| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Josef Zeagler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garth Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Brinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Mark Cloud (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Charles McCord (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lucas (fresh) C - Ronald Slovinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Edward Washington inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Jason Brinson is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| 19:24 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Cloud | 31-31 |
| 19:06 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan can't tip it in | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | Jason Brinson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Lucas | 31-31 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Jason Brinson grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | Mark Cloud steals the ball from Benny Jourdan | 31-31 |
| 18:05 | Fresno State | Mark Cloud buries a 3 from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Jason Brinson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Peter Zogopoulos - foul #3 on Peter Zogopoulos, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Chang Meng (SF) Edward Washington | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (PG), Lee Souders (SF) Peter Zogopoulos, Charles McCord | |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Jason Brinson misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Jason Brinson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:23 | Fresno State | Chang Meng is called for the reach on Larry Vincent - foul #1 on Chang Meng, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Matthews (SG) Garth Leland | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joseph Krogman (SG), Shawn Tooley (SF), Norman Wilson (C) Mark Cloud, Robert Lucas, Ronald Slovinsky | |
| 17:10 | Fresno State | Joseph Krogman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-34 |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Jason Brinson pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Jason Brinson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Shawn Tooley - foul #1 on Shawn Tooley, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jody Sperling (PG), Timothy Carter (C) Josef Zeagler, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles McCord (SF) Shawn Tooley | |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Jason Brinson misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Jason Brinson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:42 | Fresno State | Norman Wilson snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 16:31 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Chang Meng | 32-34 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Jason Brinson connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Matthews | 34-34 |
| 15:51 | Fresno State | Charles McCord misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 15:50 | Marquette | Timothy Carter grabs the board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jody Sperling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chang Meng (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Brinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Carter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Larry Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Krogman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles McCord (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Souders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Jody Sperling misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 15:26 | Fresno State | Norman Wilson gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:20 | Fresno State | Chang Meng steals it from Lee Souders | 34-34 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Kenneth Matthews lays it in set up by Chang Meng | 36-34 |
| 15:12 | Fresno State | Charles McCord double dribbles | 36-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Josef Zeagler (PG), Garth Leland (SG), Edward Washington (SF), Benny Jourdan (C) Jody Sperling, Kenneth Matthews, Chang Meng, Jason Brinson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG), Mark Cloud (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Robert Lucas (PF), Ronald Slovinsky (C) Larry Vincent, Joseph Krogman, Charles McCord, Lee Souders, Norman Wilson | |
| 14:57 | Marquette | Robert Lucas is called for the reach on Timothy Carter - foul #1 on Robert Lucas, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Edward Washington's pass is intercepted by Robert Lucas | 36-34 |
| 14:16 | Fresno State | Mark Cloud's pass is intercepted by Josef Zeagler | 36-34 |
| 13:49 | Marquette | Garth Leland makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Washington | 38-34 |
| 13:30 | Fresno State | Charles Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-34 |
| 13:29 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 13:02 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan misses short on a jumper near the basket | 38-34 |
| 13:00 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Benny Jourdan | 38-34 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Charles Johnson steps in front of the Edward Washington pass | 38-34 |
| 12:14 | Fresno State | Robert Lucas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-34 |
| 12:12 | Fresno State | Mark Cloud grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:52 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 11:50 | Fresno State | Ronald Slovinsky can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 11:49 | Marquette | Timothy Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Josef Zeagler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garth Leland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Cloud (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Ronald Slovinsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Slovinsky - foul #1 on Ronald Slovinsky, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jody Sperling (PG), Kenneth Matthews (SG), Michael Reeves (SF), Jason Brinson (PF) Josef Zeagler, Garth Leland, Edward Washington, Timothy Carter | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (PG), Joseph Krogman (SG), Charles McCord (SF), Lee Souders (PF), Norman Wilson (C) Peter Zogopoulos, Mark Cloud, Charles Johnson, Robert Lucas, Ronald Slovinsky | |
| 11:28 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:28 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:28 | Fresno State | Lee Souders grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 11:06 | Fresno State | Joseph Krogman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-34 |
| 11:04 | Fresno State | Charles McCord tips it in | 39-36 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan is hacked by Norman Wilson - foul #2 on Norman Wilson, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| 10:25 | Marquette | Jason Brinson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 39-36 |
| 10:24 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Norman Wilson - foul #3 on Norman Wilson, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG) Joseph Krogman | |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 09:47 | Fresno State | Lee Souders is called for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Garth Leland (SG) Kenneth Matthews | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Slovinsky (C) Norman Wilson | |
| 09:27 | Marquette | Jody Sperling hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Benny Jourdan | 43-36 |
| 09:20 | Fresno State | Lee Souders can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-36 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Charles McCord steals it from Jason Brinson | 43-36 |
