:16 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 01:08 | Marshall | Paul Reilly is hacked by Gary Hovey - foul #1 on Gary Hovey, team foul #9 | 29-34 |
| 01:08 | Marshall | Paul Reilly misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Gary Hovey misses the easy layup | 29-34 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Donald Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 00:32 | Marshall | Paul Reilly misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Derek Riles - foul #3 on Derek Riles, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Dummer (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Derek Riles, Ward Toomey, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Spivey (PF), Brett Wilder (C) David Shanley, Isaac Lewis | |
| 00:32 | Marshall | Paul Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:32 | Marshall | Paul Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Steven Dummer tips it home | 31-36 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Paul Reilly makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Donald Carlson | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Boris Polinski can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 31-38 |