| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Antione Marino (fresh) PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) C - Francis White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dane Grant (fresh) SG - David Thompson (fresh) SF - Jessie Latorre (fresh) PF - Daniel Rainville (fresh) C - Hugh Bryant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Hugh Bryant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Hugh Bryant takes the ball from Benjamin Jenkins | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Marquette | David Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Curtis Lyles scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | David Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Curtis Lyles | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Antione Marino can't connect on a shot in the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | David Thompson pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | Dane Grant clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 17:46 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:40 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | Hugh Bryant gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | David Thompson loses the dribble to Benjamin Jenkins | 3-0 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Francis White is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Cardwell (SF) Jessie Latorre | |
| 16:57 | Marquette | Daniel Rainville hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Cardwell | 3-2 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Antione Marino misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Francis White tips it in | 5-2 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Daniel Rainville hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dane Grant | 5-4 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Antione Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to David Thompson | 5-4 |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Daniel Rainville comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Benjamin Jenkins - foul #1 on Benjamin Jenkins, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (SF), Charlie Brunner (PF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Felipe Rodriguez, Antione Marino, Benjamin Jenkins, Francis White | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Leeson (PG), Ronald Combest (SG), Jessie Latorre (SF), Irving Weatherly (C) Dane Grant, David Thompson, Thomas Cardwell, Hugh Bryant | |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Daniel Rainville makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Daniel Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tom McKeirnan (fresh) SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) SF - Walton Pickett (fresh) PF - Charlie Brunner (fresh) C - Frank Waters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Leeson (fresh) SG - Ronald Combest (fresh) SF - Jessie Latorre (fresh) PF - Daniel Rainville (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Irving Weatherly (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Akron | Jose Prieto clanks a floater from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:22 | Marquette | Daniel Rainville snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:13 | Marquette | Walton Pickett steps in front of the Ronald Combest pass | 5-6 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Walton Pickett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Benjamin Jenkins (PF), Francis White (C) Tom McKeirnan, Charlie Brunner, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Quinn (PF) Daniel Rainville | |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Irving Weatherly connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Combest | 5-8 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Walton Pickett scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Benjamin Jenkins and he's hacked by William Leeson - foul #1 on William Leeson, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG) Jose Prieto | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Cardwell (SF), Hugh Bryant (C) Jessie Latorre, Irving Weatherly | |
| 14:21 | Akron | Walton Pickett makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | William Leeson misses short on a jumper from close range | 8-8 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | William Leeson tips it back up and in | 8-10 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walton Pickett | 10-10 |
| 13:38 | Marquette | William Leeson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Michael Quinn can't tip it in | 10-10 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Walton Pickett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez tips it home | 12-10 |
| 12:55 | Marquette | Michael Quinn connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Cardwell and he's fouled by Felipe Rodriguez - foul #1 on Felipe Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Antione Marino (SF), Charlie Brunner (PF), Frank Waters (C) Felipe Rodriguez, Walton Pickett, Benjamin Jenkins, Francis White | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dane Grant (PG), David Thompson (SG), Jessie Latorre (SF) William Leeson, Ronald Combest, Thomas Cardwell | |
| 12:55 | Marquette | Michael Quinn makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Hugh Bryant swats the layup by Frank Waters | 12-13 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Hugh Bryant pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:16 | Marquette | David Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 12:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Curtis Lyles | 12-13 |
| 11:58 | Akron | Frank Waters is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 12-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Francis White (C) Curtis Lyles, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Rainville (PF), Irving Weatherly (C) Michael Quinn, Hugh Bryant | |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jose Prieto - foul #1 on Jose Prieto, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tom McKeirnan (fresh) SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) SF - Antione Marino (fresh) PF - Charlie Brunner (fresh) C - Francis White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dane Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) SF - Jessie Latorre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Rainville (fresh) 6 pts. C - Irving Weatherly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Akron | Francis White buries a 3 from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 11:10 | Marquette | David Thompson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Rainville | 15-19 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Francis White is fouled on the floor by Irving Weatherly - foul #1 on Irving Weatherly, team foul #2 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Walton Pickett (SF), Benjamin Jenkins (PF) Tom McKeirnan, Antione Marino, Charlie Brunner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Cardwell (SF), Hugh Bryant (C) Jessie Latorre, Irving Weatherly | |
| 10:28 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Hugh Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:09 | Marquette | Francis White is called for the reach on Dane Grant - foul #1 on Francis White, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Frank Waters (C) Jose Prieto, Francis White | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Leeson (PG), Ronald Combest (SG), Michael Quinn (PF) Dane Grant, David Thompson, Daniel Rainville | |
| 10:04 | Marquette | William Leeson makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Quinn | 15-21 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Curtis Lyles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Antione Marino (SF), Charlie Brunner (C) Walton Pickett, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:23 | Marquette | Thomas Cardwell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 09:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Benjamin Jenkins | 15-21 |
| 09:08 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Michael Quinn snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Michael Quinn loses the ball out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Francis White (C) Charlie Brunner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Rainville (PF), Irving Weatherly (C) Michael Quinn, Hugh Bryant | |
| 08:42 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is fouled on the floor by William Leeson - foul #2 on William Leeson, team foul #3 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dane Grant (PG), David Thompson (SG), Nicholas Winchester (SF) William Leeson, Ronald Combest, Thomas Cardwell | |
| 08:23 | Akron | Francis White misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Irving Weatherly - foul #2 on Irving Weatherly, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (SF) Antione Marino | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jessie Latorre (SF), Michael Quinn (C) Nicholas Winchester, Irving Weatherly | |
