| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Dustin Golden (fresh) PF - Teddy Holliday (fresh) C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) PF - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 (+3) | |
| 19:32 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo loses the dribble to Daniel Chapman | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson buries a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Marquette | Michael Rommel can't connect on a shot near the basket | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | Aaron Johnson is called for the reach on Stephen Hidalgo - foul #1 on Aaron Johnson, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Hidalgo and the foul's on Dustin Golden - foul #1 on Dustin Golden, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday is denied on a layup by Stephen Hidalgo | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Michael Rommel pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:37 | Cleveland State | Robert James misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:35 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #1 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin, Michael Rommel | |
| 17:23 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:13 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Roy Gay hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| 16:51 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 4-7 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales lays it up and in on a great pass from Shilin Xia | 4-9 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson makes the shot from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is fouled on the floor by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jason Schuldt (SG), Joseph Faucher (SF), Aaron Joseph (PF), Richard Burton (C) Robert James, Dustin Golden, Teddy Holliday, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Roy Gay, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 15:50 | Marquette | Michael Rommel banks in the layup on a great pass from Arthur Garmon | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Schuldt (fresh) SF - Joseph Faucher (fresh) PF - Aaron Joseph (fresh) C - Richard Burton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph misses the 3 from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Michael Rommel gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Michael Rommel buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Arthur Garmon | 6-13 |
| 14:47 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Jason Schuldt | 8-13 |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin is hacked by Aaron Joseph - foul #1 on Aaron Joseph, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (SG), Teddy Holliday (PF), Daniel Chapman (C) Aaron Johnson, Jason Schuldt, Aaron Joseph | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (PF) Arthur Garmon, Antonio Pippin, Shilin Xia | |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Ernesto Morales and he's hacked by Joseph Faucher - foul #1 on Joseph Faucher, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden (SF) Richard Burton | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert James | 10-16 |
| 13:34 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Donald Fitzpatrick | 10-18 |
| 13:05 | Cleveland State | Robert James misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 13:04 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman snags the offensive board | 10-18 |
| 12:49 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher misses badly on a floater from the left side | 10-18 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher hits the follow up shot | 12-18 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Chapman - foul #2 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Jason Schuldt (SG), Richard Burton (SF), Aaron Joseph (PF), Mark Dougherty (C) Joseph Faucher, Robert James, Dustin Golden, Teddy Holliday, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Roy Gay, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:30 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 12:12 | Cleveland State | Jason Schuldt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-19 |
| 12:00 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 11:58 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Jason Schuldt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-19 |
| 11:33 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Shilin Xia | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Schuldt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Burton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Joseph (fresh) C - Mark Dougherty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Garmon | 12-21 |
| 11:10 | Cleveland State | Jason Schuldt is whistled for traveling | 12-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (SG), Joseph Faucher (SF), Teddy Holliday (PF) Jason Schuldt, Richard Burton, Mark Dougherty | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Ernesto Morales, Michael Rommel | |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Teddy Holliday - foul #1 on Teddy Holliday, team foul #8 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden (SF) Joseph Faucher | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Robert James misses the driving attempt in the lane | 12-22 |
| 10:39 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the board | 12-22 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Johnson - foul #2 on Aaron Johnson, team foul #9 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (PG) Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Shilin Xia | |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 10:17 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 10:15 | Marquette | Roy Gay gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses long on a turnaround from close range | 12-22 |
| 09:55 | Cleveland State | Robert James snags the defensive board | 12-22 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 09:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Stephen Hidalgo | 12-22 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo scores on a runner from the right block set up by Arthur Garmon | 12-24 |
| 08:56 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-24 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Roy Gay pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-24 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joseph Faucher | 12-24 |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph's layup is rejected by Antonio Pippin | 12-24 |
