| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 31-35 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | James McNutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson is called for traveling | 31-35 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Johnny Malinoski - foul #3 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (C) Johnny Malinoski | |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:14 | UNLV | Walter Adkins is fouled on the floor by Thomas Raymo - foul #1 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 17:53 | UNLV | William Taylor steps in front of the James McNutt pass | 33-35 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Joseph Smith is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Leeson - foul #1 on Lawrence Leeson, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:31 | Marquette | William Taylor is fouled on the floor by Dennis Gean - foul #1 on Dennis Gean, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo's pass is intercepted by James McNutt | 33-37 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | James McNutt double dribbles | 33-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Irving Walker (SF) Joseph Smith, Thomas Raymo | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF) John Dziedzic, Dennis Gean | |
| 16:47 | Marquette | William Taylor hits a turnaround in the lane | 35-37 |
| 16:35 | UNLV | William Washington is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Washington, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG) James McNutt | |
| 16:28 | Marquette | John Drye comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Walter Adkins | 35-37 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Darwin Catanzaro denies the turnaround by Ronald Geary | 35-37 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 15:45 | UNLV | William Washington snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) SG - Richard Swoope (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irving Walker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Drye (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Ulloa (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) C - Walter Adkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UNLV | Walter Adkins drills a turnaround from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 15:17 | Marquette | Richard Swoope misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | John Ulloa pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-39 |
| 15:01 | Marquette | Irving Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:42 | Marquette | Irving Walker buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Calvin Johnson | 38-39 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Ronald Geary is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Thomas Raymo (SF), Lawrence Leeson (PF), William Taylor (C) Richard Swoope, Irving Walker, John Drye, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), John Dziedzic (SG), Dennis Gean (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) John Ulloa, William Washington, Christopher Bartholomew, Walter Adkins | |
| 14:12 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Dziedzic | 38-41 |
| 13:23 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 13:21 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson tips it home | 40-41 |
| 13:03 | UNLV | Dennis Gean hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Dziedzic | 40-43 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Joseph Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lawrence Leeson | 43-43 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Dennis Gean comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Joseph Smith connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Lawrence Leeson | 45-43 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski can't finish the layup | 45-43 |
| 11:41 | UNLV | Dennis Gean tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Raymo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Dziedzic (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Geary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Malinoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Marquette | Joseph Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Dennis Gean gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | John Dziedzic knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Geary | 45-48 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 45-48 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Ronald Geary snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 10:34 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | William Taylor misses the shot from the right block | 45-51 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | James McNutt grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | John Dziedzic can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski gets the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by John Dziedzic is blocked by William Taylor | 45-51 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Lawrence Leeson | 45-51 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Raymo is blocked by Ronald Geary | 45-51 |
| 09:39 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Ronald Geary knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Gean and he's hacked by Thomas Raymo - foul #2 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Walker (PG), Richard Swoope (SG), Enoch Zechiel (SF), John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Joseph Smith, Calvin Johnson, Thomas Raymo, Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), William Washington (SF), Christopher Bartholomew (PF), Walter Adkins (C) James McNutt, John Dziedzic, Dennis Gean, Johnny Malinoski | |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Ronald Geary makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | John Drye misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-54 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Ronald Geary grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | William Washington misses the 3 from straight away | 45-54 |
| 08:49 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darwin Catanzaro | 45-54 |
| 08:27 | Marquette | Irving Walker lays it in on a great pass from Richard Swoope | 47-54 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Enoch Zechiel - foul #2 on Enoch Zechiel, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SG) Ronald Geary | |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | John Drye grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | John Drye misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 07:51 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Darwin Catanzaro | 47-54 |
| 07:35 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel is whistled for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG) John Ulloa | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Irving Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) PF - John Drye (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Duty (fresh) SF - William Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) C - Walter Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UNLV | James McNutt connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by William Washington | 47-56 |
| 07:04 | Marquette | John Drye clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Richard Swoope grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Richard Swoope misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro hits the follow up shot | 49-56 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | William Washington clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Walter Adkins tips it home | 49-58 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | John Drye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | William Washington gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | James McNutt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Drye - foul #2 on John Drye, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Thomas Raymo (SF), Lawrence Leeson (PF), William Taylor (C) Irving Walker, Enoch Zechiel, John Drye, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG), Dennis Gean (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Paul Duty, Christopher Bartholomew, Walter Adkins | |
| 05:46 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (SG) Richard Swoope | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:09 | UNLV | William Washington hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Gean | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by John Dziedzic - foul #1 on John Dziedzic, team foul #4 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), Paul Duty (SF) James McNutt, William Washington | |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski's dunk attempt is rejected by Lawrence Leeson | 51-63 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | William Taylor gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Joseph Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 04:33 | Marquette | William Taylor tips it back up and in | 53-63 |
| 04:19 | UNLV | The short jumper by Dennis Gean is denied by Lawrence Leeson | 53-63 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | John Dziedzic knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by John Ulloa and the foul's on William Taylor - foul #3 on William Taylor, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Swoope (SG) Calvin Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), William Washington (SF), Christopher Bartholomew (C) John Ulloa, Paul Duty, Johnny Malinoski | |
| 03:39 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Joseph Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | John Dziedzic pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Raymo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | UNLV | William Washington clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | William Taylor can't tip it in | 55-66 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | John Dziedzic pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | John Dziedzic is hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #3 on Joseph Smith, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Walker (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SF), John Drye (PF) Joseph Smith, Thomas Raymo, Lawrence Leeson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (C) Dennis Gean | |
| 02:50 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | John Drye grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Richard Swoope hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Thomas Raymo (SF), Lawrence Leeson (PF) Irving Walker, Enoch Zechiel, John Drye | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Gean (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Christopher Bartholomew, Walter Adkins | |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Dennis Gean comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-67 |
| 02:17 | Marquette | William Taylor snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo hits the follow up shot | 60-67 |
| 01:57 | UNLV | John Dziedzic connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James McNutt | 60-70 |
| 01:47 | Marquette | William Washington steals the ball from Thomas Raymo | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Thomas Raymo steals it from Johnny Malinoski | 60-70 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Joseph Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SG), Irving Walker (SF), John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Joseph Smith, Richard Swoope, Thomas Raymo, Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:04 | UNLV | William Washington misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 01:02 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski tips it home | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-72 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Irving Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Irving Walker clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Johnny Malinoski - foul #4 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #5 | 60-72 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Irving Walker misses the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Irving Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | William Washington lays it up and in set up by James McNutt | 61-74 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-74 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Irving Walker snags the offensive board | 61-74 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 61-74 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | John Drye pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-74 |
| 00:10 | Marquette | William Washington steals the ball from Darwin Catanzaro | 61-74 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | John Dziedzic lays it up and in on a great pass from William Washington | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-76 |