| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Charlton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terry Beauford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sandifer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Richard Charlton inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Marquette | John Sandifer scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Benjamin Slick | 27-39 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Man Tao blows the layup | 27-39 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | James Andres snags the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses short on a floater from the right side | 27-39 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | James Andres pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Richard Charlton steals the ball from James Andres | 27-39 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Darrell Christmas (PF), Gregory Haberman (C) Benjamin Slick, Terry Beauford, John Sandifer | |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Charles Brase is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Brase, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 17:52 | Marquette | Kevin Adams steals it from Kris Bradwell | 27-39 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Kevin Adams can't finish the layup | 27-39 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | Richard Charlton pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Fentress | 27-41 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Man Tao is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), John Sandifer (C) Michael Fentress, Gregory Haberman | |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kris Bradwell, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF) Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton | |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Nenad Denisov takes the ball from Kevin Adams | 27-41 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Man Tao steals the ball from Darrell Christmas | 27-41 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Man Tao lays it up and in | 29-41 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Stearns | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Andres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stearns (fresh) SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Sandifer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Charles Brase misses the 3 from straight away | 29-43 |
| 15:41 | Marquette | John Stearns gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Kevin Adams is called for the reach on John Stearns - foul #1 on Kevin Adams, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Randall Brown (PF), Dominique Dibble (C) Man Tao, Kevin Adams, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen, James Andres | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Richard Charlton (SF), Gregory Haberman (C) Benjamin Slick, John Stearns, Nenad Denisov, John Sandifer | |
| 15:06 | Marquette | Richard Charlton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Randall Brown grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Haberman | 29-43 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble tips it in | 31-43 |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell is fouled on the floor by Randall Brown - foul #1 on Randall Brown, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Andres (C) Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Beauford (PF) Darrell Christmas | |
| 13:58 | Marquette | Richard Charlton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Fentress | 31-45 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Charles Wright misses long on a floater from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 13:44 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 13:23 | Marquette | Charles Wright steals the ball from Terry Beauford | 31-45 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Anthony Burns comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-45 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Terry Beauford scores on a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Eric Wise - foul #3 on Eric Wise, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Charles Wright, Eric Wise, Anthony Burns, Randall Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), John Sandifer (C) Michael Fentress, Gregory Haberman | |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Terry Beauford makes the free throw | 31-48 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Man Tao comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-48 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Charles Brase snags the offensive board | 31-48 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Man Tao misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Terry Beauford | 31-48 |
| 11:59 | Marquette | John Sandifer clanks a shot in the paint | 31-48 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick gets the offensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Man Tao - foul #1 on Man Tao, team foul #5 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Brown (C) James Andres | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton, Terry Beauford | |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the free throw | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stearns (fresh) SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Sandifer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Man Tao misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-51 |
| 11:10 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| 10:55 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses short on a runner near the basket | 31-51 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Charles Brase snags the defensive board | 31-51 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Michael Mullen hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | John Stearns is whistled for traveling | 33-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), James Andres (C) Kevin Adams, Charles Brase, Randall Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Richard Charlton (SF), Gregory Haberman (C) Benjamin Slick, John Stearns, Nenad Denisov, John Sandifer | |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Eric Wise misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-51 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Anthony Burns grabs the offensive board | 33-51 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-51 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Anthony Burns tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Michael Fentress drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kris Bradwell | 35-54 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Michael Mullen loses the dribble to Kris Bradwell | 35-54 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Michael Fentress lays it in on a nice dish by Kris Bradwell | 35-56 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Anthony Burns knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Mullen | 37-56 |
| 08:22 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrell Christmas | 37-59 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Gregory Haberman takes the ball from Eric Wise | 37-59 |
| 07:38 | Marquette | Richard Charlton is called for traveling | 37-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Randall Brown (PF) Man Tao, Eric Wise, Anthony Burns, Michael Mullen | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Ernie Cantrell (PF), John Sandifer (C) Michael Fentress, Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton, Darrell Christmas, Gregory Haberman | |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Charles Brase misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-59 |
| 07:22 | Marquette | John Stearns grabs the board | 37-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Andres (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stearns (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Sandifer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernie Cantrell | 37-61 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Charles Wright double dribbles | 37-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Dominique Dibble (C) Kevin Adams, Charles Brase, James Andres | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG), Richard Charlton (SF), Terry Beauford (PF) John Stearns, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 06:44 | Marquette | Terry Beauford clanks a jumper from the right block | 37-61 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Randall Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-61 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Charles Wright is fouled on the floor by Kris Bradwell - foul #3 on Kris Bradwell, team foul #2 | 37-61 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Charles Wright scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Kris Bradwell - foul #4 on Kris Bradwell, team foul #3 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF) Eric Wise, Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Charles Wright makes the free throw | 40-61 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Richard Charlton misses the dunk | 40-61 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Kevin Adams is called for traveling | 40-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Anthony Burns (SF) Kevin Adams, Charles Brase | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Ernie Cantrell (PF) Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton, Terry Beauford | |
| 05:36 | Marquette | John Stearns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Richard Charlton (SF), Terry Beauford (PF), Gregory Haberman (C) Benjamin Slick, John Stearns, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell, John Sandifer | |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 40-61 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Charlton | 40-64 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Eric Wise blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Charlton - foul #2 on Richard Charlton, team foul #4 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha (PG) Charles Wright | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), John Stearns (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), John Sandifer (C) Michael Fentress, Kris Bradwell, Richard Charlton, Terry Beauford, Gregory Haberman | |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Eric Wise makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Eric Wise misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas grabs the board | 41-64 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | John Sandifer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas tips it home | 41-66 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Randall Brown connects on the runner near the basket | 43-66 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-66 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Anthony Burns gets the rebound | 43-66 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses long on a shot from the baseline | 43-66 |
| 03:34 | Marquette | John Sandifer pulls down the rebound | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rodolfo Rocha - foul #1 on Rodolfo Rocha, team foul #6 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Michael Hampson (SF) Eric Wise, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Richard Charlton (SF), Gregory Haberman (C) Benjamin Slick, John Stearns, Nenad Denisov, John Sandifer | |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodolfo Rocha (fresh) SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) PF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Charlton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Haberman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Michael Hampson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-67 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darrell Christmas | 43-67 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-67 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Michael Hampson grabs the board | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Randall Brown loses the dribble to Richard Charlton | 43-67 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas is fouled on the floor by Anthony Burns - foul #2 on Anthony Burns, team foul #7 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG) Rodolfo Rocha | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), John Sandifer (C) Michael Fentress, Gregory Haberman | |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Randall Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-67 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Charles Wright clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 43-67 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Anthony Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 43-67 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Anthony Burns can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Darrell Christmas - foul #1 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #5 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dominique Dibble (C) Michael Hampson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Beauford (PF) Darrell Christmas | |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Anthony Burns makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Anthony Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Terry Beauford snags the defensive board | 44-67 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Benjamin Slick | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Kent State | John Sandifer picks off the pass by Dominique Dibble | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Terry Beauford's pass is intercepted by Randall Brown | 44-69 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Eric Wise misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-69 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | John Sandifer pulls down the rebound | 44-69 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick runs out the clock | 44-69 |