| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Gilfillan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Sauve (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Stepnoski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott Pettway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryce Wade (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Tudor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lynn Tibbits (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Hohlstein (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor connects on the jumper in the lane | 35-27 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan loses the dribble to Scott Pettway | 35-27 |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hohlstein misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Justin Stepnoski - foul #1 on Justin Stepnoski, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Ridder (SG), Allen Page (SF), Gerald Jordan (C) Nathaniel Sauve, Justin Stepnoski, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hohlstein makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hohlstein makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | James Ridder blows the layup but the foul's on Bryce Wade - foul #3 on Bryce Wade, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Roderick Weathers (SG) Bryce Wade | |
| 18:29 | Marquette | James Ridder misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | James Ridder makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:12 | Cleveland State | Roderick Weathers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan's floater is tipped away by Phillip Hohlstein | 36-29 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hohlstein pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | James Ridder picks off the pass by Roderick Weathers | 36-29 |
| 17:29 | Marquette | Allen Page banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Ridder | 38-29 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Roderick Weathers can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Lynn Tibbits tips it home | 38-31 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | Scott Pettway takes the ball from Gerald Jordan | 38-31 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Phillip Hohlstein is denied by Richard Hall | 38-31 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Richard Hall pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 15:49 | Marquette | James Ridder is fouled on the floor by Lynn Tibbits - foul #2 on Lynn Tibbits, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve (SG), Justin Stepnoski (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) James Ridder, Allen Page, Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Rowe (PG), Bryce Wade (SG), Jesse Delrio (SF), Otis Tobin (PF), John Thrash (C) Scott Pettway, Roderick Weathers, Jeffrey Tudor, Lynn Tibbits, Phillip Hohlstein | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Gilfillan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Sauve (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Stepnoski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bryce Wade (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jesse Delrio (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otis Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Thrash (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Thrash - foul #1 on John Thrash, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG) Brian Gilfillan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:04 | Cleveland State | Bryce Wade misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 40-31 |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | John Thrash tips it back up and in | 40-33 |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Richard Hall is fouled on the floor by Bryce Wade - foul #4 on Bryce Wade, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), Gerald Jordan (PF) Hans Zurawik, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Guill (SG) Bryce Wade | |
| 14:11 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman buries a turnaround near the basket | 42-33 |
| 13:52 | Cleveland State | James Rowe is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Jesse Delrio - foul #1 on Jesse Delrio, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Hall (PF) Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Pettway (PG), Roderick Weathers (SG), Lynn Tibbits (PF) James Rowe, Robert Guill, Otis Tobin | |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan misses the free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:47 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Roderick Weathers | 44-33 |
| 13:36 | Cleveland State | Lynn Tibbits's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Sauve | 44-33 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Jesse Delrio is called for the reach on Brian Gilfillan - foul #2 on Jesse Delrio, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Jordan (C) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:15 | Marquette | John Thrash denies the turnaround by Nathaniel Sauve | 44-33 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski tips it in | 46-33 |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Jesse Delrio misses the lay-in | 46-33 |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Scott Pettway grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | Lynn Tibbits's pass is intercepted by Richard Hall | 46-33 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Jordan | 49-33 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Roderick Weathers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Richard Hall snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan misses the lay-in | 49-33 |
| 11:54 | Cleveland State | Lynn Tibbits grabs the board | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Gilfillan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Sauve (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Stepnoski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Hall (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Gerald Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott Pettway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roderick Weathers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jesse Delrio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lynn Tibbits (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Thrash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Cleveland State | Scott Pettway buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jesse Delrio | 49-36 |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Stepnoski | 51-36 |
| 10:42 | Cleveland State | Jesse Delrio loses the ball out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), James Ridder (SG), Allen Page (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Brian Gilfillan, Nathaniel Sauve, Justin Stepnoski, Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Rowe (PG), Robert Guill (SG), Jeffrey Tudor (SF), Otis Tobin (PF), Phillip Hohlstein (C) Scott Pettway, Roderick Weathers, Jesse Delrio, Lynn Tibbits, John Thrash | |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Hans Zurawik | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:10 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Guill | 53-38 |
