| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Garber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Lorenzo Cutlip (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Welter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt comes up short on the shot from the right side | 28-32 |
| 19:46 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Lorenzo Cutlip - foul #3 on Lorenzo Cutlip, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford (PF) Lorenzo Cutlip | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:48 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Dustin Welter is denied by John Garner | 28-33 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | William Anker grabs the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:38 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber is hacked by Robert Bernhardt - foul #2 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 18:26 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber is called for traveling | 28-33 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | William Ford can't connect on a shot from the left block | 28-33 |
| 18:06 | Marquette | John Garner misses the tip | 28-33 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | Tony Hubbard is called for the reach on Dominick Joseph - foul #2 on Tony Hubbard, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (C) Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo (PF) John Garner | |
| 17:34 | Marquette | William Ford hits the finger roll | 28-35 |
| 17:22 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber is denied on a layup by Antonio Carrillo | 28-35 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Evan Garber is called for the reach on Dominick Joseph - foul #1 on Evan Garber, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Richard Jones (SF) William Anker, Evan Garber | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt | |
| 16:41 | Marquette | James Sledge buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Ford | 28-38 |
| 16:34 | Cleveland State | James Sledge is called for the reach on Anthony Simon - foul #1 on James Sledge, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan (PG) Tony Hubbard | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) William Ford | |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 16:13 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joseph Campbell | 28-38 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | John Garner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mario Dolan (fresh) SG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Stanford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sledge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 15:40 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 15:35 | Marquette | James Sledge misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 15:20 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Mario Dolan takes the ball from James Sledge | 28-38 |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Mario Dolan | 30-38 |
| 14:34 | Marquette | John Garner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Stanford - foul #1 on Richard Stanford, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Tony Hubbard (SG), Evan Garber (SF), Lorenzo Cutlip (PF), Tommy Vigue (C) Mario Dolan, Anthony Simon, Richard Jones, Richard Stanford, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), William Ford (C) James Sledge, Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, Antonio Carrillo | |
| 14:34 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 14:34 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip lays it in set up by Tony Hubbard | 32-40 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-40 |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 14:08 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (PF) John Garner | |
| 13:45 | Marquette | Willie Stearns drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 32-42 |
| 13:36 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 13:35 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip grabs the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard drills a shot in the paint and the foul's on Robert Bernhardt - foul #3 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Willie Stearns | 35-44 |
| 12:42 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Anker | 37-44 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Lorenzo Cutlip swats the layup by William Ford | 37-44 |
| 12:28 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 12:10 | Marquette | Willie Stearns pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:03 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the floater in the paint | 37-44 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | William Ford misses the tip | 37-44 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 11:55 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tony Hubbard | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Hubbard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Evan Garber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Lorenzo Cutlip (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommy Vigue (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Dickson (fresh) C - William Ford (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue comes up short on the floater near the basket | 40-46 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | James Dickson connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Lorenzo Cutlip - foul #4 on Lorenzo Cutlip, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Victor Pickering (C) William Anker, Tony Hubbard, Evan Garber, Lorenzo Cutlip, Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), John Garner (PF) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, William Ford | |
| 11:08 | Marquette | James Dickson makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter is denied on a dunk by John Garner | 42-49 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 10:32 | Marquette | John Garner misses badly on a floater in the paint | 42-49 |
| 10:30 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:10 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Jones | 44-49 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | James Dickson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 09:55 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-49 |
| 09:50 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Welter | 44-49 |
| 09:35 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 09:29 | Marquette | James Dickson is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Tony Hubbard (SG), Evan Garber (SF) Anthony Simon, Richard Jones, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), William Ford (C) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, James Dickson | |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | William Anker comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 09:15 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | John Garner hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-51 |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford buries a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by John Garner - foul #2 on John Garner, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue (C) Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Antonio Carrillo (PF) James Sledge, John Garner | |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo clanks a shot from the right block | 49-51 |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:52 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber hits a floater from the right wing | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Hubbard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Evan Garber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Richard Stanford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Marquette | William Ford loses the dribble to Evan Garber | 51-51 |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Evan Garber | 53-51 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Evan Garber - foul #2 on Evan Garber, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Richard Jones (SF), Lorenzo Cutlip (PF) William Anker, Evan Garber, Richard Stanford | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Willie Stearns | |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard is fouled on the floor by James Sledge - foul #2 on James Sledge, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (SF) Tony Hubbard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Campbell (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| 06:41 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) Antonio Carrillo | |
| 06:32 | Marquette | James Sledge scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dominick Joseph | 53-56 |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Jones | 55-56 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to William Ford | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:41 | Marquette | William Ford scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Campbell | 55-58 |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | William Ford throws it down on a great pass from Joseph Campbell | 55-60 |
| 04:50 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Tony Hubbard (SG), Evan Garber (SF) Anthony Simon, Richard Jones, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Robert Bernhardt (SF) Dominick Joseph, Joseph Campbell | |
| 04:36 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber is hacked by Willie Stearns - foul #2 on Willie Stearns, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter (C) Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 04:12 | Marquette | William Ford gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is hacked by William Anker - foul #3 on William Anker, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo (PF), James Dickson (C) John Garner, William Ford | |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Hubbard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Evan Garber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Lorenzo Cutlip (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Dustin Welter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip misses the lay-in | 55-60 |
| 03:30 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | James Sledge comes up short on the floater from the right side | 55-60 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo banks in the layup set up by Willie Stearns | 55-62 |
| 02:35 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue (C) Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), John Garner (PF), William Ford (C) James Sledge, Antonio Carrillo, James Dickson | |
| 02:08 | Marquette | John Garner comes up short on the shot from the right side | 55-62 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | William Ford tips it in | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | John Garner is called for the reach on William Anker - foul #3 on John Garner, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | William Anker misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:26 | Marquette | Evan Garber takes the ball from Dominick Joseph | 55-64 |
| 01:17 | Cleveland State | William Anker travels with the ball | 55-64 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Tony Hubbard takes the ball from William Ford | 55-64 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | John Garner takes the ball from Lorenzo Cutlip | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Marquette | William Ford is hacked by William Anker in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Anker, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Dominick Joseph | |
| 00:47 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber is denied on a dunk by John Garner | 55-66 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip grabs the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Tony Hubbard | 57-66 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Anker is called for the reach on John Garner in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Anker, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG) William Anker | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | John Garner snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Willie Stearns runs out the clock | 57-68 |