| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Finley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter McGriff (fresh) PF - Edward York (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Endres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Franjo Tyksinski, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Parrish (SG), Michael Smolski (C) Donald Finley, Craig Endres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway (C) Franjo Tyksinski | |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Walter McGriff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Henry Stromski - foul #1 on Henry Stromski, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (SG) Edward York | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Walter McGriff makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Walter McGriff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:56 | Marquette | Donald Finley is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Finley, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward York (PF) Walter McGriff | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 18:40 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | Michael Smolski snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Donald Finley | 37-32 |
| 18:18 | Cleveland State | David Carr is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Carr, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Walter McGriff (SF) Robert Parrish | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Walter McGriff drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Lyle Jensen | 39-32 |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | David Carr misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 17:46 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:35 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Louis Hanson | 39-34 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 17:14 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Harry Ashford | 39-36 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 16:52 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:45 | Cleveland State | A charge is called on Harry Ashford - foul #1 on Harry Ashford, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Parrish (SG), Daniel Byrns (PF), Craig Endres (C) Donald Finley, Edward York, Michael Smolski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (SG), Richard Love (PF), Paul Fritz (C) David Carr, Harry Ashford, Mark Holloway | |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen is hacked by Louis Hanson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Hanson, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway (C) Louis Hanson | |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Fritz - foul #3 on Paul Fritz, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (SG) Daniel Byrns | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (SG) Paul Fritz | |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Craig Endres picks off the pass by David Carr | 41-36 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Donald Finley is hacked by Mark Holloway - foul #1 on Mark Holloway, team foul #7 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Smolski (C) Craig Endres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter McGriff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Finley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Michael Smolski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Stromski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Love (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Holloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Walter McGriff takes the ball from Shawn Roland | 41-36 |
| 15:31 | Marquette | Robert Parrish clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 15:30 | Marquette | Michael Smolski snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Michael Smolski misses badly on a floater near the basket | 41-36 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Donald Finley grabs the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:02 | Marquette | Michael Smolski connects on the shot from the right side set up by Lyle Jensen | 43-36 |
| 14:46 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-39 |
| 14:28 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter McGriff and he's fouled by Richard Love - foul #1 on Richard Love, team foul #8 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward York (PF) Donald Finley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Paul Fritz (SG), Harry Ashford (PF), Franjo Tyksinski (C) Shawn Roland, David Carr, Richard Love, Mark Holloway | |
| 14:28 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:28 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-39 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Edward York | 45-39 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Harry Ashford is called for the reach on Lyle Jensen - foul #2 on Harry Ashford, team foul #9 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (SG) Edward York | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:37 | Cleveland State | Walter McGriff steals the ball from Henry Stromski | 47-39 |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Finley | 49-39 |
| 13:02 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 49-39 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Parrish | 49-39 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-39 |
| 12:51 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-39 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Donald Finley snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Parrish | 51-39 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Louis Hanson | 51-41 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen jams it on a nice dish by Robert Parrish | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert Parrish (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Finley (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter McGriff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lyle Jensen (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. C - Michael Smolski (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Fritz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Stromski (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harry Ashford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz's layup is rejected by Michael Smolski | 53-41 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Hanson | 53-43 |
| 10:55 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 10:53 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Lyle Jensen - foul #3 on Lyle Jensen, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward York (PF) Robert Parrish | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), David Carr (SG), Mark Holloway (SF) Louis Hanson, Paul Fritz, Henry Stromski | |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | Walter McGriff gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Walter McGriff clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-44 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses the tip | 53-44 |
| 10:03 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Michael Smolski - foul #4 on Michael Smolski, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Craig Endres (C) Michael Smolski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Love (PF) Harry Ashford | |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Walter McGriff makes the jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 08:58 | Cleveland State | David Carr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Roland | 55-50 |
| 08:47 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-50 |
| 08:45 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Holloway | 55-52 |
| 08:28 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 08:26 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Edward York - foul #2 on Edward York, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Parrish (SG), Daniel Byrns (C) Donald Finley, Craig Endres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Nick Larson (PF) David Carr, Mark Holloway | |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses the dunk attempt | 55-54 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Edward York grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Parrish (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter McGriff (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward York (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Byrns (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Love (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nick Larson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Franjo Tyksinski (tiring) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen is whistled for a carry | 55-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Smolski (C) Daniel Byrns | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (SG), Mark Holloway (SF) Shawn Roland, Richard Love | |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | David Carr drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Louis Hanson | 55-57 |
| 06:57 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 06:56 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:46 | Cleveland State | Edward York steals it from Franjo Tyksinski | 55-57 |
| 06:29 | Marquette | Walter McGriff comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 06:28 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 06:08 | Cleveland State | David Carr connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Louis Hanson | 55-59 |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen comes up short on the floater from the left side | 55-59 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 05:37 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nick Larson | 55-61 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Michael Smolski scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-61 |
| 05:01 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-61 |
| 04:59 | Cleveland State | Nick Larson misses the tip | 57-61 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Robert Parrish snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 04:40 | Marquette | Michael Smolski hits a turnaround in the lane | 59-61 |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | David Carr hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Smolski - foul #5 on Michael Smolski, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (SG), Daniel Byrns (PF), Craig Endres (C) Robert Parrish, Edward York, Michael Smolski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), Richard Love (SF), Harry Ashford (PF), Paul Fritz (C) Louis Hanson, Mark Holloway, Nick Larson, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | David Carr misses the free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | Craig Endres grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Craig Endres connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter McGriff | 61-63 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | Richard Love hits a shot in the lane set up by Harry Ashford | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (tired) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Finley (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter McGriff (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Byrns (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Endres (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Carr (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Love (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Ashford (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Fritz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Craig Endres comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Fritz - foul #4 on Paul Fritz, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski (SF), Franjo Tyksinski (C) David Carr, Richard Love | |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Craig Endres makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Craig Endres misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 03:08 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen hits the finger roll | 64-65 |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-65 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford loses the dribble to Daniel Byrns | 64-65 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses the 3 from straight away | 64-65 |
| 01:56 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Henry Stromski | 64-65 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | Donald Finley is called for the reach on Paul Fritz - foul #3 on Donald Finley, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward York (PF) Daniel Byrns | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), David Carr (SG) Paul Fritz, Shawn Roland | |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | David Carr misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| 01:36 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski tips it but misses | 64-65 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford tips it in | 64-67 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Donald Finley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Carr | 67-69 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-69 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | David Carr is fouled on the floor by Walter McGriff - foul #1 on Walter McGriff, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | David Carr makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | David Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Donald Finley snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Louis Hanson takes the ball from Donald Finley | 67-70 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson slams it home | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Walter McGriff gets the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Donald Finley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski is fouled in the backcourt by Lyle Jensen - foul #4 on Lyle Jensen, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Edward York misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-74 |