| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gerald Lobel (fresh) SG - Boguchwal Wojenski (fresh) SF - Thomas Gebhardt (fresh) PF - Philip Byrd (fresh) C - Anthony Cornell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Evan Kinney (fresh) SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) SF - Clarence Easter (fresh) PF - George Edwards (fresh) C - Dale Barrett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Dale Barrett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Warren Midgley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Evan Kinney | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico State | Boguchwal Wojenski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Marquette | Dale Barrett gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Marquette | George Edwards drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico State | Evan Kinney picks off the pass by Thomas Gebhardt | 0-5 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Clarence Easter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt is fouled on the floor by Clarence Easter - foul #1 on Clarence Easter, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico State | Boguchwal Wojenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Warren Midgley knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from George Edwards | 0-7 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Gerald Lobel and he's hacked by Clarence Easter - foul #2 on Clarence Easter, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (SF), James Seaman (PF) Clarence Easter, George Edwards | |
| 17:32 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | James Seaman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt double dribbles | 3-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Brink (C) Dale Barrett | |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Philip Byrd | 3-7 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico State | Boguchwal Wojenski misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Warren Midgley gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Frank Brink is called for traveling | 3-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ivan Stazenski (PG), Billy Lesh (SG), Gabriel Yazzie (SF), James Walsh (PF), Gary Grove (C) Gerald Lobel, Boguchwal Wojenski, Thomas Gebhardt, Philip Byrd, Anthony Cornell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (PG), James Weatherwax (SF), George Edwards (PF), Dale Barrett (C) Evan Kinney, Warren Midgley, James Seaman, Frank Brink | |
| 15:49 | New Mexico State | Ivan Stazenski blows the layup | 3-7 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Gary Grove grabs the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Ivan Stazenski (fresh) SG - Billy Lesh (fresh) SF - Gabriel Yazzie (fresh) PF - James Walsh (fresh) C - Gary Grove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert Morris (fresh) SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) SF - James Weatherwax (fresh) PF - George Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Barrett (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Gary Grove is hacked by George Edwards - foul #1 on George Edwards, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico State | James Walsh misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Edwards - foul #2 on George Edwards, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Seaman (PF) George Edwards | |
| 15:16 | New Mexico State | James Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico State | James Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Dale Barrett gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:52 | Marquette | James Walsh is called for the reach on Dale Barrett - foul #1 on James Walsh, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gerald Lobel (PG), Boguchwal Wojenski (SG), Philip Byrd (PF) Ivan Stazenski, Billy Lesh, Gary Grove | |
| Subs | Marquette | Evan Kinney (PG), Warren Midgley (SG) Robert Morris, James Weatherwax | |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Dale Barrett buries a floater in the lane | 3-9 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | James Walsh is whistled for traveling | 3-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt (SF), Anthony Cornell (C) Gabriel Yazzie, James Walsh | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Weatherwax (SF), Frank Brink (C) Anthony Williams, Dale Barrett | |
| 13:47 | Marquette | James Weatherwax hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico State | Philip Byrd snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Philip Byrd knocks in the floater from close range | 5-9 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | James Seaman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 5-9 |
| 13:12 | Marquette | Frank Brink tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cornell snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico State | Boguchwal Wojenski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 12:54 | Marquette | Frank Brink snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 12:36 | Marquette | James Weatherwax misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | James Seaman tips it in | 5-11 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico State | Gerald Lobel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | James Seaman snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Evan Kinney makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Brink | 5-13 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico State | Boguchwal Wojenski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Philip Byrd | 8-13 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Evan Kinney misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gerald Lobel - foul #1 on Gerald Lobel, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ivan Stazenski (PG), Gabriel Yazzie (SG), Gary Grove (SF), James Walsh (PF) Gerald Lobel, Boguchwal Wojenski, Thomas Gebhardt, Philip Byrd | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (SG), Dale Barrett (C) Warren Midgley, James Seaman | |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Evan Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Evan Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | Ivan Stazenski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Ivan Stazenski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gabriel Yazzie (fresh) SF - Gary Grove (fresh) PF - James Walsh (fresh) C - Anthony Cornell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Evan Kinney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) SF - James Weatherwax (fresh) PF - Frank Brink (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Marquette | Anthony Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico State | James Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Yazzie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico State | Gary Grove grabs the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | Gary Grove hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 10:55 | Marquette | Frank Brink gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:50 | Marquette | Frank Brink is whistled for a carry | 10-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Philip Byrd (PF) Anthony Cornell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (PG), Warren Midgley (SG), James Seaman (PF) Evan Kinney, James Weatherwax, Frank Brink | |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Gary Grove misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 10:25 | Marquette | Dale Barrett gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:09 | Marquette | Dale Barrett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Morris | 10-17 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Gary Grove misses the shot from the left side | 10-17 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Gary Grove snags the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | James Walsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gerald Lobel (PG), Boguchwal Wojenski (SG), Thomas Gebhardt (SF) Ivan Stazenski, Gabriel Yazzie, Gary Grove | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Weatherwax (SF) Robert Morris | |
