| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Trout (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leo Boatner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hendricks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fernando Quinones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk inbounds the ball | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan is open and lays it up and in | 31-41 |
| 19:23 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones misses the runner from close range | 31-41 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | John Hendricks hits the follow up shot | 31-43 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan's floater is tipped away by John Hendricks | 31-43 |
| 19:05 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 18:57 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | Charles Saunders lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leo Boatner | 31-45 |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Charles Trout swats the short shot by Fernando Quinones | 31-45 |
| 18:27 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wesley Kendrick - foul #2 on Wesley Kendrick, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Trout - foul #3 on Charles Trout, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski (C) Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Charles Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | John Hendricks grabs the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | John Hendricks travels with the ball | 32-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby (SF) Stephen Kirk | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robin Hazzard (PF) Fernando Quinones | |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (PG), John Zachman (C) Frank McHan, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Saunders | 32-48 |
| 16:55 | Cleveland State | John Zachman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 16:54 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Charles Saunders lays it up and in on a great pass from Leo Boatner and he's hacked by Yuri Suleski - foul #3 on Yuri Suleski, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), Stephen Kirk (SF) Mark Sapp, Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), Fernando Quinones (C) Leo Boatner, Wesley Kendrick | |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses the free throw | 32-50 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby drills a shot from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | John Hendricks connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Everitt and he's fouled by Joe Willoughby - foul #3 on Joe Willoughby, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Brown (PF), Charles Trout (C) Andrew Robertson, Joe Willoughby, John Zachman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Wettstein (C) Fernando Quinones | |
| 15:58 | Marquette | John Hendricks misses the free throw | 34-52 |
| 15:58 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Enos (fresh) SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Trout (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robin Hazzard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hendricks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Wettstein (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 15:40 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Larry Wettstein | 34-52 |
| 15:33 | Marquette | John Hendricks loses the ball out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby (SG) James Enos | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Gorney (C) John Hendricks | |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-52 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charles Saunders | 34-52 |
| 14:52 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Frank Everitt tips it in | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:46 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-54 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Eric Gorney snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:27 | Marquette | Charles Saunders drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-56 |
| 14:05 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | Eric Gorney grabs the defensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 13:34 | Marquette | Mark Brown swats the short shot by Larry Wettstein | 34-56 |
| 13:32 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk pulls down the rebound | 34-56 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Gorney - foul #4 on Eric Gorney, team foul #2 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (PG), Mark Sapp (SG), Richard Walck (SF), Yuri Suleski (PF) Frank McHan, Joe Willoughby, Stephen Kirk, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leo Boatner (PG), Wesley Kendrick (SF), Fernando Quinones (PF) Frank Everitt, Robin Hazzard, Eric Gorney | |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout misses the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout misses the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski snags the offensive board | 34-56 |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Wettstein - foul #4 on Larry Wettstein, team foul #3 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Zachman (C) Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Hendricks (PF) Larry Wettstein | |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 12:49 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Leo Boatner and he's fouled by Yuri Suleski - foul #4 on Yuri Suleski, team foul #4 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG) Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:49 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones misses the free throw | 36-58 |
| 12:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck snags the defensive board | 36-58 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-58 |
| 12:42 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson tips it but misses | 36-58 |
| 12:41 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to John Zachman | 36-58 |
| 12:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck's floater is tipped away by Wesley Kendrick | 36-58 |
| 12:23 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Fernando Quinones | 36-58 |
| 12:03 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-58 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | John Zachman pulls down the rebound | 36-58 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Enos (fresh) PF - Richard Walck (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leo Boatner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hendricks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Fernando Quinones (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Zachman | 39-58 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | John Hendricks is hacked by Richard Walck - foul #1 on Richard Walck, team foul #5 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Joe Willoughby (SF), Mark Brown (PF), Charles Trout (C) Andrew Robertson, James Enos, Richard Walck, John Zachman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), Robin Hazzard (PF) Charles Saunders, John Hendricks | |
