| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Walser (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Augustin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hugh Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | John Walser inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | James Otterson misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard Simmons - foul #3 on Richard Simmons, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG) Richard Simmons | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | James Otterson makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:42 | Marshall | James Otterson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Lee Foster gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Edward Augustin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Marshall | John Walser pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:21 | Marshall | James Otterson is hacked by Phil Strawn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phil Strawn, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| 19:05 | Marshall | James Otterson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Burritt | 35-30 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the easy layup | 35-30 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Lee Foster hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 18:40 | Marshall | James Otterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Lee Foster double dribbles | 35-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SF) Duane Raiford | |
| 18:19 | Marshall | James Otterson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Otterson, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Ross (SF) John Walser | |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF), James Camp (PF) Edward Augustin, Hugh Brown | |
| 18:09 | UTEP | Perry Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:07 | Marshall | David Burritt snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:57 | Marshall | Gary Ross is hacked by Perry Harris - foul #1 on Perry Harris, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Simmons (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) Fred Baker, Herbert McPhearson | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (PG), Edward Augustin (SG) Phil Strawn, Lee Foster | |
| 17:40 | Marshall | James Otterson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Simmons | 38-32 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | James Camp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 17:20 | Marshall | Gary Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:57 | Marshall | David Burritt is hacked by Edward Augustin - foul #3 on Edward Augustin, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Myricks (SG), John Walser (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) James Otterson, David Burritt, Gary Ross, Charles Simmons, Timothy Yoder | |
| Subs | UTEP | Duane Raiford (SF), Hugh Brown (PF) Edward Augustin, Perry Harris | |
| 16:45 | Marshall | Charles Myricks double dribbles | 38-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Foster (C) James Camp | |
| 16:43 | UTEP | James Dugan travels in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 16:34 | Marshall | Scott Graham makes the jump hook from the left block | 40-32 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Lee Foster misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Fred Baker - foul #1 on Fred Baker, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG) James Dugan | |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Lee Foster makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Lee Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:57 | Marshall | Fred Baker is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Myricks | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Scott Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Myricks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Walser (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phil Strawn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Giroux (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hugh Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Phil Strawn hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 15:21 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG), Gary Ross (SF), Charles Simmons (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) Scott Graham, Charles Myricks, John Walser, Fred Baker, Herbert McPhearson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Edward Augustin (SG), Perry Harris (SF), James Camp (C) Phil Strawn, Peter Giroux, Duane Raiford, Lee Foster | |
| 15:01 | UTEP | James Camp misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Yoder - foul #3 on Timothy Yoder, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | James Camp misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | James Camp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:38 | Marshall | Gary Ross misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Camp - foul #1 on James Camp, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| 14:38 | Marshall | Gary Ross misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:38 | Marshall | Gary Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:20 | UTEP | Edward Augustin scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Hugh Brown and he's fouled by James Otterson - foul #2 on James Otterson, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jimmie Baker (SF) James Camp | |
| 14:20 | UTEP | Edward Augustin makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:54 | Marshall | Charles Simmons drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Otterson | 46-41 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Cody Bowman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Hugh Brown snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Edward Augustin clanks a jumper from the left side | 46-41 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Perry Harris grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Perry Harris knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Augustin | 46-44 |
| 13:00 | Marshall | Perry Harris steals the ball from David Burritt in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Cody Bowman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 12:44 | Marshall | James Otterson snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:37 | Marshall | Gary Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Augustin - foul #4 on Edward Augustin, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Myricks (SG), John Walser (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) James Otterson, David Burritt, Gary Ross, Charles Simmons, Timothy Yoder | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), James Camp (PF), Lee Foster (C) Cody Bowman, Edward Augustin, Jimmie Baker, Hugh Brown, Perry Harris | |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Scott Graham double dribbles | 46-44 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Duane Raiford drills a jumpshot from the left side | 46-46 |
| 12:07 | Marshall | Charles Myricks is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Simmons - foul #4 on Richard Simmons, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG) Richard Simmons | |
| 12:07 | Marshall | Charles Myricks makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:07 | Marshall | Charles Myricks misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | James Camp snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 11:47 | UTEP | Duane Raiford clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-46 |
| 11:46 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Fred Baker | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Scott Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Myricks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Walser (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phil Strawn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Giroux (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Camp (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Marshall | John Walser clanks a floater from the left side | 47-46 |
| 11:22 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Lee Foster comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-46 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Duane Raiford tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 11:14 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:54 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson's fadeaway is rejected by Duane Raiford | 49-46 |
| 10:52 | UTEP | James Camp grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Peter Giroux comes up short on the shot from the left block | 49-46 |
| 10:43 | Marshall | Fred Baker gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:26 | Marshall | John Walser makes the floater from the baseline set up by Herbert McPhearson | 51-46 |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Duane Raiford knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Phil Strawn | 51-48 |
