| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ward Clayton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Crabb (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Waldo Coger (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leland Dupre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Rascoe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson's layup is rejected by Benjamin Pittman | 30-38 |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ward Clayton - foul #3 on Ward Clayton, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Shing China (PG) Ward Clayton | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:16 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-40 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | George Rascoe can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-40 |
| 18:48 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Stephen Robinson | 30-40 |
| 18:30 | Youngstown State | Shing China can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-40 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-40 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | George Rascoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from George Rascoe | 30-42 |
| 17:29 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by George Rascoe - foul #3 on George Rascoe, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw (PF) James Tatum | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Libby (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF), Corey Casson (C) George Rascoe, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| 17:29 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:29 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:02 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Wallace | 32-44 |
| 16:52 | Youngstown State | Shing China is fouled on the floor by Michael Libby - foul #1 on Michael Libby, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Timothy Tharp (PG), Richard Kelly (PF), James Clark (C) Shing China, Robert Crabb, Stephen Robinson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (PG), Robert Bentley (SG) Terry Hatchett, Leland Dupre | |
| 16:38 | Youngstown State | Corey Casson denies the turnaround by Waldo Coger | 32-44 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Dale Cancel pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace is hacked by Roger Upshaw - foul #2 on Roger Upshaw, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Anthony Riel (SF) Waldo Coger | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Michael Libby, Corey Casson | |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Dale Cancel comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 15:58 | Youngstown State | James Clark pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Timothy Tharp (fresh) SG - Roger Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Riel (fresh) PF - Richard Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dale Cancel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 15:39 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace misses the lay-in | 32-44 |
| 15:19 | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:12 | Youngstown State | James Clark buries a floater in the paint | 34-44 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Timothy Tharp takes the ball from Dale Cancel | 34-44 |
| 14:54 | Youngstown State | Anthony Riel is fouled on the floor by Eugene Wallace - foul #2 on Eugene Wallace, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton (PG), Robert Crabb (SG), Waldo Coger (SF), James Tatum (PF), Stephen Robinson (C) Timothy Tharp, Roger Upshaw, Anthony Riel, Richard Kelly, James Clark | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Leland Dupre (SG), George Rascoe (SF) Dale Cancel, Robert Bentley, Eugene Wallace | |
| 14:37 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-44 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | George Rascoe misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Tatum - foul #3 on James Tatum, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Corey Casson (PF), Luis Passmore (C) Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| 14:22 | Marquette | George Rascoe misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | George Rascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 14:17 | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Hatchett - foul #2 on Terry Hatchett, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| 14:03 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 14:01 | Youngstown State | James Tatum grabs the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 13:38 | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 13:36 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 13:22 | Youngstown State | George Rascoe takes the ball from Waldo Coger | 37-45 |
| 13:04 | Marquette | Corey Casson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-45 |
| 13:03 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 12:46 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb is hacked by George Rascoe - foul #4 on George Rascoe, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eugene Wallace (SF), Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) George Rascoe, Corey Casson, Luis Passmore | |
| 12:36 | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Crabb | 40-45 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman loses the dribble to Ward Clayton | 40-45 |
| 12:19 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ward Clayton | 42-45 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Hatchett | 42-48 |
| 11:43 | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Ward Clayton, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Shing China (PG), Roger Upshaw (SG), Anthony Riel (SF), Richard Kelly (PF), James Clark (C) Ward Clayton, Robert Crabb, Waldo Coger, James Tatum, Stephen Robinson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (PG), Robert Bentley (SG) Terry Hatchett, Leland Dupre | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Shing China (fresh) SG - Roger Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Riel (fresh) PF - Richard Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dale Cancel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Shing China - foul #1 on Shing China, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:33 | Youngstown State | James Clark pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 11:24 | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Dale Cancel | 45-51 |
| 10:37 | Youngstown State | Shing China misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 10:35 | Youngstown State | Richard Kelly snags the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 10:29 | Youngstown State | Shing China scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Upshaw | 48-51 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Dale Cancel | 48-53 |
