| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Duby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) C - Bernard Hoxie (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sam Haile (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Paul Duby inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Marshall | Richard Lewis is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Edwards | 36-28 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Robert Moore misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 19:25 | UTEP | Robert Moore tips it back up and in | 36-30 |
| 19:19 | Marshall | Sam Haile is called for the reach on Paul Duby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sam Haile, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:59 | Marshall | Paul Edwards knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Lewis | 39-30 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-30 |
| 18:41 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 39-30 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Green - foul #2 on Christopher Green, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Simon Cannon (PF) Richard Lewis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Robert Moore, Kurt Hughes, Sam Haile, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 17:51 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 17:27 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie can't finish the layup | 41-30 |
| 17:25 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:18 | Marshall | Paul Edwards misses long on a floater from the right side | 41-30 |
| 17:16 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie misses the tip | 41-30 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Gregory Scott snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Todd Smith comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Paul Edwards - foul #3 on Paul Edwards, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Flagg (PG), Jason Stewart (SG), Richard Lewis (PF), Charles Munger (C) Paul Murphy, Paul Edwards, Paul Duby, Bernard Hoxie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Hughes (SG), Sam Haile (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Christopher Green (C) Edwin Turner, Alan Howard, Patrick Cannon, Gregory Scott | |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Todd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:49 | Marshall | Jason Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-32 |
| 16:47 | UTEP | Christopher Green gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:31 | UTEP | Christopher Green misses the easy layup | 41-32 |
| 16:30 | UTEP | Christopher Green tips it in | 41-34 |
| 16:28 | Marshall | Simon Cannon is hacked by Kurt Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kurt Hughes, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Edwin Turner (SG) Todd Smith, Kurt Hughes | |
| 16:12 | Marshall | Simon Cannon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 16:10 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 15:53 | UTEP | Billy Hall misses badly on a runner from close range | 41-34 |
| 15:52 | UTEP | Sam Haile snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Flagg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Simon Cannon (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Munger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sam Haile (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UTEP | Billy Hall buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Sam Haile and he's fouled by Richard Lewis - foul #2 on Richard Lewis, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Duby (SF), David Brown (C) Simon Cannon, Richard Lewis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Hughes (SG), Patrick Cannon (C) Sam Haile, Christopher Green | |
| 15:30 | UTEP | Billy Hall makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:27 | Marshall | David Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Lewis (PF) Charles Munger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Howard (SF), Gregory Scott (C) Edwin Turner, Billy Hall | |
| 15:14 | UTEP | Alan Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-37 |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | The short jumper by Kurt Hughes is denied by Richard Lewis | 41-37 |
| 15:00 | Marshall | Jason Stewart gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:50 | Marshall | Paul Duby buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Alan Howard is fouled on the floor by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Murphy (PG), Paul Edwards (SG), Bernard Hoxie (C) Douglas Flagg, Jason Stewart, Richard Lewis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (PG), Todd Smith (SF), Billy Hall (PF) Robert Moore, Alan Howard, Gregory Scott | |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Todd Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:17 | Marshall | Paul Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Turner - foul #2 on Edwin Turner, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Munger (PF) David Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sam Haile (SF), Christopher Green (C) Todd Smith, Patrick Cannon | |
| 13:52 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 44-40 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Edwin Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Billy Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (SG) Kurt Hughes | |
| 13:44 | Marshall | Todd Smith is called for the reach on Paul Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Smith, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| 13:24 | Marshall | Paul Murphy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Billy Hall | 44-40 |
| 13:16 | UTEP | Christopher Green is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Christopher Green, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Simon Cannon (PF) Charles Munger | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (SG), Patrick Cannon (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Edwin Turner, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| 12:56 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Duby and he's fouled by Todd Smith - foul #2 on Todd Smith, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Alan Howard (SF) William Longstreet, Sam Haile | |
| 12:56 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | Alan Howard can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-40 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Robert Moore tips it in | 47-42 |
| 12:31 | Marshall | Paul Edwards drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Simon Cannon | 49-42 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon knocks in the 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 11:55 | Marshall | Simon Cannon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Robert Moore loses the dribble to Paul Edwards | 52-45 |
| 11:43 | Marshall | Paul Murphy blows the layup | 52-45 |
| 11:41 | Marshall | Paul Duby pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Edwards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Duby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Simon Cannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernard Hoxie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Howard (fresh) PF - Patrick Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Scott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Marshall | Paul Murphy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Simon Cannon | 54-45 |
| 11:02 | UTEP | Alan Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Flagg (PG), Jason Stewart (SF), Richard Lewis (PF), Charles Munger (C) Paul Murphy, Paul Duby, Simon Cannon, Bernard Hoxie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Sam Haile (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Christopher Green (C) Robert Moore, Todd Smith, Alan Howard, Patrick Cannon, Gregory Scott | |
