| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) SG - Stephen Stam (fresh) SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) C - James Hyslop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Michael Rommel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Stephen Stam can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Melillo - foul #1 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Marquette | Michael Rommel connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Donald Fitzpatrick | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | Robert Knight hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Stam | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Michael Rommel loses the dribble to Robert Knight in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Robert Knight misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | Michael Rommel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | James Hyslop misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Michael Rommel - foul #1 on Michael Rommel, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | James Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | James Hyslop misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Marquette | Michael Rommel's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Melillo | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Stam | 2-6 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Robert Knight snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-6 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses long on a shot from the baseline | 2-6 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:24 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Fitzpatrick | 4-6 |
| 16:05 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Knight | 4-8 |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales jams it on a nice dish by Michael Rommel | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antonio Pippin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (tiring) C - Michael Rommel (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Stam (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Melillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Colvin (tiring) 2 pts. C - James Hyslop (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Stephen Stam is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Stam, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Douglas Howard (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF), Joseph Page (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, Antonio Pippin, Andrei Pijanowski, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Norman Kelley (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Knight, Stephen Stam, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Joseph Page connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Roy Gay | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Michael Bloom is called for the reach on Arthur Garmon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Bloom, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| 14:42 | Marquette | Roy Gay comes up short on the shot from the right block | 8-10 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Joseph Page snags the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:20 | Marquette | Shilin Xia connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Howard | 10-10 |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Herbert Scott misses short on a shot from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Douglas Howard snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | Roy Gay is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Thomas - foul #1 on Brian Thomas, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), Richard Berry (C) Douglas Howard, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), John Mason (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF) Michael Bloom, Ronald Fenimore, Herbert Scott, Norman Kelley | |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Shilin Xia is fouled on the floor by Vernon Colvin - foul #1 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| 13:25 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | Shilin Xia gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the easy open layup | 10-10 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Melillo | 10-10 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Brian Thomas misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:50 | UTEP | Alfred Waller pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Brian Thomas is called for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Douglas Howard (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Andrei Pijanowski (PF), Joseph Page (C) Arthur Garmon, Ernesto Morales, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia, Richard Berry | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Herbert Scott (SF), Ronald Fenimore (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Alfred Waller, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, Brian Thomas | |
| 12:03 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Norman Kelley - foul #1 on Norman Kelley, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SG) John Mason | |
| 12:03 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:03 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore lays it up and in set up by Herbert Scott | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Page (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Bloom (fresh) SG - Stephen Stam (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) PF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 4 pts. C - Norman Kelley (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Marquette | Michael Bloom steps in front of the Donald Fitzpatrick pass | 12-12 |
| 11:20 | UTEP | Norman Kelley drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Fenimore | 12-14 |
| 11:04 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Michael Bloom is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Bloom, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Richard Berry (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Douglas Howard, Andrei Pijanowski, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), John Mason (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Michael Bloom, Stephen Stam, Herbert Scott, Ronald Fenimore, Norman Kelley | |
| 10:53 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Antonio Pippin | 15-14 |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Arthur Garmon | 15-14 |
| 10:36 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales dunks the ball on a nice dish by Arthur Garmon | 17-14 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 17-14 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin grabs the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | John Mason double dribbles | 17-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Antonio Pippin, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Robert Knight loses the dribble to Arthur Garmon | 17-14 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Arthur Garmon and he's hacked by James Hyslop - foul #1 on James Hyslop, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Joseph Page (C) Arthur Garmon, Richard Berry | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Norman Kelley (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Knight, John Mason, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:55 | UTEP | Norman Kelley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-14 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donald Fitzpatrick | 20-14 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Herbert Scott is called for the reach on Donald Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Herbert Scott, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), Andrei Pijanowski (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Shilin Xia, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-14 |
| 08:11 | Marquette | Douglas Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Alfred Waller picks off the pass by Douglas Howard in the backcourt | 22-14 |
| 08:00 | UTEP | Norman Kelley comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 22-14 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Michael Rommel snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Roy Gay hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Donald Fitzpatrick and he's hacked by Herbert Scott - foul #2 on Herbert Scott, team foul #10 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG) Donald Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Stephen Stam (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Alfred Waller, Ronald Fenimore, Herbert Scott, Norman Kelley, Brian Thomas | |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | James Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fairly fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Colvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hyslop (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:27 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin misses the easy open layup | 24-14 |
| 07:25 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| 07:07 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon makes the wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Rommel | 27-14 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Robert Knight comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-14 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski grabs the board | 27-14 |
| 06:29 | Marquette | Michael Rommel can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Hyslop - foul #2 on James Hyslop, team foul #11 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), Shilin Xia (SF), Richard Berry (PF) Douglas Howard, Roy Gay, Andrei Pijanowski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), John Mason (SG), Ronald Fenimore (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Robert Knight, Stephen Stam, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 06:29 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:29 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 06:06 | UTEP | Shilin Xia takes the ball from Ronald Fenimore | 29-14 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Shilin Xia jams it | 31-14 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 31-14 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon pulls down the rebound | 31-14 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales blows the layup | 31-14 |
| 05:36 | Marquette | Shilin Xia hits the follow up shot | 33-14 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Norman Kelley hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-17 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ernesto Morales | 36-17 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Alfred Waller misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-17 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Shilin Xia | 36-17 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Ronald Fenimore steals the ball from Arthur Garmon | 36-17 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Alfred Waller can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Berry - foul #1 on Richard Berry, team foul #2 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Douglas Howard (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Andrei Pijanowski (PF), Joseph Page (C) Arthur Garmon, Ernesto Morales, Shilin Xia, Richard Berry, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SG), Vernon Colvin (PF), Brian Thomas (C) John Mason, Ronald Fenimore, Norman Kelley | |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Alfred Waller makes the 1st free throw | 36-18 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Alfred Waller misses the 2nd free throw | 36-18 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Colvin | 36-18 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Brian Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-18 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin hits the follow up shot | 36-20 |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Alfred Waller is called for the reach on Donald Fitzpatrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Waller, team foul #12 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Herbert Scott (SF) Alfred Waller, Jeff Melillo | |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Brian Thomas is hacked by Andrei Pijanowski - foul #1 on Andrei Pijanowski, team foul #3 | 38-20 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Page (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) PF - Vernon Colvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Thomas (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Robert Knight misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-20 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick snags the defensive board | 38-20 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin is hacked by Herbert Scott - foul #3 on Herbert Scott, team foul #13 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG) Douglas Howard | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SF) Herbert Scott | |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 39-20 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-20 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Robert Knight is fouled on the floor by Antonio Pippin - foul #1 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #4 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Antonio Pippin, Andrei Pijanowski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (SG), James Hyslop (C) Stephen Stam, Brian Thomas | |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Michael Bloom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Rommel (C) Joseph Page | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Mason (SG) Robert Knight | |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Roy Gay | 42-20 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | James Hyslop's floater is tipped away by Shilin Xia | 42-20 |
| 01:44 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donald Fitzpatrick | 42-20 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Shilin Xia connects on the open jump hook from the baseline set up by Ernesto Morales | 44-20 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | John Mason misses badly on a shot in the paint | 44-20 |
| 01:03 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin gets the offensive rebound | 44-20 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Roy Gay steps in front of the James Hyslop pass | 44-20 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the lay-in | 44-20 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo snags the defensive board | 44-20 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | John Mason comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-20 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Michael Bloom hits the follow up shot | 44-22 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Michael Bloom steps in front of the Ernesto Morales pass | 44-22 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Michael Bloom can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 44-22 |