| 09:48 | Marshall | John Walser is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Walser, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG), Gary Ross (SF), Charles Simmons (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) Scott Graham, Charles Myricks, John Walser, Fred Baker, Herbert McPhearson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), James Dugan (SG), Jimmie Baker (SF), Hugh Brown (PF) Phil Strawn, Peter Giroux, Duane Raiford, James Camp | |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Lee Foster is fouled on the floor by Timothy Yoder - foul #4 on Timothy Yoder, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson (C) Timothy Yoder | |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (C) Lee Foster | |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Hugh Brown is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| 09:10 | Marshall | David Burritt is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Burritt, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Charles Simmons is called for the reach on Hugh Brown - foul #2 on Charles Simmons, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Fred Baker (PF) Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:50 | Marshall | Fred Baker snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | Gary Ross connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Otterson | 54-48 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Gary Ross picks off the pass by James Dugan | 54-48 |
| 07:54 | Marshall | David Burritt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Otterson | 56-48 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Perry Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (SG), Charles Myricks (SF), Timothy Yoder (C) David Burritt, Gary Ross, Herbert McPhearson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Edward Augustin (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Lee Foster (C) Cody Bowman, James Dugan, Jimmie Baker, Perry Harris | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Myricks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Edward Augustin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Marshall | Scott Graham scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by James Otterson and the foul's on Edward Augustin - foul #5 on Edward Augustin, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Burritt (SG), Charles Simmons (PF) James Otterson, Fred Baker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG) Edward Augustin | |
| 07:19 | Marshall | Scott Graham misses the free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:19 | Marshall | Charles Simmons snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 07:03 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lee Foster - foul #1 on Lee Foster, team foul #9 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Walser (SF) Charles Myricks | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Camp (PF) Hugh Brown | |
| 07:03 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:03 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Lee Foster makes the floater from the right side set up by Richard Simmons | 60-50 |
| 06:36 | Marshall | John Walser throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Myricks (SG) David Burritt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Peter Giroux (PF) Phil Strawn, Lee Foster | |
| 06:15 | UTEP | James Camp hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Duane Raiford | 60-52 |
| 05:58 | Marshall | Charles Simmons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-52 |
| 05:57 | UTEP | Duane Raiford grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | John Walser is called for the reach on Peter Giroux - foul #2 on John Walser, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), Gary Ross (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) Scott Graham, John Walser, Charles Simmons, Timothy Yoder | |
| Subs | UTEP | Hugh Brown (PF), Lee Foster (C) Richard Simmons, James Camp | |
| 05:41 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:41 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:23 | Marshall | Charles Myricks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-53 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Duane Raiford pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Duane Raiford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Burritt (SG) Charles Myricks | |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF) Duane Raiford | |
| 04:51 | Marshall | James Otterson is fouled on the floor by Cody Bowman - foul #4 on Cody Bowman, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), James Dugan (SG), Jimmie Baker (SF) Cody Bowman, Peter Giroux, Lee Foster | |
| 04:51 | Marshall | James Otterson misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:51 | Marshall | James Otterson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Phil Strawn loses the dribble to James Otterson | 61-53 |
| 04:24 | Marshall | James Otterson misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 04:22 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson misses the tip | 61-53 |
| 04:21 | Marshall | Fred Baker tips it home | 63-53 |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Perry Harris | 63-56 |
| 04:05 | Marshall | Gary Ross misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 63-56 |
| 04:04 | Marshall | Fred Baker tips it in | 65-56 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Perry Harris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 03:39 | Marshall | Fred Baker pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Herbert McPhearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phil Strawn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dugan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmie Baker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hugh Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Perry Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Marshall | James Otterson knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Ross | 67-56 |
| 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) | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Perry Harris is whistled for traveling | 67-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Myricks (SG), John Walser (SF), Charles Simmons (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) James Otterson, David Burritt, Gary Ross, Fred Baker, Herbert McPhearson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Richard Simmons (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), James Camp (PF), Lee Foster (C) Phil Strawn, James Dugan, Jimmie Baker, Hugh Brown, Perry Harris | |
| 02:48 | Marshall | John Walser knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Myricks | 70-56 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | James Camp buries a floater from the baseline set up by Lee Foster | 70-58 |
| 02:37 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG) Scott Graham, Charles Myricks | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SF) Duane Raiford | |
| 02:35 | Marshall | Cody Bowman is called for the reach on James Otterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cody Bowman, team foul #11 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jimmie Baker (SF) Cody Bowman | |
| 02:35 | Marshall | James Otterson makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:35 | Marshall | James Otterson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Peter Giroux grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker travels with the ball | 71-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Myricks (SG), Gary Ross (SF) James Otterson, David Burritt, John Walser | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG) Lee Foster | |
| 01:50 | Marshall | Charles Myricks is hacked by Richard Simmons - foul #5 on Richard Simmons, team foul #12 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (SG), Perry Harris (SF) Richard Simmons, Jimmie Baker | |
| 01:50 | Marshall | Charles Myricks misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:50 | Marshall | Charles Myricks makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Peter Giroux buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Charles Simmons - foul #3 on Charles Simmons, team foul #10 | 72-60 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:35 | Marshall | Gary Ross is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 72-61 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Gary Ross takes the ball from Perry Harris | 72-61 |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Gary Ross misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-61 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Peter Giroux grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | UTEP | James Dugan misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Perry Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Myricks - foul #1 on Charles Myricks, team foul #11 | 72-61 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder is hacked by Phil Strawn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phil Strawn, team foul #13 | 72-62 |
| 00:49 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:49 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | James Camp pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Peter Giroux can't finish the layup | 72-62 |
| 00:41 | Marshall | Charles Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Marshall | Scott Graham misses short on a jumper from close range | 72-62 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | James Camp grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Perry Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Peter Giroux grabs the offensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Phil Strawn buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 00:07 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG), John Walser (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) Scott Graham, Charles Myricks, Gary Ross, Charles Simmons, Timothy Yoder | |
| Subs | UTEP | Duane Raiford (SF), Hugh Brown (PF), Lee Foster (C) James Dugan, Perry Harris, James Camp | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | James Otterson runs out the clock | 72-65 |