| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Philip (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Moen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Doss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | James Moen inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | James Moen drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lloyd Philip | 44-36 |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is hacked by Al Norris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Al Norris, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG) Al Norris | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 19:34 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 19:32 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Moen | 44-36 |
| 19:13 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-36 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Abraham Brown | 44-36 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell buries a floater in the paint set up by Kris Bradwell and he's fouled by James Moen - foul #2 on James Moen, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna (SF), Anthony Waddell (C) James Moen, Matthew Doss | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF) Benjamin Slick, Abraham Brown, Andre Romano | |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:55 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Clyde Richardson | 44-38 |
| 18:41 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov clanks a shot from the right side | 47-38 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell gets the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Critchfield | 47-40 |
| 17:50 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 17:48 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna tips it but misses | 47-40 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | James Critchfield hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Fentress | 47-43 |
| 17:24 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Anthony Waddell denies the turnaround by Nenad Denisov | 49-43 |
| 17:14 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Nenad Denisov | 49-43 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell connects on the shot in the paint | 49-45 |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell is hacked by Ernie Cantrell - foul #1 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Ricardo Luna, Clyde Richardson, Anthony Waddell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Abraham Brown (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Michael Fentress, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 16:42 | Long Beach State | Darrell Christmas takes the ball from James Moen | 49-45 |
| 16:38 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Benjamin Slick | 49-47 |
| 16:18 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Andre Romano misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 49-47 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 15:54 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell makes the 3 from straight away | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Lloyd Philip (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Heston (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Moen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Erikson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Doss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Abraham Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Romano (fresh) 7 pts. C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson clanks a jump hook from the left block | 49-50 |
| 15:34 | Marquette | Andre Romano pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 15:25 | Marquette | Larry Heston steals the ball from Andre Romano | 49-50 |
| 15:14 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 15:01 | Marquette | Andre Romano can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-50 |
| 15:00 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 14:42 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson banks in the layup | 53-50 |
| 14:35 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kris Bradwell and he's hacked by James Moen - foul #3 on James Moen, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Glen Owen (SG), Ricardo Luna (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF), James Ingram (C) Lloyd Philip, Larry Heston, James Moen, Richard Erikson, Matthew Doss | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF) Abraham Brown, Andre Romano | |
| 14:35 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 14:35 | Long Beach State | James Ingram pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 14:13 | Long Beach State | Kris Bradwell takes the ball from Glen Owen | 53-52 |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick loses the dribble to Ricardo Luna | 53-52 |
| 13:40 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Glen Owen, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell (SF) Glen Owen | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG) Benjamin Slick | |
| 13:33 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Ingram - foul #1 on James Ingram, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF) James Ingram | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:33 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 13:33 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 13:16 | Long Beach State | James Moen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 13:15 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell is hacked by James Moen in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Moen, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss (C) James Moen | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) James Critchfield, Darrell Christmas | |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 13:11 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 12:51 | Long Beach State | Al Norris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | Michael Fentress gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Waddell - foul #1 on Anthony Waddell, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (SG) Anthony Waddell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Darrell Christmas (C) Ernie Cantrell | |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Abraham Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:29 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 53-55 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kris Bradwell | 53-55 |
| 12:25 | Marquette | Clyde Richardson picks off the pass by Kris Bradwell in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 12:11 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss's pass is intercepted by Nenad Denisov | 53-55 |
| 12:06 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell is hacked by Lloyd Philip - foul #3 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson (PF), James Ingram (C) Clyde Richardson, Matthew Doss | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SF), Ernie Cantrell (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Fentress, Abraham Brown, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 12:06 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:06 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kris Bradwell - foul #3 on Kris Bradwell, team foul #2 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nenad Denisov (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Ernie Cantrell, Joe Lawson | |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Philip (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricardo Luna (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Erikson (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Ingram (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (tired) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Darrell Christmas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 11:30 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | James Critchfield is hacked by Richard Erikson - foul #1 on Richard Erikson, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG), Anthony Waddell (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Lloyd Philip, Ricardo Luna, Richard Erikson, James Ingram | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 10:47 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 10:28 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston's pass is intercepted by James Critchfield | 56-57 |
| 10:24 | Marquette | James Critchfield hits the finger roll | 56-59 |
| 10:03 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston loses the dribble to James Critchfield | 56-59 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 09:49 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:31 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Michael Fentress gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (SG), Ricardo Luna (SF) Larry Heston, Anthony Waddell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Abraham Brown (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Michael Fentress, James Critchfield, Andre Romano, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 08:58 | Long Beach State | Darrell Christmas picks off the pass by Clyde Richardson | 56-59 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Abraham Brown and he's hacked by Matthew Doss - foul #1 on Matthew Doss, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson (PF) Clyde Richardson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:31 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip is hacked by Nenad Denisov - foul #2 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #3 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG) Kris Bradwell | |