| 08:23 | Akron | Francis White makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Francis White makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | David Thompson is hacked by Curtis Lyles - foul #1 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Dane Grant makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Thompson | 17-24 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Walton Pickett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Charlie Brunner (PF) Curtis Lyles, Felipe Rodriguez, Benjamin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Hugh Bryant (C) Michael Quinn | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tom McKeirnan (fresh) SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) SF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charlie Brunner (fresh) C - Francis White (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dane Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jessie Latorre (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Rainville (fresh) 6 pts. C - Hugh Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Marquette | David Thompson is fouled on the floor by Jose Prieto - foul #2 on Jose Prieto, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG) Jose Prieto | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Quinn (PF) Daniel Rainville | |
| 07:11 | Marquette | Hugh Bryant misses the shot from the free throw line | 17-24 |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Michael Quinn tips it in | 17-26 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Dane Grant is called for the reach on Francis White - foul #1 on Dane Grant, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Antione Marino (SF), Frank Waters (C) Felipe Rodriguez, Francis White | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Combest (SG), Thomas Cardwell (SF) David Thompson, Jessie Latorre | |
| 06:36 | Akron | Charlie Brunner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-26 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Antione Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Charlie Brunner can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Michael Quinn - foul #1 on Michael Quinn, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Benjamin Jenkins (PF) Tom McKeirnan, Walton Pickett, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Rainville (PF) Michael Quinn | |
| 06:19 | Akron | Charlie Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Charlie Brunner misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Hugh Bryant snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Daniel Rainville is whistled for a carry | 18-26 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Dane Grant is called for the reach on Curtis Lyles - foul #2 on Dane Grant, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Francis White (C) Charlie Brunner | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Thompson (SG) Dane Grant | |
| 05:53 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:53 | Marquette | Daniel Rainville snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Ronald Combest's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-26 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Curtis Lyles clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 18-26 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | The rebound goes to David Thompson | 18-26 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | David Thompson is hacked by Benjamin Jenkins - foul #2 on Benjamin Jenkins, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Brunner (PF) Benjamin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jessie Latorre (SF), Michael Quinn (C) Thomas Cardwell, Hugh Bryant | |
| 05:16 | Marquette | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Antione Marino knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-28 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | David Thompson makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Combest and he's hacked by Curtis Lyles - foul #2 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #8 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Walton Pickett (SF) Curtis Lyles, Antione Marino | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Winchester (PF) Daniel Rainville | |
| 04:45 | Marquette | David Thompson makes the free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Francis White knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 22-31 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Felipe Rodriguez steals the ball from Jessie Latorre | 22-31 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Charlie Brunner is whistled for a carry | 22-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Benjamin Jenkins (PF), Frank Waters (C) Tom McKeirnan, Felipe Rodriguez, Charlie Brunner, Francis White | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dane Grant (PG), William Leeson (SG), Thomas Cardwell (SF), Hugh Bryant (C) Ronald Combest, David Thompson, Jessie Latorre, Nicholas Winchester | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) SF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dane Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Leeson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Cardwell (fresh) PF - Michael Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Bryant (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Marquette | William Leeson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Walton Pickett - foul #1 on Walton Pickett, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Rainville (PF) Michael Quinn | |
| 03:27 | Marquette | William Leeson makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | William Leeson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is hacked by William Leeson in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Leeson, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Antione Marino (SF) Walton Pickett | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Thompson (SG) William Leeson | |
| 03:23 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Thomas Cardwell | 22-33 |
| 03:21 | Marquette | Dane Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Lyles - foul #3 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #10 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG) Curtis Lyles | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:21 | Marquette | Dane Grant makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:21 | Marquette | Dane Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins misses short on a floater from the left block | 22-35 |
| 03:01 | Marquette | Thomas Cardwell grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Thomas Cardwell can't finish the layup | 22-35 |
| 02:45 | Akron | Antione Marino grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 02:27 | Marquette | Thomas Cardwell snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 02:10 | Marquette | David Thompson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dane Grant | 22-37 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 01:47 | Marquette | Dane Grant grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Frank Waters is called for the reach on Hugh Bryant - foul #1 on Frank Waters, team foul #11 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Walton Pickett (SF), Francis White (C) Tom McKeirnan, Antione Marino, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Combest (SG), Jessie Latorre (SF), Michael Quinn (PF) David Thompson, Thomas Cardwell, Daniel Rainville | |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Hugh Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Hugh Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Francis White shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 22-38 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Jose Prieto snags the offensive board | 22-38 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins scores on a 3 from straight away | 25-38 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | Michael Quinn connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Hugh Bryant | 25-40 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Walton Pickett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Francis White tips it but misses | 25-40 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Hugh Bryant pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Hugh Bryant and the foul's on Walton Pickett - foul #2 on Walton Pickett, team foul #12 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Charlie Brunner (PF) Jose Prieto, Benjamin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Rainville (PF), Irving Weatherly (C) Michael Quinn, Hugh Bryant | |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre makes the free throw | 25-43 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Walton Pickett makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Francis White out of a doubleteam | 28-43 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Ronald Combest hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-43 |