| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) C - Dennis Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SG - James Sledge (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) C - William Ford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | John Garner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent 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) | |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Dennis Davis denies the turnaround by William Ford | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Charles Eastland | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Charles Eastland steps in front of the James Sledge pass | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Charles Eastland banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | James Sledge buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Ford | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Fa Hou connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Davis | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | John Garner misses the 3 from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Charles Eastland gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Dennis Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Fa Hou clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:25 | Marquette | James Sledge knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Dominick Joseph | 4-6 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Fa Hou is whistled for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Donnie Waters (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner | |
| 17:01 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is called for 10 seconds | 4-6 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Rhodes (C) Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG) James Sledge | |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Charles Eastland is called for the reach on Antonio Carrillo - foul #1 on Charles Eastland, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Lim (SF) Charles Eastland | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:22 | Marquette | William Ford is whistled for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), Tom Hawkins (C) Fa Hou, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt (SF) Donnie Waters | |
| 15:56 | Marquette | William Ford misses short on a runner near the basket | 4-6 |
| 15:54 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Uang Huang (fresh) SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) SF - William Lim (fresh) PF - William Rhodes (fresh) C - Tom Hawkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) C - William Ford (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 15:38 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski can't tip it in | 4-6 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | William Lim grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Uang Huang misses badly on a shot from the left side | 4-6 |
| 15:20 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | William Ford misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tom Hawkins - foul #1 on Tom Hawkins, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), Dennis Davis (C) Stephen Richmond, William Lim, William Rhodes, Tom Hawkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG), John Garner (PF) Willie Stearns, Boris Bronikowski, Antonio Carrillo | |
| 15:05 | Marquette | William Ford misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | William Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Charles Eastland hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter can't tip it in | 4-6 |
| 14:44 | Marquette | William Ford snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:25 | Marquette | William Ford misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Charles Eastland - foul #2 on Charles Eastland, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Lim (SF) Charles Eastland | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donnie Waters (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| 14:25 | Marquette | William Ford misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:25 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Uang Huang makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Fa Hou | 6-7 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | John Garner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Lim - foul #1 on William Lim, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG) Uang Huang | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:43 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-9 |
| 13:23 | Marquette | Donnie Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Donnie Waters double dribbles | 6-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Rhodes (PF), Tom Hawkins (C) Henry Carpenter, Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Donnie Waters, John Garner | |
| 12:48 | Kent State | William Rhodes knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from William Lim | 8-9 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | James Sledge misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | William Rhodes grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Fa Hou and he's hacked by James Sledge - foul #1 on James Sledge, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), Henry Carpenter (PF) Fa Hou, William Lim | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Dominick Joseph | |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:32 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Antonio Carrillo | 10-9 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | William Ford makes the jumper from the left side set up by Robert Bernhardt | 10-11 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | William Rhodes blows the layup | 10-11 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Willie Stearns snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Uang Huang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) SF - Tom Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - James Sledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Ford (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Marquette | William Ford can't connect on a shot in the lane | 10-11 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | William Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | William Rhodes blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Bernhardt - foul #1 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Dennis Davis (C) Uang Huang, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, James Sledge, Robert Bernhardt, Antonio Carrillo, William Ford | |
| 11:03 | Kent State | William Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | William Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 10:38 | Marquette | William Rhodes swats the short shot by James Dickson | 11-11 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Dennis Davis picks off the pass by Dominick Joseph | 11-11 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond banks in the layup set up by Fa Hou | 13-11 |
| 09:47 | Marquette | John Garner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph's floater is knocked away by Dennis Davis | 13-11 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | William Rhodes snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 09:24 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Stephen Richmond is called for the reach on Boris Bronikowski - foul #1 on Stephen Richmond, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), James Louie (SG), William Lim (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF) Fa Hou, Stephen Richmond, Tom Hawkins, William Rhodes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), James Sledge (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF), William Ford (C) Dominick Joseph, Boris Bronikowski, Donnie Waters, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| 08:54 | Marquette | William Ford lays it up and in set up by James Sledge | 13-13 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | James Louie makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | James Sledge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Lim | 16-13 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | James Louie comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Willie Stearns - foul #1 on Willie Stearns, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG) Uang Huang | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:56 | Kent State | James Louie makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | James Louie makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:38 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is fouled on the floor by Stephen Richmond - foul #2 on Stephen Richmond, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Uang Huang (SG) James Louie, Stephen Richmond | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), John Garner (PF) Willie Stearns, Antonio Carrillo | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Uang Huang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Lim (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Ford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Dominick Joseph | 18-15 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (C) Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Uang Huang steps in front of the Dominick Joseph pass | 18-15 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:45 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Garner and the foul's on William Lim - foul #2 on William Lim, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Davis (C) William Lim | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donnie Waters (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| 06:45 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Carpenter | 18-17 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins connects on the floater from the left side set up by Uang Huang | 20-17 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | William Ford lays it up and in on a great pass from James Sledge and the foul's on Fa Hou - foul #1 on Fa Hou, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Dominick Joseph, John Garner | |
| 06:10 | Marquette | William Ford makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins loses the dribble to Antonio Carrillo | 20-20 |
| 05:31 | Marquette | William Ford lays it in on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 20-22 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 20-22 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:02 | Marquette | James Sledge misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Dennis Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 04:40 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Willie Stearns | 20-22 |
| 04:22 | Marquette | Donnie Waters hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Sledge | 20-24 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Fa Hou can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:02 | Marquette | Donnie Waters buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Sledge and he's hacked by Tom Hawkins - foul #2 on Tom Hawkins, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Robert Keene (SF), William Rhodes (C) Fa Hou, Uang Huang, Tom Hawkins, Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, James Sledge, Antonio Carrillo, William Ford | |
| 04:02 | Marquette | Donnie Waters makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | James Louie is hacked by Donnie Waters - foul #1 on Donnie Waters, team foul #4 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG), Charles Eastland (SF), William Lim (C) Daniel Ruby, Robert Keene, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt (SF) Donnie Waters | |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses the lay-in | 20-27 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | John Garner snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Louie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski is hacked by William Lim - foul #3 on William Lim, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Carpenter (PF) William Lim | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | William Rhodes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Rhodes, team foul #11 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG) James Louie | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | James Dickson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 20-29 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to James Dickson | 20-29 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Boris Bronikowski | 20-32 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Uang Huang | 22-32 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph's fadeaway is rejected by William Rhodes | 22-32 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | William Rhodes gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Charles Eastland can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Boris Bronikowski - foul #1 on Boris Bronikowski, team foul #5 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Tom Hawkins (PF), Dennis Davis (C) Uang Huang, Henry Carpenter, William Rhodes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), James Sledge (SG), Antonio Carrillo (PF), William Ford (C) Dominick Joseph, Boris Bronikowski, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | James Sledge connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bernhardt | 24-34 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Dennis Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 24-34 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Dennis Davis misses the tip | 24-34 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | William Ford pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-37 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-37 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Willie Stearns grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | William Ford drills a shot in the lane set up by Willie Stearns | 24-39 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Dennis Davis misses the floater from close range | 24-39 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 24-39 |