| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lyon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jessie Latorre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alan Gully inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Alan Gully misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 19:48 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses the tip | 30-26 |
| 19:46 | Marquette | Henry Durham gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:30 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre hits the finger roll | 32-26 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is hacked by Johnathon Tillson - foul #2 on Johnathon Tillson, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Paul Mathews comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-26 |
| 18:58 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre is fouled on the floor by Clayton Craven - foul #3 on Clayton Craven, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF) Clayton Craven | |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Henry Durham scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Johnathon Tillson and he's fouled by Paul Mathews - foul #1 on Paul Mathews, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Henry Durham misses the free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Frank Waters pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Lyles | 34-29 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre is hacked by Alan Gully - foul #3 on Alan Gully, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (SF) Alan Gully | |
| 17:50 | Marquette | David Lyon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Cliff Morgan snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Paul Mathews splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 17:09 | Marquette | James Parker comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Curtis Lyles - foul #2 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen (PG), Erik Moline (SG) Johnathon Tillson, David Lyon | |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), George Woods (C) Paul Mathews, Frank Waters | |
| 17:09 | Marquette | James Parker misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:09 | Marquette | James Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cliff Morgan | 34-31 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Parker - foul #4 on James Parker, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski (PF) James Parker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:58 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Gabriel Christensen | 36-32 |
| 16:31 | Akron | Gary Lane is hacked by Boris Korzyniowski - foul #1 on Boris Korzyniowski, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Jack Styles (PF) Curtis Lyles, Cliff Morgan | |
| 16:15 | Akron | George Woods can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jessie Latorre - foul #1 on Jessie Latorre, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| 16:15 | Akron | George Woods misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:15 | Akron | George Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jack Styles - foul #3 on Jack Styles, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Lyon (SG) Erik Moline | |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF), Frank Waters (C) Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gabriel Christensen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Lyon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jessie Latorre (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Durham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Jessie Latorre steals it from Jonathan Lipps | 38-32 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | David Lyon is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Lipps - foul #1 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #6 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG) Gabriel Christensen | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Jonathan Lipps, Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan | |
| 15:23 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski misses the shot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 15:21 | Akron | Frank Waters grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 15:15 | Akron | Frank Waters is fouled on the floor by Boris Korzyniowski - foul #2 on Boris Korzyniowski, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG) Jose Prieto | |
| 14:52 | Akron | Alan Gully scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Curtis Lyles | 38-34 |
| 14:25 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Lyon | 40-34 |
| 14:07 | Akron | Frank Waters is hacked by Henry Durham - foul #2 on Henry Durham, team foul #6 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG), James Lang (PF) David Lyon, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (C) Frank Waters | |
| 13:53 | Akron | Clayton Craven clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Johnathon Tillson - foul #3 on Johnathon Tillson, team foul #7 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Garney (C) Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG) Paul Mathews | |
| 13:53 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:53 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | James Lang connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnathon Tillson | 43-36 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Alan Gully is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Curtis Lyles | 43-39 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Erik Moline loses the dribble to Curtis Lyles | 43-39 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Clayton Craven | 43-42 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Archie Garney misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Clayton Craven - foul #4 on Clayton Craven, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen (PG), David Lyon (SG), James Parker (PF) Johnathon Tillson, Erik Moline, Jessie Latorre | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Jack Styles (PF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Cliff Morgan | |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Archie Garney misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Frank Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:02 | Akron | James Lang steps in front of the Jose Prieto pass | 44-42 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | James Lang can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Gary Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gabriel Christensen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Lyon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Lang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Archie Garney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Akron | Jose Prieto is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Mathews out of the doubleteam | 44-45 |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen loses the dribble to Paul Mathews | 44-45 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Jose Prieto connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Styles | 44-47 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | James Parker misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 10:33 | Marquette | James Lang pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:14 | Marquette | James Parker's floater is tipped away by Frank Waters | 44-47 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Jack Styles grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Archie Garney grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:47 | Marquette | Jose Prieto picks off the pass by James Parker | 44-47 |