| 10:55 | Marquette | Frank Everitt misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 10:53 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 10:36 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Frank McHan | 41-58 |
| 10:17 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Trout - foul #4 on Charles Trout, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk (SF), John Zachman (C) Mark Sapp, Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Saunders (SG), John Hendricks (PF) Leo Boatner, Wesley Kendrick | |
| 10:17 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 10:17 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | Fernando Quinones is called for the reach on Frank McHan - foul #1 on Fernando Quinones, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick (SF) Fernando Quinones | |
| 09:49 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Joe Willoughby, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (SG) Joe Willoughby | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:24 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 41-59 |
| 09:23 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 09:16 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson's floater is knocked away by Charles Saunders | 41-59 |
| 09:14 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown tips it back up and in | 43-59 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses the shot from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 08:49 | Marquette | John Hendricks pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 08:22 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Saunders | 43-61 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk is hacked by Robin Hazzard - foul #2 on Robin Hazzard, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp (SG), James Enos (SF), Richard Walck (PF) Frank McHan, Stephen Kirk, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leo Boatner (PG), Fernando Quinones (C) Frank Everitt, Robin Hazzard | |
| 07:53 | Cleveland State | James Enos's floater is tipped away by John Hendricks | 43-61 |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp tips it back up and in | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Enos (fresh) PF - Richard Walck (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leo Boatner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hendricks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Fernando Quinones (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 07:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby (SF), Yuri Suleski (PF), Charles Trout (C) Andrew Robertson, Richard Walck, John Zachman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Wettstein (PF), Eric Gorney (C) John Hendricks, Fernando Quinones | |
| 06:27 | Marquette | Charles Saunders hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Leo Boatner | 45-64 |
| 06:12 | Cleveland State | James Enos is called for traveling | 45-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Stephen Kirk (SF), Mark Brown (PF) James Enos, Joe Willoughby, Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), Robin Hazzard (SF) Charles Saunders, Wesley Kendrick | |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Eric Gorney can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-64 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Everitt | 45-64 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Frank Everitt | 45-66 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 45-66 |
| 05:27 | Marquette | Eric Gorney grabs the board | 45-66 |
| 05:02 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Kirk - foul #2 on Stephen Kirk, team foul #8 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), James Enos (SG), Joe Willoughby (SF), Yuri Suleski (PF), John Zachman (C) Frank McHan, Mark Sapp, Stephen Kirk, Mark Brown, Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Saunders (SG), Fernando Quinones (PF) Leo Boatner, Larry Wettstein | |
| 05:02 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 05:02 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | John Zachman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-68 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Eric Gorney snags the defensive board | 45-68 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | Charles Saunders buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fernando Quinones | 45-71 |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | James Enos's pass is intercepted by Frank Everitt | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Charles Saunders knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Enos (fresh) SF - Joe Willoughby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Yuri Suleski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robin Hazzard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Quinones (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Gorney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 45-73 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | Frank Everitt snags the defensive board | 45-73 |
| 03:26 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-73 |
| 03:25 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Gorney | 45-73 |
| 03:01 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-73 |
| 03:00 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski gets the rebound | 45-73 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-73 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | Eric Gorney grabs the defensive rebound | 45-73 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Joe Willoughby steals the ball from Eric Gorney | 45-73 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | The jumper by Andrew Robertson is denied by Fernando Quinones | 45-73 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | John Zachman snags the offensive board | 45-73 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | John Zachman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-73 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Charles Saunders grabs the board | 45-73 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | James Enos is called for the reach on Charles Saunders - foul #2 on James Enos, team foul #9 | 45-73 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Charles Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski gets the rebound | 45-74 |
| 01:44 | Cleveland State | James Enos makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Robertson | 48-74 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Frank Everitt lays it in on a great pass from Charles Saunders | 48-76 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby misses the turnaround in the paint | 48-76 |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-76 |
| 01:00 | Cleveland State | James Enos misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-76 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Charles Saunders grabs the board | 48-76 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Eric Gorney's floater is tipped away by Yuri Suleski | 48-76 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard tips it back up and in | 48-78 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Robertson | 50-78 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Frank Everitt runs out the clock | 50-78 |