| 08:15 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph grabs the offensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Robert James connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Faucher and the foul's on Douglas Howard - foul #1 on Douglas Howard, team foul #3 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jason Schuldt (PG), Richard Burton (SF), James Smith (PF), Mark Dougherty (C) Joseph Faucher, Dustin Golden, Teddy Holliday, Aaron Joseph | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Shilin Xia (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard, Roy Gay, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Robert James makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales | 15-26 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Robert James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Whaley (SG) Robert James | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jason Schuldt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Whaley (fresh) SF - Richard Burton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Mark Dougherty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Shilin Xia | 15-29 |
| 07:03 | Cleveland State | Jason Schuldt scores on a floater from the left wing | 17-29 |
| 06:45 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ernesto Morales and the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #10 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (PG) Joseph Whaley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Antonio Pippin | |
| 06:45 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the free throw | 17-32 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Roy Gay is called for the reach on Richard Burton - foul #1 on Roy Gay, team foul #4 | 17-32 |
| 06:08 | Cleveland State | Shilin Xia takes the ball from Jason Schuldt | 17-32 |
| 05:51 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-32 |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton gets the rebound | 17-32 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton misses short on a jumper from the right block | 17-32 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales snags the defensive board | 17-32 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Roy Gay hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Fitzpatrick | 17-34 |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Schuldt and he's fouled by Roy Gay - foul #2 on Roy Gay, team foul #5 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (SG), Dustin Golden (SF), Teddy Holliday (PF) Jason Schuldt, James Smith, Mark Dougherty | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia | |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton makes the free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert James - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #11 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Whaley (SG), Aaron Joseph (C) Robert James, Richard Burton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG) Ernesto Morales | |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Antonio Pippin is called for the reach on Dustin Golden - foul #2 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #6 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Antonio Pippin | |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Michael Rommel is called for the reach on Aaron Joseph - foul #1 on Michael Rommel, team foul #7 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jason Schuldt (SG) Joseph Whaley | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo pulls down the rebound | 21-36 |
| 04:33 | Marquette | Douglas Howard misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-36 |
| 04:31 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo hits the follow up shot | 21-38 |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-38 |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph tips it home | 23-38 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Garmon | 23-40 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Jason Schuldt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-40 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo pulls down the rebound | 23-40 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Jason Schuldt - foul #1 on Jason Schuldt, team foul #12 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Robert James (SG), Joseph Whaley (SF), Daniel Chapman (C) Joseph Faucher, Jason Schuldt, Dustin Golden, Aaron Joseph | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Shilin Xia (PF) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard, Michael Rommel | |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday is denied on a layup by Stephen Hidalgo | 23-42 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Roy Gay pulls down the rebound | 23-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Whaley (fresh) PF - Teddy Holliday (fresh) C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the dunk attempt | 23-42 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales tips it in | 23-44 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Robert James comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Donald Fitzpatrick, team foul #8 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph (PF) Teddy Holliday | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF) Roy Gay | |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Robert James misses the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-44 |
| 02:45 | Cleveland State | Robert James grabs the defensive rebound | 24-44 |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman misses long on a shot from the right side | 24-44 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph tips it home | 26-44 |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Shilin Xia scores on a shot from close range set up by Donald Fitzpatrick | 26-46 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Joseph Whaley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden (SF) Joseph Whaley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG) Donald Fitzpatrick | |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Daniel Chapman takes the ball from Ernesto Morales | 26-46 |
| 01:41 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #2 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #9 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Antonio Pippin, Shilin Xia | |
| 01:41 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 01:41 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Rommel | 27-46 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert James - foul #3 on Robert James, team foul #13 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (SG), Teddy Holliday (PF) Robert James, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph gets the rebound | 27-47 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden misses long on a floater from the left wing | 27-47 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday misses the tip | 27-47 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo gets the rebound | 27-47 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Dustin Golden - foul #2 on Dustin Golden, team foul #14 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jason Schuldt (SG), Richard Burton (SF), Mark Dougherty (C) Aaron Johnson, Dustin Golden, Aaron Joseph | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Shilin Xia (PF) Ernesto Morales, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Donald Fitzpatrick steals the ball from Joseph Faucher | 27-48 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the halfcourt shot | 27-51 |