| 08:46 | Fresno State | Lee Souders knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles McCord | 43-39 |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Garth Leland double dribbles | 43-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Josef Zeagler (PG), Chang Meng (SF), Timothy Carter (C) Jody Sperling, Michael Reeves, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Cloud (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Robert Lucas (PF), Norman Wilson (C) Larry Vincent, Charles McCord, Lee Souders, Ronald Slovinsky | |
| 08:06 | Fresno State | Charles Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Jason Brinson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 07:35 | Marquette | Garth Leland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Josef Zeagler | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Josef Zeagler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Garth Leland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chang Meng (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Brinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Cloud (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Lucas (fresh) 2 stl. C - Norman Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Fresno State | Norman Wilson hits a floater in the lane | 45-41 |
| 06:54 | Marquette | Jason Brinson blows the layup | 45-41 |
| 06:52 | Fresno State | Mark Cloud snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 06:47 | Fresno State | Mark Cloud is fouled on the floor by Chang Meng - foul #2 on Chang Meng, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Matthews (SG), Edward Washington (SF), Benny Jourdan (C) Garth Leland, Jason Brinson, Timothy Carter | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (PG), Ronald Slovinsky (C) Peter Zogopoulos, Norman Wilson | |
| 06:34 | Fresno State | Mark Cloud's floater is knocked away by Chang Meng | 45-41 |
| 06:33 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Edward Washington is fouled on the floor by Charles Johnson - foul #4 on Charles Johnson, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Brinson (PF) Chang Meng | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Edward Washington makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Edward Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:54 | Fresno State | Charles Johnson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Lucas | 47-44 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Charles Johnson is called for the reach on Edward Washington - foul #5 on Charles Johnson, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jody Sperling (PG), Timothy Carter (C) Josef Zeagler, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG), Charles McCord (SF), Lee Souders (PF) Mark Cloud, Charles Johnson, Robert Lucas | |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Edward Washington makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Edward Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:30 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Ronald Slovinsky | 48-44 |
| 05:13 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 05:11 | Fresno State | Ronald Slovinsky hits the follow up shot | 48-46 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Kenneth Matthews misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 04:44 | Fresno State | Charles McCord grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 04:28 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Larry Vincent | 48-49 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Edward Washington makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jody Sperling | 50-49 |
| 03:59 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent comes up short on the shot near the basket | 50-49 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | Kenneth Matthews grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 03:34 | Marquette | Jody Sperling misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 03:32 | Fresno State | Lee Souders gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jody Sperling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Washington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Brinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Vincent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles McCord (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lee Souders (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Slovinsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Fresno State | Charles McCord dunks the ball on a nice dish by Peter Zogopoulos and he's fouled by Edward Washington - foul #2 on Edward Washington, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Josef Zeagler (PG), Garth Leland (SG), Michael Reeves (SF), Chang Meng (PF), Benny Jourdan (C) Jody Sperling, Kenneth Matthews, Edward Washington, Jason Brinson, Timothy Carter | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Cloud (SG), Robert Lucas (PF) Larry Vincent, Ronald Slovinsky | |
| 03:25 | Fresno State | Charles McCord misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:25 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:04 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan drills a floater from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 02:57 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Carter (PF) Chang Meng | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Slovinsky (C) Lee Souders | |
| 02:35 | Fresno State | Charles McCord's floater is tipped away by Benny Jourdan | 52-51 |
| 02:33 | Fresno State | Mark Cloud hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Washington (SF), Jason Brinson (PF) Michael Reeves, Timothy Carter | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Jason Brinson hits a jumper in the paint set up by Garth Leland | 54-53 |
| 02:14 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos clanks a floater from the left block | 54-53 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Garth Leland comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Cloud - foul #1 on Mark Cloud, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Garth Leland misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Garth Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:21 | Fresno State | Charles McCord misses short on a floater from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 01:19 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 01:18 | Fresno State | Robert Lucas misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Garth Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan's layup is rejected by Ronald Slovinsky | 55-53 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Garth Leland misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 00:51 | Fresno State | Robert Lucas grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 00:46 | Fresno State | Charles McCord can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Washington - foul #3 on Edward Washington, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| 00:46 | Fresno State | Charles McCord misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:46 | Fresno State | Charles McCord misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Garth Leland grabs the board | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Ronald Slovinsky denies the turnaround by Josef Zeagler | 55-53 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Washington | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Ronald Slovinsky is called for the reach on Edward Washington - foul #2 on Ronald Slovinsky, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Edward Washington makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Edward Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Fresno State | Garth Leland is called for the reach on Mark Cloud - foul #1 on Garth Leland, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| 00:08 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-53 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Cloud - foul #2 on Mark Cloud, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jody Sperling (PG) Josef Zeagler | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:01 | Fresno State | Charles McCord loses the dribble to Jody Sperling | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Jody Sperling runs out the clock | 58-53 |