| 09:28 | Akron | David Lyon steals the ball from Jose Prieto | 44-47 |
| 09:24 | Marquette | David Lyon lays it in | 46-47 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Jose Prieto is hacked by Archie Garney - foul #2 on Archie Garney, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Erik Moline (SG), Jessie Latorre (SF), Henry Durham (C) Gabriel Christensen, David Lyon, James Lang, Archie Garney | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Paul Mathews, Gary Lane, Jack Styles, Frank Waters | |
| 09:09 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Erik Moline clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre tips it in | 48-49 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Jose Prieto is whistled for a carry | 48-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG) Jose Prieto | |
| 08:08 | Marquette | Erik Moline connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Jessie Latorre | 51-49 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps hits a shot from the left side | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Moline (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jessie Latorre (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Lyles - foul #3 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Lyon (SG) Erik Moline | |
| Subs | Akron | Clayton Craven (PF), Frank Waters (C) Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| 07:33 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:33 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 07:10 | Marquette | David Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | James Parker's pass is intercepted by Clayton Craven | 53-51 |
| 06:33 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 53-51 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:27 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Lyles - foul #4 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Gary Lane (SF) Jonathan Lipps, Alan Gully | |
| 06:27 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:27 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Gary Lane snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Gary Lane clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 05:58 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:45 | Marquette | Henry Durham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen (PG), Boris Korzyniowski (PF) Johnathon Tillson, James Parker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:30 | Akron | Gary Lane's pass is intercepted by David Lyon | 54-51 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | David Lyon lays it in | 56-51 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Paul Mathews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Henry Durham gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Henry Durham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG), James Lang (SF) David Lyon, Jessie Latorre | |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| 04:46 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps is fouled on the floor by Erik Moline - foul #1 on Erik Moline, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Alan Gully is called for the reach on James Lang - foul #4 on Alan Gully, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Parker (PF) Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:28 | Marquette | James Lang makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | James Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Cliff Morgan | 58-55 |
| 03:59 | Marquette | James Parker scores on a jumper in the lane | 60-55 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Jose Prieto comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Henry Durham grabs the board | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gabriel Christensen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Erik Moline (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Lang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Henry Durham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Lane (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Marquette | James Parker buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Lang | 62-55 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Gary Lane misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Durham - foul #3 on Henry Durham, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), David Lyon (SG), Jessie Latorre (SF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Gabriel Christensen, Erik Moline, James Lang, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Clayton Craven (PF), Frank Waters (C) Jose Prieto, Jonathan Lipps, Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan | |
| 03:07 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:00 | Marquette | David Lyon connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Johnathon Tillson | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:52 | Akron | Curtis Lyles jams it set up by Frank Waters | 65-59 |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 02:31 | Akron | Clayton Craven travels with the ball | 68-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Garney (C) James Parker | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (SF) Gary Lane | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Parker (PF), Henry Durham (C) Boris Korzyniowski, Archie Garney | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) Jack Styles | |
| 02:02 | Marquette | James Parker makes the turnaround from the left block | 70-59 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Alan Gully hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Lyles | 70-62 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | James Parker is denied on a layup by Clayton Craven | 70-62 |
| 01:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Mathews | 70-62 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Paul Mathews scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Curtis Lyles | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Marquette | James Parker misses the jumper from the right side | 70-64 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Frank Waters grabs the board | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Akron | Curtis Lyles hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Clayton Craven and he's fouled by Johnathon Tillson - foul #4 on Johnathon Tillson, team foul #11 | 70-66 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Henry Durham is hacked by Paul Mathews - foul #2 on Paul Mathews, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG), James Lang (PF) David Lyon, James Parker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Henry Durham misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Henry Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Curtis Lyles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | James Lang gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Curtis Lyles is called for the reach on Erik Moline in the backcourt - foul #5 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #12 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (PG) Curtis Lyles | |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Erik Moline misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Erik Moline misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Clayton Craven snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Alan Gully can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Erik Moline gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Erik Moline runs out the clock | 71-67 |