| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mike Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lynn Strader (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Julian Penwell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Homer Milne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Adams | 31-39 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | James Critchfield is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Critchfield, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SG), Andre Romano (PF) Benjamin Slick, Homer Milne, Nenad Denisov | |
| 19:00 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Andre Romano gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:41 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Dotson | 31-41 |
| 18:18 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 17:47 | Cleveland State | Julian Penwell snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 17:28 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson double dribbles | 31-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin (SF), Carl Clark (PF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Jeremy Young, Lynn Strader, Julian Penwell | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Andre Romano knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Critchfield | 31-43 |
| 16:50 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | James Critchfield grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Dotson | 31-46 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark is hacked by Robert Sedgwick - foul #2 on Robert Sedgwick, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy (SG), Jeremy Young (SF), Lynn Strader (PF) Larry Adams, Anthony Guertin, Carl Clark | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | Robert Sedgwick is called for the reach on Lynn Strader - foul #3 on Robert Sedgwick, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Homer Milne (SG) Robert Sedgwick | |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-46 |
| 16:07 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson misses the tip | 31-46 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | Andre Romano grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Homer Milne clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Lynn Strader - foul #2 on Lynn Strader, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Cox (SG), Julian Penwell (C) Mike Johnson, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Homer Milne makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Homer Milne misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 15:51 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to William Cox | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Matthew Dunleavy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Cox (fresh) SF - Jeremy Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lynn Strader (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Julian Penwell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Dotson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Homer Milne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Andre Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | Andre Romano steals the ball from William Cox | 31-47 |
| 15:12 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 31-47 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the offensive board | 31-47 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Andre Romano buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-49 |
| 14:35 | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Dotson - foul #3 on Michael Dotson, team foul #4 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (SG), Anthony Guertin (SF), Carl Clark (PF) William Cox, Jeremy Young, Lynn Strader | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Dotson, Homer Milne, James Critchfield, Andre Romano, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 14:35 | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy misses the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 14:35 | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Carl Clark - foul #2 on Carl Clark, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (PG), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Matthew Dunleavy, Julian Penwell | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Nenad Denisov picks off the pass by Anthony Guertin | 32-51 |
| 13:29 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-51 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Lawson | 32-51 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 12:59 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson grabs the board | 32-51 |
| 12:55 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Carl Clark | 34-51 |
| 12:32 | Marquette | Richard Johnson loses the dribble to Larry Adams | 34-51 |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Adams | 36-51 |
| 11:53 | Marquette | Joe Lawson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 36-51 |
| 11:52 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mike Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Guertin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Zolocsik (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sedgwick (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nenad Denisov (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Lawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Adams | 38-51 |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Joe Lawson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 11:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Carl Clark | 38-51 |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Benjamin Slick - foul #1 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy (SG), Jeremy Young (SF), Lynn Strader (PF), Julian Penwell (C) Larry Adams, Anthony Guertin, Carl Clark, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Homer Milne (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Robert Sedgwick, Richard Johnson, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Homer Milne is hacked by Julian Penwell - foul #2 on Julian Penwell, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Andre Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG) Michael Dotson | |
| 10:21 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Young | 42-51 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Young - foul #1 on Jeremy Young, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (SG) Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Matthew Dunleavy picks off the pass by James Critchfield | 42-51 |
| 09:35 | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy hits the finger roll | 44-51 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | Homer Milne is hacked by Larry Adams - foul #1 on Larry Adams, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (PG) Matthew Dunleavy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG) Donald Buchanon | |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Michael Dotson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-51 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ernie Cantrell - foul #1 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin (SF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Jeremy Young, Julian Penwell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Nenad Denisov (PF) Michael Dotson, Andre Romano | |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov hits the finger roll set up by Homer Milne | 46-53 |
| 07:52 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 46-53 |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Slick swats the short shot by Lynn Strader | 46-53 |
| 07:34 | Marquette | James Critchfield gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mike Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Guertin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lynn Strader (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Zolocsik (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Homer Milne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernie Cantrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Homer Milne is hacked by Larry Adams - foul #2 on Larry Adams, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young (SF), Carl Clark (PF), Julian Penwell (C) Anthony Guertin, Lynn Strader, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Benjamin Slick, Homer Milne, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Joe Lawson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Sedgwick | 46-55 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Andre Romano | 46-55 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Andre Romano comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Carl Clark - foul #3 on Carl Clark, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy (PG), William Cox (SG) Mike Johnson, Larry Adams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Homer Milne (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Michael Dotson, Robert Sedgwick, Richard Johnson, Joe Lawson | |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Andre Romano makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Andre Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:37 | Cleveland State | Ernie Cantrell steals the ball from William Cox | 46-57 |
| 05:22 | Marquette | Homer Milne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell gets the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 04:51 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 46-59 |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | Homer Milne picks off the pass by Carl Clark | 46-59 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell's floater is tipped away by Julian Penwell | 46-59 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell gets the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:53 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses badly on a shot near the basket | 46-59 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | William Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (PG), Larry Adams (SG), Lynn Strader (PF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Matthew Dunleavy, William Cox, Carl Clark, Julian Penwell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Benjamin Slick, Homer Milne, James Critchfield, Andre Romano, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik can't connect on a runner in the lane | 46-59 |
| 03:36 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Young | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mike Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lynn Strader (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Zolocsik (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Sedgwick (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Marquette | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-59 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin (SF) Jeremy Young | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Michael Dotson (SG), Ernie Cantrell (C) Donald Buchanon, Robert Sedgwick, Joe Lawson | |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Dotson | 49-61 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Zolocsik | 51-61 |
| 01:47 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell tips it back up and in | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-63 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Michael Dotson is hacked by Andrew Zolocsik - foul #2 on Andrew Zolocsik, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy (PG), William Cox (SG), Carl Clark (PF) Mike Johnson, Larry Adams, Lynn Strader | |
| Subs | Marquette | Homer Milne (SG), James Critchfield (SF) Benjamin Slick, Richard Johnson | |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Michael Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Michael Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Nenad Denisov swats the short shot by Carl Clark | 51-65 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik tips it in | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Michael Dotson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Dunleavy - foul #1 on Matthew Dunleavy, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Michael Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Michael Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Andrew Zolocsik and he's hacked by James Critchfield - foul #2 on James Critchfield, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG) Michael Dotson | |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark makes the free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick runs out the clock | 56-67 |