| 09:30 | Marquette | James Weatherwax misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 09:29 | Marquette | James Seaman can't tip it in | 10-17 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Warren Midgley snags the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Anthony Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 09:15 | New Mexico State | James Walsh snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 09:00 | New Mexico State | Philip Byrd comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | James Seaman grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Philip Byrd swats the short shot by Anthony Williams | 10-17 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | James Walsh misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Weatherwax - foul #1 on James Weatherwax, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Cornell (C) Philip Byrd | |
| Subs | Marquette | Evan Kinney (PG), Donald Ressler (SF), Frank Brink (PF) Anthony Williams, Warren Midgley, James Seaman | |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | James Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | James Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Frank Brink is whistled for a carry | 12-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Grove (PF) James Walsh | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:47 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Ressler | 12-17 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Gary Grove grabs the offensive board | 12-17 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gerald Lobel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boguchwal Wojenski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Gebhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Grove (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony Cornell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Evan Kinney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Weatherwax (fresh) SF - Donald Ressler (fresh) PF - Frank Brink (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Gerald Lobel drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anthony Cornell | 15-17 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Evan Kinney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Lobel - foul #2 on Gerald Lobel, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ivan Stazenski (PG), Gabriel Yazzie (SF) Gerald Lobel, Thomas Gebhardt | |
| Subs | Marquette | Warren Midgley (SG), Anthony Williams (SF) James Weatherwax, Donald Ressler | |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Evan Kinney misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Evan Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gary Grove | 15-17 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Yazzie scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Gary Grove and he's fouled by Evan Kinney - foul #1 on Evan Kinney, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Philip Byrd (PF) Boguchwal Wojenski | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Seaman (PF) Dale Barrett | |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Yazzie misses the free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Frank Brink snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Warren Midgley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Anthony Cornell | 17-17 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Ivan Stazenski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 06:38 | Marquette | Anthony Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Frank Brink comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Yazzie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | Philip Byrd tips it in | 19-17 |
| 05:53 | Marquette | Evan Kinney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 05:51 | Marquette | Anthony Williams grabs the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Frank Brink can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-17 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico State | Philip Byrd pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cornell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico State | Ivan Stazenski misses the tip | 19-17 |
| 05:09 | Marquette | Warren Midgley gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gabriel Yazzie - foul #1 on Gabriel Yazzie, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Boguchwal Wojenski (SG), Thomas Gebhardt (SF), James Walsh (C) Gabriel Yazzie, Gary Grove, Anthony Cornell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (PG), James Weatherwax (PF), Dale Barrett (C) Evan Kinney, James Seaman, Frank Brink | |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Warren Midgley makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Warren Midgley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | Philip Byrd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Anthony Williams pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Ivan Stazenski - foul #1 on Ivan Stazenski, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Taylor (PG), Gary Grove (C) Ivan Stazenski, Philip Byrd | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Fierros (SG), Donald Ressler (SF) Warren Midgley, Anthony Williams | |
| 04:10 | Marquette | James Weatherwax is hacked by James Walsh - foul #2 on James Walsh, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gabriel Yazzie (PG), Anthony Cornell (C) Robert Taylor, James Walsh | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Donald Ressler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 19-19 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Dale Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Dale Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gerald Lobel (PG), James Walsh (PF) Gabriel Yazzie, Anthony Cornell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Evan Kinney (PG), Clarence Easter (SF), George Edwards (PF), James Seaman (C) Robert Morris, Richard Fierros, Donald Ressler, Dale Barrett | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gerald Lobel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boguchwal Wojenski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Gebhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Grove (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Evan Kinney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Weatherwax (fresh) SF - Clarence Easter (fresh) PF - George Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Seaman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Lobel | 21-19 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | James Seaman makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Weatherwax | 21-21 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 21-21 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Evan Kinney pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 02:25 | Marquette | Clarence Easter lays it in set up by Evan Kinney | 21-23 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Grove and he's hacked by Clarence Easter - foul #3 on Clarence Easter, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gabriel Yazzie (SG), Philip Byrd (PF), Anthony Cornell (C) Boguchwal Wojenski, James Walsh, Gary Grove | |
| Subs | Marquette | Warren Midgley (SG), Anthony Williams (SF) James Weatherwax, Clarence Easter | |
| 01:59 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gebhardt makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | Warren Midgley travels with the ball | 24-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ivan Stazenski (SF) Thomas Gebhardt | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Barrett (C) James Seaman | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Yazzie hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Stazenski | 27-23 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Evan Kinney is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Lobel - foul #3 on Gerald Lobel, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Billy Lesh (SG) Gerald Lobel | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Evan Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Evan Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cornell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Dale Barrett snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Warren Midgley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cornell gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico State | Dale Barrett takes the ball from Anthony Cornell | 27-25 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Anthony Williams connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 27-27 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Yazzie lays it up and in | 29-27 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Dale Barrett tips it home | 29-29 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Billy Lesh clanks a fullcourt shot | 29-29 |