| 08:18 | Long Beach State | Nenad Denisov is called for the reach on Richard Erikson - foul #3 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #4 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG) Lloyd Philip | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG) Donald Buchanon | |
| 08:07 | Long Beach State | Benjamin Slick steals the ball from Ricardo Luna | 56-62 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell blows the layup | 56-62 |
| 08:02 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 07:42 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson misses the lay-in | 56-62 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Heston (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Luna (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Richard Erikson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Matthew Doss (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kris Bradwell (tired) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Abraham Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Christmas (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell is hacked by Larry Heston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Heston, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (SG), James Moen (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF), Anthony Waddell (C) Larry Heston, Ricardo Luna, Richard Erikson, Matthew Doss | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Ernie Cantrell (PF) Benjamin Slick, Nenad Denisov | |
| 07:38 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:38 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is hacked by Abraham Brown - foul #1 on Abraham Brown, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Ingram (C) Clyde Richardson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Fentress, Kris Bradwell, Abraham Brown, Ernie Cantrell, Darrell Christmas | |
| 07:11 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 56-64 |
| 07:10 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell tips it home | 58-64 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Critchfield | 58-66 |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | James Moen is hacked by Joe Lawson - foul #2 on Joe Lawson, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Clyde Richardson (PF), Ricardo Luna (C) Al Norris, Anthony Waddell, James Ingram | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Abraham Brown (SF), Ernie Cantrell (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Benjamin Slick, Donald Buchanon, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| 06:12 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Philip | 61-66 |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 05:55 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 61-66 |
| 05:32 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 05:23 | Marquette | Michael Fentress misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 61-66 |
| 05:22 | Long Beach State | James Moen grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 05:15 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is hacked by Abraham Brown - foul #2 on Abraham Brown, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Richard Erikson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Lloyd Philip, Clyde Richardson, Ricardo Luna | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Fentress, Abraham Brown, Ernie Cantrell, Darrell Christmas | |
| 05:15 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | Joe Lawson gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-66 |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | Joe Lawson is called for the reach on Matthew Doss - foul #3 on Joe Lawson, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andre Romano (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 04:26 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Matthew Doss | 61-66 |
| 04:06 | Long Beach State | Kris Bradwell is called for the reach on Richard Erikson - foul #4 on Kris Bradwell, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Ingram (C) Matthew Doss | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Abraham Brown (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Andre Romano, Darrell Christmas | |
| 04:06 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Abraham Brown snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Glen Owen picks off the pass by Kris Bradwell in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is fouled on the floor by Kris Bradwell - foul #5 on Kris Bradwell, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Anthony Waddell (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF) Larry Heston, James Moen, Richard Erikson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG), Darrell Christmas (C) Kris Bradwell, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glen Owen (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Waddell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Ingram (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abraham Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Christmas (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Michael Fentress misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-66 |
| 03:22 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | Al Norris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 03:02 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darrell Christmas | 63-66 |
| 02:58 | Marquette | Anthony Waddell is called for the reach on Michael Fentress in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Waddell, team foul #13 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Ricardo Luna (C) Al Norris, James Ingram | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Donald Buchanon, Abraham Brown, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 02:58 | Marquette | Michael Fentress makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:58 | Marquette | Michael Fentress makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF) Anthony Waddell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Nenad Denisov (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Fentress, Andre Romano, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Michael Dotson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 02:30 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Moen | 63-68 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Critchfield - foul #2 on James Critchfield, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Glen Owen steals the ball from James Critchfield in the backcourt | 64-68 |
| 02:14 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip jams it set up by Glen Owen | 66-68 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | James Critchfield is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-68 |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Glen Owen | 68-68 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | James Critchfield clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-68 |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 01:13 | Long Beach State | James Moen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-68 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Ernie Cantrell | 68-68 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Philip - foul #4 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #14 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Matthew Doss (C) Lloyd Philip, Ricardo Luna | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG), Nenad Denisov (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Michael Dotson, Andre Romano, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov gets the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Critchfield | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | James Moen is fouled on the floor by Darrell Christmas - foul #2 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #12 | 68-72 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Marquette | James Critchfield is hacked by Al Norris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Al Norris, team foul #15 | 70-72 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:44 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss snags the defensive board | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | James Moen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Slick - foul #1 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #13 | 70-73 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Glen Owen is called for the reach on Donald Buchanon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Glen Owen, team foul #16 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (SG) Glen Owen | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Al Norris drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick drills a jumper in the paint | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | James Moen misses the fullcourt shot | 75-77 |