| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blake Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Minard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Norman Shover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clardy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dana Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Russell Houghton inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | UTEP | William Clardy picks off the pass by Norman Shover | 36-31 |
| 19:43 | Marshall | Blake Cline picks off the pass by Jay Brown in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 19:28 | UTEP | Lance Walker is called for the reach on Blake Cline - foul #1 on Lance Walker, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Michael Minard misses the jump hook in the paint | 36-31 |
| 19:16 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:03 | Marshall | Jay Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 19:02 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul misses the tip | 36-31 |
| 19:00 | Marshall | Dana Chappell tips it but misses | 36-31 |
| 18:58 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul can't tip it in | 36-31 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Michael Minard gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Lance Walker is called for the reach on Russell Houghton - foul #2 on Lance Walker, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (SG), Elmer Harris (PF), James Smith (C) Blake Cline, Michael Minard, Norman Shover | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 18:04 | UTEP | James Viator misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-31 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Elmer Harris gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 17:43 | Marshall | Dana Chappell gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:39 | Marshall | Russell Houghton is called for the reach on William Clardy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Houghton, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), Sidney Rickman (SF) Kenneth Rushton, Russell Houghton | |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), Robert Zuercher (SF), Matthew Archer (PF), Charles Fudge (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, William Clardy, Dana Chappell, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 17:26 | Marshall | Charles Fudge hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 36-31 |
| 17:25 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Moore | 36-31 |
| 17:08 | Marshall | Roger Moore misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-31 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | James Viator pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:41 | UTEP | Charles Fudge swats the layup by Elmer Harris | 36-31 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | James Smith tips it but misses | 36-31 |
| 16:37 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Robert Zuercher | 36-31 |
| 16:35 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher is hacked by Sidney Rickman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sidney Rickman, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Frank Willison (SF), Michael Minard (PF), Norman Shover (C) James Viator, Damon Drucker, Sidney Rickman, Elmer Harris, James Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul (C) Charles Fudge | |
| 16:30 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul scores on a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Norman Shover - foul #3 on Norman Shover, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (SF) Norman Shover | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF) Robert Zuercher | |
| 16:30 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:30 | UTEP | Michael Minard snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Blake Cline can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 16:11 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 15:48 | Marshall | Roger Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-33 |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Blake Cline snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blake Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Hills (fresh) PF - Michael Minard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Willison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - William Clardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Hills | 39-33 |
| 14:59 | Marshall | Matthew Archer makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Roger Moore | 39-35 |
| 14:43 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton is called for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Damon Drucker (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Elmer Harris (PF), Norman Shover (C) Kenneth Rushton, Blake Cline, Phillip Hills, Michael Minard, Frank Willison | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Lance Walker (SG), Robert Zuercher (SF), Dana Chappell (PF), Charles Fudge (C) Roger Moore, John Anderson, William Clardy, Matthew Archer, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 14:19 | Marshall | Dana Chappell blows the wide open layup | 39-35 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | Russell Houghton gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Russell Houghton hits a jumper in the paint | 41-35 |
| 13:53 | Marshall | Lance Walker misses long on an open runner in the paint but he's hacked by Norman Shover - foul #4 on Norman Shover, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Minard (PF), James Smith (C) Elmer Harris, Norman Shover | |
| Subs | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul (C) Charles Fudge | |
| 13:53 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:53 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:40 | UTEP | Damon Drucker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 13:39 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Houghton | 41-37 |
| 13:25 | UTEP | Russell Houghton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-37 |
| 13:23 | Marshall | Jay Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:19 | Marshall | Lance Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG) Damon Drucker | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF) Robert Zuercher | |
| 13:06 | UTEP | James Viator misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses the tip | 41-37 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton snags the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | James Viator buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Kenneth Rushton | 44-37 |
| 12:44 | Marshall | Jay Brown's pass is intercepted by Russell Houghton in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Russell Houghton | 47-37 |
| 12:09 | Marshall | Lance Walker drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jay Brown | 47-40 |
| 11:57 | UTEP | Russell Houghton hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Rushton | 49-40 |
| 11:41 | Marshall | William Clardy is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Lance Walker | 49-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Viator (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Houghton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Minard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lance Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clardy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dana Chappell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:19 | UTEP | Russell Houghton clanks a shot from the right block | 49-42 |
| 11:18 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:00 | Marshall | Dana Chappell lays it up and in set up by William Clardy and he's hacked by Michael Minard - foul #1 on Michael Minard, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Sidney Rickman (SF), Frank Willison (PF), Elmer Harris (C) Kenneth Rushton, James Viator, Russell Houghton, Michael Minard, James Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), Robert Zuercher (SF), Matthew Archer (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, William Clardy, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 11:00 | Marshall | Dana Chappell makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Blake Cline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fudge (C) Dana Chappell | |
| 10:27 | Marshall | John Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Zuercher | 49-48 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Frank Willison buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Damon Drucker | 51-48 |
| 09:52 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher misses the jumpshot from the right side | 51-48 |
| 09:50 | Marshall | Matthew Archer tips it home | 51-50 |
| 09:33 | UTEP | Damon Drucker connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Blake Cline | 53-50 |
| 09:09 | Marshall | John Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 53-50 |
