ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Joe Chapman scored 17 points off the bench and Jerel McNeal added 15 as Marquette defeated Eastern Washington 83-73 Wednesday in the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout.

A free throw by Jake Beitinger with 1:35 remaining brought Eastern Washington within two points, 70-68.

But McNeal answered with a tip-in and the Golden Eagles (2-1) closed out the game hitting 11-of-12 free throws.

Poor foul shooting doomed Eastern Washington (1-1). The Eagles shot just 18-for-34 from the free throw line.

Marquette trailed most of the first half but finished with a 10-0 run to take the lead. McNeal completed a three-point play with three seconds left and the Golden Eagles led 34-32.

The second half featured five ties and three lead changes. Marquette took the lead for good with 5:59 remaining when Chapman hit a 3-pointer from the baseline after a feed from Dominic James.

Chapman shot 5-for-8 from 3-point range. James finished with 14 points.

Beitinger led Eastern Washington with 17 and Rodney Stuckey added 16.

Marquette will face Oral Roberts on Friday in the semifinals. Eastern Washington will take on Southern California in the consolation bracket.

Official Basketball Box Score
Eastern Washington vs Marquette
11/23/05 9:45 pm at Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska
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VISITORS: Eastern Washington 1-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
32 Beitinger,Jake...... f  5-12   2-3    5-12   2  4  6   2  17  2  2  0  0  34
34 Williams,Kellen..... f  4-5    0-0    0-0    1  3  4   0   8  1  1  0  1  33
43 Butorac,Paul........ f  2-7    0-0    1-3    4  3  7   3   5  2  4  1  0  32
03 Stuckey,Rodney...... g  5-12   1-4    5-7    0  3  3   5  16  2  5  0  0  25
10 Smith,Deuce......... g  2-5    1-2    0-3    0  1  1   5   5  4  1  0  1  28
05 Penoncello,Matt.....    1-2    1-2    2-2    0  0  0   2   5  1  0  0  0  12
11 Bekkering,Henry.....    2-3    0-0    2-2    0  0  0   4   6  0  1  0  0   8
20 Humphrey,Rhett......    3-4    2-3    3-5    0  1  1   5  11  2  2  0  0  23
23 Zumwalt,Neal........    0-2    0-2    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
44 Risper,Derek........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   0   0  1  1  0  0   4
   TEAM................                         4  1  5
   Totals..............   24-52   7-16  18-34  11 19 30  26  73 15 17  1  2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-24 41.7%   2nd Half: 14-28 50.0%   Game: 46.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-8  62.5%   2nd Half:  2-8  25.0%   Game: 43.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-12 58.3%   2nd Half: 11-22 50.0%   Game: 52.9%    8

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HOME TEAM: Marquette 2-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
20 Novak, Steve........ f  3-11   1-7    4-4    1  4  5   3  11  0  2  0  0  31
41 Barro, Ousmane...... f  0-0    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   4   0  0  2  0  0   6
01 James, Dominic...... g  5-11   0-3    4-6    0  3  3   5  14  3  6  1  2  32
22 McNeal, Jerel....... g  5-6    0-0    5-5    3  3  6   3  15  4  2  0  3  27
23 Matthews, Wesley.... g  2-5    0-0    8-10   1  4  5   4  12  0  1  0  2  17
05 Fitzgerald, Dan.....    1-2    1-2    0-0    0  0  0   5   3  1  1  0  1  13
12 Burke, Dwight.......    0-0    0-0    2-2    1  0  1   1   2  0  1  0  0   5
32 Chapman, Joe........    6-10   5-8    0-1    1  4  5   2  17  0  0  0  0  32
33 Grimm, Chris........    1-1    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   2   2  0  1  0  0   4
43 Amoroso, Ryan.......    2-6    0-0    3-4    2  1  3   1   7  1  1  1  0  21
51 Lott, Jamil.........    0-2    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   4   0  1  3  0  0  12
   TEAM................                         2     2
   Totals..............   25-54   7-20  26-32  14 22 36  34  83 10 20  2  8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-25 48.0%   2nd Half: 13-29 44.8%   Game: 46.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-10 30.0%   2nd Half:  4-10 40.0%   Game: 35.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-9  77.8%   2nd Half: 19-23 82.6%   Game: 81.3%   2,3

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Officials: Terry Christman, Robert Holloway, Bruce Corson
Technical fouls: Eastern Washington-None. Marquette-None.
Attendance: 6087
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Eastern Washington............   32   41  -   73
Marquette.....................   34   49  -   83
Men's Game 2: 2005 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout (1st round)
Carrs/Safeway Player of the Game: J.Chapman (MU)

Points in the paint-EWU 26,MARQ 28. Points off turnovers-EWU 19,MARQ 16.
2nd chance points-EWU 13,MARQ 9. Fast break points-EWU 0,MARQ 6.
Bench points-EWU 22,MARQ 31. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-5 times.
Largest lead-EWU by 8 1st-17:55, MARQ by 10 2nd-00:00.