| 10:40 | Marshall | Richard Lewis hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 10:23 | UTEP | Billy Hall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Turner | 56-45 |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Billy Hall lays it in on a great pass from Kurt Hughes | 56-47 |
| 09:49 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg banks in the wide open layup set up by Paul Edwards | 58-47 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | Richard Lewis swats the shot by Billy Hall | 58-47 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Charles Munger gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 09:17 | Marshall | Charles Munger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Billy Hall gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Sam Haile misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 08:57 | Marshall | Charles Munger pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 08:50 | Marshall | Richard Lewis drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Stewart | 60-47 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Hall | 60-50 |
| 08:21 | Marshall | Edwin Turner picks off the pass by Paul Edwards in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | Christopher Green connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Edwin Turner | 60-53 |
| 08:04 | Marshall | Billy Hall steals the ball from Jason Stewart in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Edwin Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kurt Hughes | 60-56 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Paul Edwards hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Green - foul #4 on Christopher Green, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Murphy (PG), Paul Duby (SF), Simon Cannon (PF), Bernard Hoxie (C) Douglas Flagg, Jason Stewart, Richard Lewis, Charles Munger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Edwin Turner, Kurt Hughes, Sam Haile, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Paul Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Paul Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Edwards (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Duby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Simon Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernard Hoxie (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Howard (fresh) PF - Patrick Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Scott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Simon Cannon takes the ball from Patrick Cannon | 61-56 |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Paul Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Howard - foul #2 on Alan Howard, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Brown (PF) Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Paul Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:09 | UTEP | Todd Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 07:08 | Marshall | Paul Duby pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:53 | Marshall | Robert Moore is called for the reach on Paul Murphy - foul #3 on Robert Moore, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Smith (C) Gregory Scott | |
| 06:53 | Marshall | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:53 | Marshall | Paul Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Patrick Cannon | 64-56 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Robert Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 64-56 |
| 06:31 | UTEP | Todd Smith hits the follow up shot | 64-58 |
| 06:10 | Marshall | David Brown travels with the ball | 64-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (SG), Sam Haile (SF) Todd Smith, Alan Howard | |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Sam Haile clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 05:52 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 64-58 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Simon Cannon drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Duby | 66-58 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Paul Duby steals it from William Longstreet | 66-58 |
| 05:27 | Marshall | Simon Cannon can't finish the layup | 66-58 |
| 05:25 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie tips it home | 68-58 |
| 05:05 | UTEP | Robert Moore makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Longstreet | 68-61 |
| 04:49 | Marshall | Sam Haile blocks the short jumper by Simon Cannon | 68-61 |
| 04:48 | Marshall | Paul Murphy tips it back up and in | 70-61 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 04:23 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 04:06 | Marshall | Simon Cannon is open and buries a shot from the left side | 72-61 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Flagg (PG), Paul Edwards (SG), Jason Stewart (SF), Richard Lewis (PF), Charles Munger (C) Paul Murphy, Simon Cannon, Paul Duby, David Brown, Bernard Hoxie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Todd Smith (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Christopher Green (C) Robert Moore, William Longstreet, Sam Haile, Patrick Cannon, Robert Smith | |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Christopher Green misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Lewis - foul #3 on Richard Lewis, team foul #4 | 72-61 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Christopher Green makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Christopher Green misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:50 | Marshall | Richard Lewis grabs the board | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Kurt Hughes is called for the reach on Paul Edwards in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kurt Hughes, team foul #11 | 72-62 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Paul Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Paul Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Green | 73-64 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Flagg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Munger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Edwin Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Todd Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Marshall | Paul Edwards misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 73-64 |
| 02:59 | UTEP | Christopher Green gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| 02:59 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Murphy (PG), Paul Duby (SF), Bernard Hoxie (C) Douglas Flagg, Jason Stewart, Charles Munger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Sam Haile (SF) Edwin Turner, Todd Smith | |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Robert Moore is hacked by Paul Murphy - foul #1 on Paul Murphy, team foul #5 | 73-64 |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Billy Hall is whistled for traveling | 73-64 |
| 01:56 | Marshall | Paul Duby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Christopher Green gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Sam Haile comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 01:49 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 01:39 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Duby | 75-64 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Sam Haile hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 75-64 |
| 01:25 | Marshall | Paul Duby grabs the board | 75-64 |
| 01:10 | Marshall | Paul Murphy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Edwards | 78-64 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Sam Haile clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-64 |
| 00:53 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Richard Lewis | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Paul Duby makes the wide open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Lewis | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Sam Haile buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Paul Murphy runs out the clock | 80-67 |