| 09:41 | Marquette | James Ridder is fouled on the floor by Otis Tobin - foul #1 on Otis Tobin, team foul #7 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski (SF), Gerald Jordan (PF) Allen Page, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:41 | Marquette | James Ridder makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:41 | Marquette | James Ridder misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:41 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hohlstein grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hohlstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-38 |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski is whistled for traveling | 54-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), Richard Hall (PF) Hans Zurawik, Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Pettway (PG), Lynn Tibbits (PF) Robert Guill, Otis Tobin | |
| 08:52 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor loses the dribble to Justin Stepnoski | 54-38 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | James Ridder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Stepnoski | 56-38 |
| 08:27 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hohlstein misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #2 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve (SG), Gerald Jordan (PF) James Ridder, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:27 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hohlstein makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 08:27 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hohlstein makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), James Ridder (SG), Allen Page (SF) Brian Gilfillan, Nathaniel Sauve, Justin Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jesse Delrio (SF), Tommy Daly (C) Jeffrey Tudor, Phillip Hohlstein | |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Lynn Tibbits scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Hans Zurawik (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Ridder (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Allen Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott Pettway (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse Delrio (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lynn Tibbits (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tommy Daly (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Marquette | James Ridder dunks the ball on a great pass from Hans Zurawik | 58-42 |
| 07:31 | Cleveland State | Tommy Daly can't finish the layup | 58-42 |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman buries a floater near the basket | 60-42 |
| 07:06 | Cleveland State | Tommy Daly buries a jumper from the baseline | 60-44 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | Scott Pettway steals the ball from Gerald Jordan | 60-44 |
| 06:23 | Cleveland State | James Rowe scores on a 3 from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 05:54 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the shot from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| 05:52 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman tips it in | 62-47 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), Nathaniel Sauve (SG), Justin Stepnoski (SF), Richard Hall (PF) Hans Zurawik, James Ridder, Allen Page, Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bryce Wade (SG), Jeffrey Tudor (SF), Phillip Hohlstein (C) James Rowe, Jesse Delrio, Tommy Daly | |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Hall - foul #3 on Richard Hall, team foul #3 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Allen Page (C) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Lynn Tibbits - foul #3 on Lynn Tibbits, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Allen Page | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jesse Delrio (PF) Lynn Tibbits | |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Scott Pettway loses the ball out of bounds | 64-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Jordan (C) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan clanks a shot from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Phillip Hohlstein | 64-49 |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hohlstein misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-49 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Richard Hall travels with the ball | 64-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Rowe (PG), Lynn Tibbits (PF) Scott Pettway, Jesse Delrio | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Gilfillan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Sauve (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Stepnoski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Hall (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bryce Wade (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Tudor (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lynn Tibbits (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Hohlstein (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Cleveland State | James Rowe misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-49 |
| 03:35 | Cleveland State | Bryce Wade gets the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | Brian Gilfillan is called for the reach on Bryce Wade - foul #1 on Brian Gilfillan, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Roderick Weathers (SG), Jesse Delrio (SF), Otis Tobin (PF), John Thrash (C) Bryce Wade, Jeffrey Tudor, Lynn Tibbits, Phillip Hohlstein | |
| 03:17 | Cleveland State | Otis Tobin misses short on a shot from the right side | 64-49 |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | John Thrash tips it in | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:51 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski hits a shot from close range | 66-51 |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | James Rowe connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 02:17 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-54 |
| 02:15 | Cleveland State | John Thrash gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | James Rowe misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Jesse Delrio hits the follow up shot | 66-56 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-56 |
| 01:50 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelrahman | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Otis Tobin misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Hall - foul #4 on Richard Hall, team foul #5 | 68-56 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Otis Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Otis Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve is whistled for a carry | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Justin Stepnoski takes the ball from Roderick Weathers | 68-58 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Justin Stepnoski | 70-58 |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | James Rowe is hacked by Brian Gilfillan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Gilfillan, team foul #6 | 70-58 |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | Roderick Weathers hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Rowe | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve is fouled in the backcourt by James Rowe - foul #2 on James Rowe, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Allen Page (SF) Justin Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Pettway (PG), Bryce Wade (SG), Jeffrey Tudor (SF), Lynn Tibbits (PF), Phillip Hohlstein (C) James Rowe, Roderick Weathers, Jesse Delrio, Otis Tobin, John Thrash | |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Lynn Tibbits's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Rowe (PG), Roderick Weathers (SG), Jesse Delrio (SF), Otis Tobin (PF), John Thrash (C) Scott Pettway, Bryce Wade, Jeffrey Tudor, Lynn Tibbits, Phillip Hohlstein | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan runs out the clock | 72-61 |