| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charlie Jennette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Showman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Shehan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sergei Kaczmarski (fresh) C - Christopher Buehler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Alex Shehan inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 35-29 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Joseph Paul can't finish the layup | 35-29 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | Edward Worrall snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Buehler - foul #3 on Christopher Buehler, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Adam Stephens (C) Christopher Buehler | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Adam Stephens grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Shane Elliott steals the ball from Alex Shehan | 35-30 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Edward Worrall is hacked by James Showman - foul #1 on James Showman, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Alex Lewis clanks a floater from the right side | 35-30 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Robertson | 35-30 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Shane Elliott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | James Showman snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sergei Kaczmarski | 38-30 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Edward Worrall buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Shane Elliott | 38-33 |
| 17:09 | Marquette | James Showman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Sergei Kaczmarski steals it from Christopher Robertson | 41-33 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | Alex Shehan misses the easy layup | 41-33 |
| 16:24 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:03 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette throws it down | 43-33 |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Joseph Paul throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Miro Bojanowski (PG), Eddie Henry (SG), Gregory Johnson (SF), William Considine (PF), Christopher Buehler (C) Charlie Jennette, James Showman, Alex Shehan, Sergei Kaczmarski, Adam Stephens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Jason Edmondson (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Alex Lewis, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Miro Bojanowski (fresh) SG - Eddie Henry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Considine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Buehler (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Wayne Almendarez (fresh) SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Gregory Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Christopher Buehler | 46-33 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Sammy Leach clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Domingo Colon pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Duane Paredes misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-33 |
| 14:42 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Gregory Johnson | 46-33 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Eddie Henry drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Miro Bojanowski | 49-33 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Sammy Leach double dribbles | 49-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Jennette (PG), James Showman (SG), Alex Shehan (SF), Sergei Kaczmarski (PF) Miro Bojanowski, Eddie Henry, Gregory Johnson, William Considine | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF) Wayne Almendarez, Sammy Leach, Jason Edmondson | |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Showman and he's fouled by Edward Worrall - foul #1 on Edward Worrall, team foul #1 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Paul (C) Domingo Colon | |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette makes the free throw | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Edward Worrall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-33 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Joseph Paul tips it but misses | 52-33 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | A charge is called on Sergei Kaczmarski - foul #1 on Sergei Kaczmarski, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Alex Shehan steals the ball from Shane Elliott | 52-33 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette hits the finger roll set up by Alex Shehan | 54-33 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Duane Paredes loses the dribble to Christopher Buehler | 54-33 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Alex Shehan can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Duane Paredes - foul #3 on Duane Paredes, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Adam Stephens (C) Christopher Buehler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Domingo Colon (PF) Duane Paredes | |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Alex Shehan makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Alex Shehan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 55-33 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses the lay-in | 55-33 |
| 12:06 | Marquette | Adam Stephens gets the rebound | 55-33 |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Considine (PF) Sergei Kaczmarski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Jason Edmondson (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF) Alex Lewis, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Joseph Paul | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charlie Jennette (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Showman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Shehan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Considine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Wayne Almendarez (fresh) SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Kent State | Sammy Leach makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Almendarez | 55-36 |
| 11:17 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette blows the layup | 55-36 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Sammy Leach loses the dribble to William Considine | 55-36 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | James Showman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-36 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Alex Shehan tips it in | 57-36 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Domingo Colon lays it in and the foul's on William Considine - foul #1 on William Considine, team foul #4 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Miro Bojanowski (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Christopher Buehler (C) Charlie Jennette, James Showman, Adam Stephens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Worrall (SG) Jason Edmondson | |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Domingo Colon makes the free throw | 57-39 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Sammy Leach is called for the reach on Alex Shehan - foul #1 on Sammy Leach, team foul #3 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski (PF) William Considine | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Paul (C) Domingo Colon | |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Alex Shehan misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 57-39 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Alex Shehan snags the offensive board | 57-39 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | Alex Shehan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alex Shehan, team foul #5 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eddie Henry (SG) Alex Shehan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Shane Elliott (SF), Duane Paredes (PF) Wayne Almendarez, Sammy Leach, Christopher Robertson | |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Joseph Paul blows the layup | 57-39 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Gregory Johnson | 57-39 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Eddie Henry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-39 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Alex Lewis gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Duane Paredes buries a shot from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Paul - foul #1 on Joseph Paul, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Jennette (PG), James Showman (SG), Alex Shehan (SF), William Considine (PF) Miro Bojanowski, Eddie Henry, Gregory Johnson, Sergei Kaczmarski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG), Domingo Colon (C) Edward Worrall, Joseph Paul | |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Sammy Leach makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Lewis | 58-44 |
| 07:34 | Marquette | Domingo Colon is called for the reach on William Considine - foul #1 on Domingo Colon, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Adam Stephens (C) Christopher Buehler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Robertson (PF) Domingo Colon | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charlie Jennette (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Showman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Shehan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Considine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Duane Paredes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Marquette | James Showman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Considine | 61-44 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Sammy Leach clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 07:11 | Marquette | Alex Shehan pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 06:51 | Marquette | Sammy Leach is called for the reach on James Showman - foul #2 on Sammy Leach, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski (PF) William Considine | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Worrall (SG) Sammy Leach | |
| 06:29 | Marquette | Alex Shehan is called for traveling | 61-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (PG), Sammy Leach (SF), Joseph Paul (C) Alex Lewis, Shane Elliott, Duane Paredes | |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Edward Worrall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Joseph Paul tips it back up and in | 61-46 |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Showman | 63-46 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Joseph Paul is hacked by Adam Stephens - foul #2 on Adam Stephens, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Buehler (C) Adam Stephens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Domingo Colon (PF) Christopher Robertson | |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Sammy Leach hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Worrall | 63-48 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Showman | 65-48 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Domingo Colon travels with the ball | 65-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Johnson (SF), William Considine (PF) Alex Shehan, Sergei Kaczmarski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Shane Elliott (SF), Duane Paredes (PF) Wayne Almendarez, Sammy Leach, Domingo Colon | |
| 04:35 | Marquette | James Showman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-48 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Shane Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Shane Elliott blows the layup | 65-48 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Christopher Buehler | 65-48 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | James Showman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charlie Jennette | 68-48 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Shane Elliott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-48 |
| 03:59 | Marquette | Gregory Johnson snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Marquette | James Showman is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Showman, team foul #7 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Miro Bojanowski (PG), Eddie Henry (SG), Adam Stephens (C) Charlie Jennette, James Showman, Christopher Buehler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Jason Edmondson (SF), Domingo Colon (C) Alex Lewis, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Joseph Paul | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Miro Bojanowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Henry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Considine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Wayne Almendarez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-48 |
| 03:15 | Marquette | Adam Stephens gets the rebound | 68-48 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Adam Stephens misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Sammy Leach snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-48 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Wayne Almendarez grabs the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Jason Edmondson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sammy Leach | 68-51 |
| 02:09 | Marquette | Adam Stephens loses the ball out of bounds | 68-51 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Domingo Colon scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-53 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Gregory Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Edmondson - foul #1 on Jason Edmondson, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Gregory Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Gregory Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Jason Edmondson's fadeaway is rejected by William Considine | 70-53 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Miro Bojanowski gets the rebound | 70-53 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Gregory Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-53 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Domingo Colon gets the rebound | 70-53 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-53 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Domingo Colon gets the offensive rebound | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Domingo Colon buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Sammy Leach | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Adam Stephens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 70-55 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Miro Bojanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Miro Bojanowski runs out the clock | 70-55 |