| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adam Dieter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul West (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Buswell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Buswell - foul #3 on Eric Buswell, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Willis (PG), Christopher Beale (SG), Archie Ricciardi (PF), Frank Karrenberg (C) Edward Bower, Eric Quintanilla, Eric Buswell, Robert Caldwell | |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Neal Matranga scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Carl Willis | 28-43 |
| 19:04 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul West | 31-43 |
| 18:39 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg connects on the jumper in the paint | 31-45 |
| 18:19 | UC Irvine | Paul West scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Marshall | 34-45 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Christopher Beale misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-45 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Karrenberg | 34-45 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | Daniel Hall steals it from Carl Willis | 34-45 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall misses the shot from just outside the lane | 34-45 |
| 17:17 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter grabs the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 17:10 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 17:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Frank Karrenberg | 34-45 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Adam Dieter steps in front of the Neal Matranga pass | 34-45 |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall misses short on a floater in the lane | 34-45 |
| 16:33 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Neal Matranga makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Carl Willis | 34-47 |
| 16:13 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-47 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | Neal Matranga misses badly on a runner from close range | 34-47 |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 15:44 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter is fouled on the floor by Carl Willis - foul #3 on Carl Willis, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau (PG), Richard Grantham (SG), Aaron Schultz (SF), James Jones (PF), Anthony Dollard (C) Adam Dieter, Paul West, Eric Marshall, Kenneth Cole, Daniel Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Patrick Sisk (SF), Eric Buswell (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Carl Willis, Christopher Beale, Neal Matranga, Archie Ricciardi, Frank Karrenberg | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Troy Parenteau (fresh) SG - Richard Grantham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Aaron Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Dollard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Buswell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Grantham | 37-47 |
| 15:33 | Marquette | James Jones steals the ball from Patrick Sisk | 37-47 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard is whistled for a carry | 37-47 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Edward Bower comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Troy Parenteau - foul #1 on Troy Parenteau, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | James Jones scores on a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Caldwell - foul #2 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Neal Matranga (SF) Patrick Sisk | |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | James Jones makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Troy Parenteau - foul #2 on Troy Parenteau, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Patrick Sisk (SF) Neal Matranga | |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | James Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Neal Matranga (SF) Patrick Sisk | |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Edward Bower can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-51 |
| 13:59 | UC Irvine | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | Aaron Schultz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | Neal Matranga snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 13:41 | Marquette | Edward Bower is fouled on the floor by Anthony Dollard - foul #3 on Anthony Dollard, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Patrick Sisk (SF) Neal Matranga | |
| 13:33 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell connects on the shot from the left block | 40-53 |
| 13:17 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 13:15 | UC Irvine | Aaron Schultz tips it home | 42-53 |
| 12:54 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Richard Grantham - foul #1 on Richard Grantham, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG), Paul West (SG), Eric Marshall (SF), Kenneth Cole (PF), Paul Beaver (C) Troy Parenteau, Richard Grantham, Aaron Schultz, James Jones, Anthony Dollard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Neal Matranga (SF) Patrick Sisk | |
| 12:54 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 12:54 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 12:54 | UC Irvine | Paul Beaver grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 12:31 | UC Irvine | Paul West is fouled on the floor by Eric Quintanilla - foul #2 on Eric Quintanilla, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| 12:11 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 12:10 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 11:57 | UC Irvine | Paul Beaver is fouled on the floor by Neal Matranga - foul #1 on Neal Matranga, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall (C) Paul Beaver | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:38 | UC Irvine | Paul West clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-54 |
| 11:36 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Neal Matranga | 42-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adam Dieter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul West (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Neal Matranga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Eric Buswell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Caldwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Marquette | Eric Buswell makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 10:53 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Kenneth Cole is denied by Eric Buswell | 42-56 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-56 |
| 10:45 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 10:39 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall is called for traveling | 42-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Jones (SG), Aaron Schultz (SF), Anthony Dollard (PF) Paul West, Eric Marshall, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Marquette | Patrick Sisk (SF) Neal Matranga | |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Edward Bower is whistled for a carry | 42-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau (PG) Adam Dieter | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:10 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall buries a runner near the basket set up by Troy Parenteau | 44-56 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Aaron Schultz - foul #1 on Aaron Schultz, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Grantham (SG) Daniel Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | Neal Matranga (SF) Patrick Sisk | |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Neal Matranga misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-57 |
