| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) SF - Richard Charlton (fresh) PF - Terry Beauford (fresh) C - John Sandifer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) SG - Donnie Melton (fresh) SF - Edmundo Rossi (fresh) PF - Michael Burkett (fresh) C - Charles Wink (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | John Sandifer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Richard Charlton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Marquette | Terry Beauford pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Marquette | Richard Charlton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Marshall | Eric Suda grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Marshall | Kris Bradwell picks off the pass by Eric Suda | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Richard Charlton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kris Bradwell | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Marshall | Michael Burkett grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Marshall | Eric Suda is hacked by Benjamin Slick - foul #1 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Marshall | Charles Wink comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Benjamin Slick - foul #2 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG) Benjamin Slick | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 18:14 | Marshall | Charles Wink misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Marshall | Charles Wink makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | Michael Fentress knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 17:41 | Marshall | Michael Fentress picks off the pass by Donnie Melton | 4-1 |
| 17:24 | Marquette | Michael Burkett blocks the short jumper by John Sandifer | 4-1 |
| 17:22 | Marshall | Charles Wink grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 17:08 | Marshall | Charles Wink scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Burkett | 4-3 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | Terry Beauford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Terry Beauford, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Gregory Haberman (C) Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton, Terry Beauford, John Sandifer | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 16:37 | Marshall | Charles Wink can't finish the layup | 4-3 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:19 | Marquette | Michael Fentress comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Michael Burkett gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:12 | Marshall | Donnie Melton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Suda | 4-6 |
| 16:00 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas is hacked by Michael Burkett - foul #1 on Michael Burkett, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Stearns (fresh) SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) C - Gregory Haberman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donnie Melton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edmundo Rossi (fresh) PF - Michael Burkett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Wink (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Michael Fentress comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Eric Suda - foul #1 on Eric Suda, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Michael Fentress makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Michael Fentress misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:47 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:32 | Marshall | Eric Suda buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donnie Melton | 5-9 |
| 15:13 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas is whistled for traveling | 5-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG), Richard Charlton (SF) John Stearns, Nenad Denisov | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (SG), Justin Hanley (PF), Reinaldo Romano (C) Donnie Melton, Michael Burkett, Charles Wink | |
| 14:57 | Marshall | Eric Suda makes the floater from the left side set up by Antonio Mannino | 5-11 |
| 14:48 | Marquette | Richard Charlton buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-11 |
| 14:37 | Marshall | Antonio Mannino scores on a jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 14:28 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kris Bradwell, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Ernie Cantrell (PF) Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton, Darrell Christmas | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG), Jerry Farrell (SF) Eric Suda, Edmundo Rossi | |
| 14:11 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Farrell and the foul's on Ernie Cantrell - foul #1 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Darrell Christmas (PF) Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:11 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano makes the free throw | 8-16 |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-16 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano drills a floater from just outside the lane | 8-18 |
| 13:21 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov drills a fadeaway in the paint | 10-18 |
| 13:12 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson loses the dribble to Michael Fentress | 10-18 |
| 12:52 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov is hacked by Antonio Mannino - foul #1 on Antonio Mannino, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG), Richard Charlton (SF), Ernie Cantrell (PF), John Sandifer (C) John Stearns, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Gregory Haberman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Donnie Melton (SG), Edmundo Rossi (SF), Michael Burkett (PF), Charles Wink (C) Raymond Simpson, Antonio Mannino, Jerry Farrell, Justin Hanley, Reinaldo Romano | |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Burkett - foul #2 on Michael Burkett, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Darrell Christmas (PF) Michael Fentress | |
| Subs | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano (C) Michael Burkett | |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:29 | Marshall | Donnie Melton is hacked by Ernie Cantrell - foul #2 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG) Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 12:20 | Marshall | Donnie Melton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Wink | 11-18 |
| 12:00 | Marshall | Charles Wink pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Charlton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell Christmas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sandifer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Melton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmundo Rossi (fresh) PF - Charles Wink (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Reinaldo Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:52 | Marshall | Eric Suda hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donnie Melton | 11-20 |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas lays it in on a great pass from Kris Bradwell | 13-20 |
| 11:18 | Marshall | Donnie Melton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-23 |
| 11:14 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-23 |
| 11:12 | Marshall | Charles Wink grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 10:43 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi is called for a charge - foul #1 on Edmundo Rossi, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Terry Beauford (PF), Gregory Haberman (C) Michael Fentress, Darrell Christmas, John Sandifer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Justin Hanley (PF) Reinaldo Romano | |
| 10:25 | Marquette | Charles Wink blocks the jumper by Benjamin Slick | 13-23 |
| 10:24 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman grabs the offensive board | 13-23 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Richard Charlton loses the ball out of bounds | 13-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF) Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (SG) Donnie Melton | |
| 09:56 | Marshall | Antonio Mannino is whistled for a carry | 13-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Richard Charlton (SF), John Sandifer (C) Benjamin Slick, John Stearns, Nenad Denisov, Gregory Haberman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG) Eric Suda | |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Charles Wink steals the ball from Michael Fentress | 13-23 |
| 09:40 | Marshall | Antonio Mannino buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Wink | 13-25 |
| 09:20 | Marquette | Charles Wink is called for the reach on John Sandifer - foul #1 on Charles Wink, team foul #6 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Gregory Haberman (C) Michael Fentress, Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton, John Sandifer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Farrell (SF) Edmundo Rossi | |
| 09:04 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-25 |
| 09:02 | Marshall | Charles Wink pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| 08:58 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 13-25 |
| 08:57 | Marshall | Justin Hanley tips it but misses | 13-25 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov loses the ball out of bounds | 13-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Richard Charlton (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), John Sandifer (C) Benjamin Slick, John Stearns, Nenad Denisov, Terry Beauford, Gregory Haberman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Donnie Melton (SG), Reinaldo Romano (C) Raymond Simpson, Antonio Mannino, Charles Wink | |
