| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Armando Reyes (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ronald Sao (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Abel Dunaway (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Clifford Ventura (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joel Hulbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Richard Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Zamudio (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael George (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilbert Barhorst (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Waldrop (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Abel Dunaway inbounds the ball | 22-15 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Clifford Ventura's fadeaway is rejected by Michael George | 22-15 |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Barhorst pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 19:20 | Cleveland State | Leon Zamudio travels with the ball | 22-15 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Armando Reyes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Sao | 25-15 |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | Abel Dunaway is called for the reach on Leon Zamudio - foul #3 on Abel Dunaway, team foul #1 | 25-15 |
| 18:31 | Cleveland State | Richard Elliott misses the easy layup | 25-15 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Joel Hulbert gets the rebound | 25-15 |
| 18:13 | Marquette | Joel Hulbert misses the easy layup | 25-15 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Ventura | 25-15 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | Michael George denies the turnaround by Ronald Sao | 25-15 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Joel Hulbert tips it home | 27-15 |
| 17:33 | Cleveland State | Michael George lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leon Zamudio | 27-17 |
| 17:27 | Marquette | Joel Hulbert banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Sao and the foul's on Patrick Waldrop - foul #2 on Patrick Waldrop, team foul #1 | 29-17 |
| 17:27 | Marquette | Joel Hulbert makes the free throw | 30-17 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Michael George hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Armando Reyes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Abel Dunaway | 33-20 |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Elliott comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-20 |
| 16:24 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Waldrop | 33-20 |
| 16:07 | Cleveland State | Patrick Waldrop drills a 3 from straight away set up by Leon Zamudio | 33-23 |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Joel Hulbert is fouled on the floor by Richard Elliott - foul #1 on Richard Elliott, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Taylor (SG), Shane Farrier (SF), Jean Potter (PF), Angel Marino (C) Ronald Sao, Abel Dunaway, Clifford Ventura, Joel Hulbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sheldon Jackson (PG), Kevin Moses (SG), Michael Litwin (SF), Derek Tate (PF), Francis Kilgore (C) Richard Elliott, Leon Zamudio, Michael George, Gilbert Barhorst, Patrick Waldrop | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Armando Reyes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Mark Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Farrier (fresh) PF - Jean Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Sheldon Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Moses (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Litwin (fresh) PF - Derek Tate (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis Kilgore (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Armando Reyes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 15:24 | Marquette | Angel Marino gets the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Jean Potter makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Armando Reyes | 35-23 |
| 14:44 | Cleveland State | Sheldon Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Armando Reyes - foul #1 on Armando Reyes, team foul #2 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Sao (PG) Armando Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Zamudio (SG), Gilbert Barhorst (PF) Kevin Moses, Francis Kilgore | |
| 14:44 | Cleveland State | Sheldon Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 14:44 | Cleveland State | Sheldon Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Ronald Sao buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shane Farrier | 38-25 |
| 14:03 | Cleveland State | Sheldon Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-25 |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | Leon Zamudio tips it in | 38-27 |
| 13:39 | Marquette | Derek Tate swats the short shot by Ronald Sao | 38-27 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Mark Taylor can't tip it in | 38-27 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Jean Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Ronald Sao scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Taylor and he's fouled by Sheldon Jackson - foul #1 on Sheldon Jackson, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Armando Reyes (PG), Abel Dunaway (SF), Clifford Ventura (PF), Joel Hulbert (C) Mark Taylor, Shane Farrier, Jean Potter, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Elliott (PG), Michael George (SF), Patrick Waldrop (C) Sheldon Jackson, Michael Litwin, Derek Tate | |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Ronald Sao makes the free throw | 41-27 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Barhorst blows the layup but he's fouled by Clifford Ventura - foul #1 on Clifford Ventura, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Barhorst makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Barhorst makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Armando Reyes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-29 |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Barhorst knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Elliott and he's fouled by Clifford Ventura - foul #2 on Clifford Ventura, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sheldon Jackson (SG) Leon Zamudio | |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Barhorst misses the free throw | 44-31 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Clifford Ventura grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | Clifford Ventura's pass is intercepted by Michael George | 44-31 |
| 11:26 | Cleveland State | Patrick Waldrop misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Patrick Waldrop pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Armando Reyes (fresh) 20 pts. SG - Ronald Sao (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Abel Dunaway (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Ventura (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Joel Hulbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Richard Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sheldon Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael George (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Gilbert Barhorst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Waldrop (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Cleveland State | Richard Elliott splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Barhorst tips it back up and in | 44-33 |
| 10:36 | Marquette | Gilbert Barhorst denies the turnaround by Abel Dunaway | 44-33 |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Patrick Waldrop gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland State | Michael George misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 44-33 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | Ronald Sao gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Armando Reyes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | Patrick Waldrop grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Michael George's dunk attempt is rejected by Abel Dunaway | 44-33 |
