| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) C - James Dickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | John Garner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Anker | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | Marquette | John Garner can't throw it down but the foul's on Dustin Welter - foul #1 on Dustin Welter, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:23 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Robert Bernhardt swats the layup by Tommy Vigue | 4-2 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue tips it home | 4-4 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | John Garner misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:41 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommy Vigue | 4-7 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is fouled on the floor by Richard Stanford - foul #1 on Richard Stanford, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dustin Welter - foul #2 on Dustin Welter, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (PF) Dustin Welter | |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Dominick Joseph | 7-7 |
| 17:35 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Ruth | 7-9 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | John Garner hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Bernhardt | 10-9 |
| 17:04 | Cleveland State | William Anker is whistled for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Amado Russo (PF), Clinton Venezia (C) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (SG) Richard Ruth | |
| 16:43 | Marquette | James Sledge buries a 3 from straight away | 13-9 |
| 16:29 | Cleveland State | William Anker connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Victor Pickering | 13-12 |
| 16:13 | Marquette | James Sledge knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Amado Russo | 16-12 |
| 15:55 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SG - James Sledge (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - Clinton Venezia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) C - Tommy Vigue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 15:31 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 15:29 | Cleveland State | William Anker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), James Dickson (C) Boris Bronikowski, James Sledge, Joseph Campbell, Clinton Venezia | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG), Gaston Austin (SF), Mario Dolan (PF) William Anker, Richard Stanford, Victor Pickering | |
| 15:12 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Mario Dolan - foul #1 on Mario Dolan, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:12 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 15:12 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 14:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Bernhardt is called for the reach on Gaston Austin - foul #1 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #1 | 18-15 |
| 14:37 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dickson | 21-18 |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Anthony Simon | 21-21 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | John Garner makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Bernhardt | 23-21 |
| 13:39 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #2 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Amado Russo (PF), Clinton Venezia (C) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Richard Stanford (SF), Victor Pickering (PF) Anthony Simon, Richard Ruth, Gaston Austin | |
| 13:10 | Cleveland State | William Anker is hacked by Willie Stearns - foul #1 on Willie Stearns, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG) Mario Dolan | |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | William Anker scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Stanford | 23-23 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | James Sledge misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it back up and in | 25-23 |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | William Anker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Clinton Venezia | 25-23 |
| 12:14 | Marquette | James Sledge hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 27-23 |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue is fouled on the floor by James Sledge - foul #1 on James Sledge, team foul #4 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG) Willie Stearns, Joseph Campbell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SG), Mario Dolan (C) Richard Ruth, Tommy Vigue | |
| 11:50 | Cleveland State | Dominick Joseph steals the ball from Richard Stanford | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sledge (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Venezia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) C - Mario Dolan (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Richard Stanford steals the ball from Dominick Joseph | 27-23 |
| 11:15 | Cleveland State | Boris Bronikowski takes the ball from Gaston Austin | 27-23 |
| 11:00 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Boris Bronikowski | 29-23 |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dominick Joseph - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #5 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Joseph Campbell (SF), John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Boris Bronikowski, James Sledge, Amado Russo, Clinton Venezia | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Anthony Simon (C) William Anker, Gaston Austin, Mario Dolan | |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | John Garner is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Garner, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG) Dominick Joseph | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson (SF), Tommy Vigue (C) Richard Stanford, Victor Pickering | |
| 09:59 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 29-25 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Dickson | 29-25 |
| 09:48 | Marquette | Willie Stearns comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 09:47 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 09:27 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | John Garner pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Willie Stearns comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Drew - foul #1 on Raymond Drew, team foul #5 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), James Sledge (SF) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Mario Dolan (C) Richard Ruth, Robert Johnson, Tommy Vigue | |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 09:08 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gaston Austin, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG) Raymond Drew | |
| 08:15 | Marquette | James Dickson travels with the ball | 30-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF), Clinton Venezia (C) John Garner, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Simon | 30-27 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Anker - foul #1 on William Anker, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG), Victor Pickering (PF) Gaston Austin, Anthony Simon | |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dominick Joseph - foul #2 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), Joseph Campbell (SF) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Venezia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mario Dolan (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski is fouled on the floor by Victor Pickering - foul #1 on Victor Pickering, team foul #8 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue (C) Mario Dolan | |
| 07:26 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 07:26 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | William Anker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Sledge | 32-29 |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Amado Russo, Clinton Venezia | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (C) Tommy Vigue | |
| 06:43 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon is hacked by James Dickson - foul #1 on James Dickson, team foul #8 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) James Sledge | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Tommy Vigue (C) William Anker, Richard Ruth, Victor Pickering | |
| 06:43 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | Anthony Simon steals it from Willie Stearns | 32-29 |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue travels with the ball | 32-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan (PF) Richard Stanford | |
| 05:36 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 05:35 | Marquette | James Dickson hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski is hacked by Raymond Drew - foul #2 on Raymond Drew, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), Amado Russo (PF), Clinton Venezia (C) Willie Stearns, Joseph Campbell, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Victor Pickering (PF) Raymond Drew, Anthony Simon, Tommy Vigue | |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin drills a floater from the right wing set up by Richard Ruth | 36-31 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | James Sledge is fouled on the floor by Gaston Austin - foul #2 on Gaston Austin, team foul #10 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG) Boris Bronikowski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford (SF) Gaston Austin | |
| 04:35 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Clinton Venezia - foul #1 on Clinton Venezia, team foul #9 | 38-31 |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | James Sledge misses short on a shot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | William Anker snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan scores on a floater from the left side set up by William Anker | 38-34 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Donnie Waters misses long on a jumper from the right block | 38-34 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | James Sledge gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) SG - James Sledge (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Venezia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Dolan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Pickering (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Marquette | James Sledge loses the dribble to Richard Ruth | 38-34 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Mario Dolan | 38-36 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | Richard Stanford steals the ball from Clinton Venezia | 38-36 |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Amado Russo is called for the reach on Richard Ruth - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #10 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Uros Kubinski, James Sledge, Donnie Waters, Amado Russo, Clinton Venezia | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Dustin Welter (PF), Tommy Vigue (C) William Anker, Mario Dolan, Victor Pickering | |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | John Garner gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Willie Stearns connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from John Garner | 40-37 |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth is whistled for a carry | 40-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Gaston Austin (SF) Richard Ruth, Richard Stanford | |
| 01:41 | Marquette | John Garner's layup is rejected by Tommy Vigue | 40-37 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gaston Austin | 40-39 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-39 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | John Garner misses the easy layup | 40-39 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | John Garner tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Anthony Simon | 40-41 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the dunk but the foul's on Tommy Vigue - foul #1 on Tommy Vigue, team foul #11 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) John Garner | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Victor Pickering (PF) Raymond Drew, Gaston Austin, Dustin Welter, Tommy Vigue | |
| 00:05 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 40-41 |