| 09:32 | UC Irvine | James Jones snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by James Jones is blocked by Robert Caldwell | 44-57 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Buswell | 44-57 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Neal Matranga can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Aaron Schultz - foul #2 on Aaron Schultz, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG), Paul West (SG), Eric Marshall (SF), Kenneth Cole (PF) Troy Parenteau, Richard Grantham, Aaron Schultz, James Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Neal Matranga misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Neal Matranga makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:39 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul West | 46-58 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Edward Bower misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 08:34 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Robert Caldwell steps in front of the Eric Marshall pass | 46-58 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Buswell | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Dieter | 49-61 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Eric Buswell misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 49-61 |
| 07:35 | Marquette | Eric Buswell hits the follow up shot | 49-63 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adam Dieter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul West (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Dollard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Neal Matranga (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Eric Buswell (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Caldwell (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:18 | UC Irvine | Robert Caldwell blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Cole | 49-63 |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 07:11 | Marquette | Kenneth Cole picks off the pass by Edward Bower | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:02 | UC Irvine | Paul West knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-63 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Neal Matranga is hacked by Eric Marshall - foul #1 on Eric Marshall, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau (PG), Richard Grantham (SG), Aaron Schultz (SF), James Jones (PF), Daniel Hall (C) Adam Dieter, Paul West, Eric Marshall, Kenneth Cole, Anthony Dollard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Willis (PG), Edgar Small (SG), Frank Karrenberg (C) Edward Bower, Eric Quintanilla, Robert Caldwell | |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Neal Matranga makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Neal Matranga makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:19 | UC Irvine | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 52-65 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 06:13 | Marquette | Neal Matranga's pass is intercepted by Richard Grantham | 52-65 |
| 06:03 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Aaron Schultz | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Neal Matranga clanks a jump hook near the basket | 54-65 |
| 05:36 | UC Irvine | James Jones grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | Neal Matranga steals the ball from Richard Grantham | 54-65 |
| 05:02 | Marquette | Eric Buswell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Frank Karrenberg | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Jones | 57-67 |
| 04:33 | Marquette | Eric Buswell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 57-67 |
| 04:32 | Marquette | Neal Matranga grabs the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 04:32 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG), Paul West (SG), Eric Marshall (SF), Kenneth Cole (PF) Troy Parenteau, Richard Grantham, Aaron Schultz, James Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Patrick Sisk (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Carl Willis, Edgar Small, Neal Matranga, Frank Karrenberg | |
| 04:09 | Marquette | Kenneth Cole denies the turnaround by Eric Buswell | 57-67 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla tips it home | 57-69 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Dieter | 59-69 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Eric Buswell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-69 |
| 03:41 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla tips it back up and in | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Paul West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adam Dieter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul West (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Patrick Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Buswell (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Caldwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Marquette | Adam Dieter steals it from Eric Quintanilla | 59-71 |
| 02:57 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter can't finish the layup | 59-71 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Eric Buswell grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 59-71 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell tips it in | 59-73 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall tips it but misses | 59-73 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter tips it back up and in | 61-73 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla is hacked by Paul West - foul #2 on Paul West, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau (PG), Richard Grantham (SG), Aaron Schultz (SF), James Jones (PF), Anthony Dollard (C) Adam Dieter, Paul West, Eric Marshall, Kenneth Cole, Daniel Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Willis (PG), Archie Ricciardi (PF), Frank Karrenberg (C) Edward Bower, Eric Buswell, Robert Caldwell | |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:06 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau is whistled for traveling | 61-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Beale (SG) Eric Quintanilla | |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-75 |
| 01:36 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Jones | 61-75 |
| 01:14 | UC Irvine | Richard Grantham misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk pulls down the rebound | 61-75 |
| 01:06 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Carl Willis | 61-78 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | James Jones scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Grantham | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-78 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-78 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Carl Willis runs out the clock | 63-78 |