| 09:47 | Cleveland State | Michael George hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 09:21 | Marquette | Armando Reyes connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Sao | 47-35 |
| 09:07 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Barhorst travels with the ball | 47-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Taylor (SG), Shane Farrier (SF), Jean Potter (PF), Angel Marino (C) Ronald Sao, Abel Dunaway, Clifford Ventura, Joel Hulbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Zamudio (SG), Michael Litwin (SF), Derek Tate (PF), Francis Kilgore (C) Richard Elliott, Michael George, Gilbert Barhorst, Patrick Waldrop | |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Mark Taylor is hacked by Derek Tate - foul #1 on Derek Tate, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Armando Reyes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Jean Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | Armando Reyes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | Francis Kilgore gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | Derek Tate drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Kilgore | 47-38 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Jean Potter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Litwin - foul #1 on Michael Litwin, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Sao (PG) Armando Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Elliott (PG) Sheldon Jackson | |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Jean Potter makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Jean Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Francis Kilgore pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:23 | Cleveland State | Derek Tate hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 07:21 | Marquette | Jean Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ronald Sao (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Farrier (fresh) PF - Jean Potter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Richard Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Zamudio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Litwin (fresh) PF - Derek Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Kilgore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Marquette | Ronald Sao makes the turnaround near the basket | 50-38 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Francis Kilgore is hacked by Angel Marino - foul #1 on Angel Marino, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abel Dunaway (SF), Clifford Ventura (PF), Joel Hulbert (C) Shane Farrier, Jean Potter, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael George (SF), Gilbert Barhorst (PF), Patrick Waldrop (C) Michael Litwin, Derek Tate, Francis Kilgore | |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Michael George comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Abel Dunaway - foul #4 on Abel Dunaway, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Michael George makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Michael George makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Clifford Ventura's floater is tipped away by Patrick Waldrop | 50-40 |
| 06:05 | Cleveland State | Leon Zamudio grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Patrick Waldrop misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Abel Dunaway - foul #5 on Abel Dunaway, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Armando Reyes (PG), Shane Farrier (SF) Mark Taylor, Abel Dunaway | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Patrick Waldrop misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Patrick Waldrop makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Armando Reyes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 05:35 | Cleveland State | Leon Zamudio pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 05:22 | Cleveland State | Michael George misses the shot from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Joel Hulbert grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Armando Reyes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Michael George grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | Leon Zamudio misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Sao - foul #1 on Ronald Sao, team foul #8 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Taylor (SG) Ronald Sao | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | Leon Zamudio makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | Leon Zamudio makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Armando Reyes buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Taylor | 53-43 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | Clifford Ventura steals it from Michael George | 53-43 |
| 03:53 | Marquette | Clifford Ventura connects on the runner in the paint | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | Patrick Waldrop travels with the ball | 55-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Sao (PG), Jean Potter (PF), Angel Marino (C) Armando Reyes, Clifford Ventura, Joel Hulbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sheldon Jackson (PG), Kevin Moses (SG), Derek Tate (C) Richard Elliott, Leon Zamudio, Patrick Waldrop | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Jean Potter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Litwin (SF), Francis Kilgore (C) Michael George, Gilbert Barhorst | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ronald Sao (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Farrier (fresh) PF - Jean Potter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Sheldon Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Moses (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Litwin (fresh) PF - Derek Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Kilgore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Kevin Moses hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Taylor - foul #1 on Mark Taylor, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Kevin Moses makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Kevin Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:00 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Armando Reyes (PG), Clifford Ventura (PF), Joel Hulbert (C) Mark Taylor, Jean Potter, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Elliott (PG), Leon Zamudio (SG), Michael George (SF), Gilbert Barhorst (PF), Patrick Waldrop (C) Kevin Moses, Sheldon Jackson, Michael Litwin, Derek Tate, Francis Kilgore | |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Patrick Waldrop is called for the reach on Joel Hulbert - foul #3 on Patrick Waldrop, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sheldon Jackson (PG), Kevin Moses (SG), Michael Litwin (SF), Derek Tate (PF), Francis Kilgore (C) Richard Elliott, Leon Zamudio, Michael George, Gilbert Barhorst, Patrick Waldrop | |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Clifford Ventura buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Armando Reyes | 57-45 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | Francis Kilgore loses the dribble to Ronald Sao | 57-45 |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Armando Reyes slams it home on a great pass from Ronald Sao | 59-45 |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | Michael Litwin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Shane Farrier pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Clifford Ventura can't connect on a floater in the paint | 59-45 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Francis Kilgore snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Michael Litwin buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Francis Kilgore | 59-48 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Joel Hulbert connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Armando Reyes | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Sheldon Jackson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Shane Farrier pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Armando Reyes runs out the clock | 61-48 |