| 10:06 | Youngstown State | James Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb (SG), Waldo Coger (SF), Stephen Robinson (C) Anthony Riel, Richard Kelly, James Clark | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Leland Dupre (SG), Michael Libby (SF), Corey Casson (C) Dale Cancel, Robert Bentley, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Corey Casson misses the easy layup | 48-53 |
| 09:47 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:25 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb is fouled on the floor by Leland Dupre - foul #1 on Leland Dupre, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Tatum (PF) Roger Upshaw | |
| Subs | Marquette | Luis Passmore (C) Eugene Wallace | |
| 09:12 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Crabb | 50-53 |
| 08:49 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Tatum - foul #4 on James Tatum, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Timothy Tharp (PG), Roger Upshaw (PF) Shing China, James Tatum | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Corey Casson, Luis Passmore | |
| 08:49 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:49 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 08:34 | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 08:32 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Bradley Friedman | 50-55 |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Leland Dupre | 50-58 |
| 08:05 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Tharp | 53-58 |
| 07:50 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman's floater is tipped away by Roger Upshaw | 53-58 |
| 07:49 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman hits the follow up shot | 53-60 |
| 07:24 | Youngstown State | Timothy Tharp scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Crabb | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Timothy Tharp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Crabb (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Waldo Coger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Upshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leland Dupre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Libby (fairly fresh) PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Michael Libby misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-60 |
| 07:06 | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 07:02 | Youngstown State | Terry Hatchett steals the ball from Timothy Tharp in the backcourt | 55-60 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Michael Libby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Hatchett | 55-62 |
| 06:55 | Youngstown State | Timothy Tharp knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Waldo Coger | 58-62 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Leland Dupre and he's hacked by Roger Upshaw - foul #3 on Roger Upshaw, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton (PG), Shing China (SG), Anthony Riel (SF), James Tatum (PF), Richard Kelly (C) Timothy Tharp, Robert Crabb, Waldo Coger, Roger Upshaw, Stephen Robinson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (PG), Robert Bentley (SG), George Rascoe (SF), Eugene Wallace (C) Terry Hatchett, Leland Dupre, Michael Libby, Bradley Friedman | |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman makes the free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:10 | Youngstown State | Shing China misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 06:08 | Youngstown State | Anthony Riel grabs the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 05:50 | Youngstown State | Shing China scores on a 3 from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 05:27 | Marquette | Robert Bentley's pass is intercepted by Richard Kelly | 61-65 |
| 05:12 | Youngstown State | Anthony Riel buries a 3 from straight away | 64-65 |
| 04:51 | Marquette | George Rascoe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 04:50 | Youngstown State | Richard Kelly grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 04:38 | Youngstown State | Richard Kelly can't finish the layup | 64-65 |
| 04:37 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Ward Clayton | 64-65 |
| 04:37 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb (SG), Waldo Coger (SF), Stephen Robinson (C) Shing China, Anthony Riel, Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Leland Dupre (SG), Bradley Friedman (C) Dale Cancel, Robert Bentley, Benjamin Pittman | |
| 04:25 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Robinson - foul #1 on Stephen Robinson, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:47 | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Robinson | 66-67 |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Hatchett | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ward Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Crabb (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Waldo Coger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SG - Leland Dupre (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Rascoe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | George Rascoe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on George Rascoe, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw (PF) James Tatum | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman (PF) George Rascoe | |
| 02:20 | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ward Clayton | 69-69 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Leland Dupre misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett tips it in | 69-71 |
| 01:40 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:34 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett's floater is tipped away by Roger Upshaw | 69-71 |
| 01:32 | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 01:25 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ward Clayton | 71-71 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 71-71 |
| 00:57 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:51 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Terry Hatchett | 71-71 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 00:44 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:37 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Crabb | 74-71 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman tips it home | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson is hacked by Leland Dupre in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leland Dupre, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Tatum (PF) Roger Upshaw | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:16 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:16 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman grabs the offensive rebound | 76-73 |