| 08:29 | Marshall | The refs have stopped play. Reinaldo Romano is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 13-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Wink (C) Reinaldo Romano | |
| 08:15 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | John Sandifer snags the defensive board | 13-25 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Michael Fentress is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Fentress, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Gregory Haberman (C) Michael Fentress, John Sandifer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (SG), Edmundo Rossi (SF) Jerry Farrell, Justin Hanley | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Charlton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell Christmas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Haberman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Mannino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmundo Rossi (fresh) PF - Donnie Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Charles Wink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Marshall | Charles Wink hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Suda | 13-27 |
| 07:24 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #8 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Terry Beauford (PF), John Sandifer (C) Benjamin Slick, Darrell Christmas, Gregory Haberman | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Donnie Melton knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Suda | 13-30 |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Michael Fentress is fouled on the floor by Antonio Mannino - foul #2 on Antonio Mannino, team foul #7 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Gregory Haberman (C) Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton, Terry Beauford, John Sandifer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Justin Hanley (PF) Antonio Mannino | |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Michael Fentress makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Michael Fentress makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:44 | Marshall | Donnie Melton scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edmundo Rossi | 15-33 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Edmundo Rossi swats the dunk try by Gregory Haberman | 15-33 |
| 06:22 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman hits the follow up shot | 17-33 |
| 06:02 | Marshall | Michael Fentress takes the ball from Donnie Melton | 17-33 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov lays it in set up by Michael Fentress | 19-33 |
| 05:45 | Marshall | John Stearns takes the ball from Charles Wink | 19-33 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman misses the jumper in the paint | 19-33 |
| 05:26 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov snags the offensive board | 19-33 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | Michael Fentress can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-33 |
| 05:06 | Marshall | Eric Suda grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 05:02 | Marshall | Eric Suda clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-33 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman snags the defensive board | 19-33 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Charles Wink - foul #2 on Charles Wink, team foul #8 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG), Richard Charlton (SF), Terry Beauford (PF), John Sandifer (C) Michael Fentress, John Stearns, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG), Jerry Farrell (SF), Michael Burkett (C) Eric Suda, Edmundo Rossi, Charles Wink | |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman makes the free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-35 |
| 04:26 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman clanks a floater from the free throw line | 22-35 |
| 04:24 | Marshall | Justin Hanley snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 04:16 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Richard Charlton | 22-35 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 04:09 | Marquette | John Sandifer snags the offensive board | 22-35 |
| 03:58 | Marquette | Terry Beauford clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Farrell - foul #1 on Jerry Farrell, team foul #9 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell (PF) Gregory Haberman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (SG), Edmundo Rossi (SF), Charles Wink (C) Donnie Melton, Jerry Farrell, Justin Hanley | |
| 03:58 | Marquette | Terry Beauford misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:58 | Marquette | Terry Beauford makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:41 | Marshall | Charles Wink hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 23-35 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | John Sandifer gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Beauford (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Charlton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Sandifer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Raymond Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Antonio Mannino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmundo Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Burkett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Wink (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Terry Beauford misses long on a shot in the paint | 23-35 |
| 03:34 | Marshall | Michael Burkett pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 03:27 | Marshall | Michael Burkett hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Terry Beauford - foul #2 on Terry Beauford, team foul #9 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG) Terry Beauford | |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG) Raymond Simpson | |
| 03:27 | Marshall | Michael Burkett misses the free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Sandifer | 23-37 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Edmundo Rossi steals it from Richard Charlton | 23-37 |
| 02:49 | Marshall | Eric Suda misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 02:48 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kris Bradwell | 23-37 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Richard Charlton drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kris Bradwell | 26-37 |
| 02:18 | Marshall | Charles Wink buries a shot from the right side | 26-39 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Eric Suda is called for the reach on Michael Fentress - foul #2 on Eric Suda, team foul #10 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Haberman (C) John Sandifer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Farrell (SF) Edmundo Rossi | |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Michael Fentress makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Michael Fentress makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Eric Suda is hacked by Michael Fentress in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Fentress, team foul #10 | 28-39 |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Eric Suda makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Eric Suda makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Richard Charlton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell hits the follow up shot | 30-41 |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Michael Burkett is fouled on the floor by Ernie Cantrell - foul #3 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #11 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Darrell Christmas (PF), John Sandifer (C) Michael Fentress, Ernie Cantrell, Gregory Haberman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG), Donnie Melton (SG) Eric Suda, Antonio Mannino | |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Michael Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Michael Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Michael Burkett pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 01:00 | Marshall | Donnie Melton is fouled on the floor by Darrell Christmas - foul #1 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #12 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Terry Beauford (PF), Gregory Haberman (C) Benjamin Slick, Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton, Darrell Christmas, John Sandifer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi (SF), Reinaldo Romano (C) Jerry Farrell, Charles Wink | |
| 01:00 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 01:00 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 00:48 | Marquette | John Stearns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Burkett - foul #3 on Michael Burkett, team foul #11 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG), Richard Charlton (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Michael Fentress, Nenad Denisov, Terry Beauford | |
| Subs | Marshall | Justin Hanley (PF) Michael Burkett | |
| 00:48 | Marquette | John Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 00:48 | Marquette | John Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 00:48 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Reinaldo Romano | 31-45 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Justin Hanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), John Sandifer (C) John Stearns, Gregory Haberman | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Donnie Melton is whistled for a carry | 33-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Terry Beauford (PF), Gregory Haberman (C) Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton, Darrell Christmas, John Sandifer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Antonio Mannino (SG) Raymond Simpson, Donnie Melton | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-45 |