| 09:07 | Marshall | Charles Fudge grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:54 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Moore | 53-52 |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Matthew Archer is called for the reach on Frank Willison - foul #1 on Matthew Archer, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Phillip Hills (SF), Michael Minard (PF) Damon Drucker, Sidney Rickman, Frank Willison | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Lance Walker (SG), William Clardy (SF), Dana Chappell (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Roger Moore, John Anderson, Robert Zuercher, Matthew Archer, Charles Fudge | |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Phillip Hills buries a jumpshot from the right side | 55-52 |
| 08:14 | Marshall | Jay Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Houghton (SF) Phillip Hills | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:00 | UTEP | Michael Minard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 07:58 | Marshall | William Clardy gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:51 | Marshall | William Clardy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Russell Houghton - foul #2 on Russell Houghton, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (SG), Norman Shover (C) Blake Cline, Elmer Harris | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 07:51 | Marshall | William Clardy makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:51 | Marshall | William Clardy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Jay Brown is called for the reach on Kenneth Rushton - foul #2 on Jay Brown, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (SG), Matthew Archer (PF) Lance Walker, Dana Chappell | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Viator (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Minard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Shover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clardy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Archer - foul #2 on Matthew Archer, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:30 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:16 | Marshall | Roger Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-54 |
| 07:15 | Marshall | William Clardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:52 | Marshall | William Clardy makes the wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Roger Moore | 56-57 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul takes the ball from Michael Minard | 56-57 |
| 06:14 | Marshall | William Clardy banks in the layup | 56-59 |
| 05:56 | UTEP | Norman Shover banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Rushton and he's hacked by Jay Brown - foul #3 on Jay Brown, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), Sidney Rickman (SF), Frank Willison (PF) James Viator, Russell Houghton, Michael Minard | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (PG), Lance Walker (SG), Robert Zuercher (SF), Dana Chappell (PF), Charles Fudge (C) Jay Brown, Roger Moore, William Clardy, Matthew Archer, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 05:56 | UTEP | Norman Shover misses the free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:56 | Marshall | Charles Fudge snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 05:32 | Marshall | John Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sidney Rickman | 58-59 |
| 05:05 | UTEP | Frank Willison misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Lance Walker - foul #3 on Lance Walker, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG), James Smith (C) Kenneth Rushton, Norman Shover | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:05 | UTEP | Frank Willison makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:05 | UTEP | Frank Willison misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:05 | Marshall | Dana Chappell gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:41 | Marshall | Charles Fudge is fouled on the floor by Frank Willison - foul #1 on Frank Willison, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (SF) Sidney Rickman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), Matthew Archer (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) John Anderson, Robert Zuercher, Dana Chappell | |
| 04:41 | Marshall | Charles Fudge makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:41 | Marshall | Charles Fudge makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Charles Fudge is called for the reach on Blake Cline - foul #2 on Charles Fudge, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Elmer Harris (PF) Frank Willison | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF) Charles Fudge | |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Blake Cline misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:24 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:00 | Marshall | Matthew Archer misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Elmer Harris snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Damon Drucker connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Blake Cline and the foul's on Lance Walker - foul #4 on Lance Walker, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Norman Shover (C) Blake Cline, Phillip Hills, James Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG) Lance Walker | |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Damon Drucker makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Damon Drucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Viator (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elmer Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Shover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Clardy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 8 pts. 14 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Marshall | William Clardy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Elmer Harris | 62-61 |
| 02:59 | UTEP | Damon Drucker is hacked by Roger Moore - foul #1 on Roger Moore, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Frank Willison (PF) James Viator, Elmer Harris | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (SG), Robert Zuercher (SF), Dana Chappell (PF), Charles Fudge (C) Roger Moore, William Clardy, Matthew Archer, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 02:59 | UTEP | Damon Drucker makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:59 | UTEP | Damon Drucker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:56 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (SG) Damon Drucker | |
| Subs | Marshall | Lance Walker (SG), William Clardy (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) John Anderson, Robert Zuercher, Charles Fudge | |
| 02:46 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul misses long on a runner from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Norman Shover grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG), Michael Minard (PF) James Viator, Frank Willison | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 02:21 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Houghton | 64-61 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Michael Minard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 02:01 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:41 | Marshall | Dana Chappell connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-63 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul steps in front of the Norman Shover pass | 64-63 |
| 01:26 | Marshall | Blake Cline steals the ball from Jay Brown in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Blake Cline knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth Rushton | 67-63 |
| 01:07 | Marshall | Jay Brown is hacked by Kenneth Rushton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 01:07 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:07 | Marshall | Jay Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Russell Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul picks off the pass by Norman Shover | 67-64 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Jay Brown is hacked by Kenneth Rushton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Russell Houghton is hacked by Lance Walker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lance Walker, team foul #11 | 67-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (SG) Lance Walker | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:10 | Marshall | William Clardy is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Norman Shover | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Norman Shover is hacked by Roger Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Moore, team foul #12 | 69-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sidney Rickman (SF), James Smith (PF) Russell Houghton, Michael Minard | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Norman Shover makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Norman Shover makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Roger Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Cline - foul #2 on Blake Cline, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Houghton (SF), Michael Minard (PF) Sidney Rickman, James Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Roger Moore makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Roger Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Brown - foul #4 on Jay Brown, team foul #13 | 71-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sidney Rickman (SF), James Smith (PF) Russell Houghton, Michael Minard | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Roger Moore comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 73-68 |