| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leland Dupre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Rascoe (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins is hacked by Leland Dupre - foul #1 on Leland Dupre, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox is hacked by Benjamin Pittman - foul #3 on Benjamin Pittman, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eugene Wallace (PF) Benjamin Pittman | |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | Leland Dupre comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tommy Lenox | 30-37 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox drills a shot near the basket | 32-37 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | George Rascoe's floater is knocked away by Allen Watkins | 32-37 |
| 18:14 | Marquette | Leland Dupre snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Leland Dupre is fouled on the floor by Allen Watkins - foul #2 on Allen Watkins, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | George Rascoe hits the finger roll set up by Terry Hatchett and the foul's on Tommy Lenox - foul #2 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG) William Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:46 | Marquette | George Rascoe misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:46 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio connects on the jump hook in the paint | 34-39 |
| 16:50 | Marquette | George Rascoe is fouled on the floor by Theodore Tester - foul #2 on Theodore Tester, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SG), Ralph Borchers (PF), Michael Schacht (C) Allen Watkins, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (PG), Robert Bentley (SG), Michael Libby (SF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Leland Dupre, George Rascoe, Bradley Friedman | |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Dale Cancel is whistled for a carry | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG) Theodore Tester | |
| Subs | Marquette | Luis Passmore (C) Eugene Wallace | |
| 16:12 | Cleveland State | Michael Libby steals the ball from Michael Schacht | 34-39 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Michael Libby's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Schacht | 34-39 |
| 16:00 | Marquette | Luis Passmore hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gene Palmer (fresh) SF - Brandon Maio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Schacht (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dale Cancel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bentley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Libby (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Corey Casson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Passmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Schacht | 36-41 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Dale Cancel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ralph Borchers | 36-41 |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), Tommy Lenox (PF), William Cannon (C) William Davis, Brandon Maio, Ralph Borchers, Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Leland Dupre (SG), George Rascoe (SF), Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Dale Cancel, Robert Bentley, Michael Libby, Corey Casson, Luis Passmore | |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Allen Watkins - foul #3 on Allen Watkins, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Leland Dupre buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Terry Hatchett | 38-44 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer hits a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Bradley Friedman - foul #2 on Bradley Friedman, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF) Allen Watkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from George Rascoe and the foul's on William Cannon - foul #2 on William Cannon, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Allen Watkins (SG) Theodore Tester, Gene Palmer | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Leland Dupre - foul #2 on Leland Dupre, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eugene Wallace (C) Bradley Friedman | |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace hits a shot from close range and he's fouled by Tommy Lenox - foul #3 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (PG) Terry Hatchett | |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:30 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Pittman swats the layup by Brandon Maio | 43-50 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | George Rascoe can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 43-50 |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Brandon Maio | 43-50 |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Cannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dale Cancel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leland Dupre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Rascoe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Marquette | George Rascoe blows the layup | 45-50 |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Leland Dupre tips it home | 45-52 |
| 11:20 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 11:19 | Cleveland State | William Cannon can't tip it in | 45-52 |
| 11:17 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Leland Dupre | 45-52 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | George Rascoe misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-52 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | William Cannon gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses the fadeaway in the lane | 45-52 |
| 10:35 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio tips it in | 47-52 |
| 10:27 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | William Cannon snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | William Davis is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Pittman - foul #4 on Benjamin Pittman, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Gene Palmer (SG), Micheal Jessie (SF), Ralph Borchers (PF), Michael Schacht (C) William Davis, Allen Watkins, Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Robert Bentley (SG), Michael Libby (SF), Corey Casson (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Dale Cancel, Leland Dupre, George Rascoe, Benjamin Pittman, Eugene Wallace | |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer is fouled on the floor by Michael Libby - foul #2 on Michael Libby, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie makes the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Bradley Friedman - foul #3 on Bradley Friedman, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:21 | Marquette | Michael Libby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| 08:56 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers's layup is rejected by Michael Libby | 50-52 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Michael Libby is hacked by Micheal Jessie - foul #2 on Micheal Jessie, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF) Micheal Jessie | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (SG), Eugene Wallace (PF) Robert Bentley, Corey Casson | |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Michael Libby misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:45 | Cleveland State | Michael Schacht snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester is hacked by Dale Cancel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Cancel, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:39 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Theodore Tester is called for the reach on Dale Cancel - foul #3 on Theodore Tester, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox (PF) Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Marquette | Corey Casson (PF) Michael Libby | |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Dale Cancel misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:26 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio is fouled on the floor by Eugene Wallace - foul #1 on Eugene Wallace, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers knocks in the jumper near the basket | 53-52 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 07:41 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gene Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dale Cancel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Casson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer clanks a shot from the right side | 53-52 |
| 07:36 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 07:20 | Marquette | Dale Cancel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman tips it home | 53-54 |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Corey Casson denies the turnaround by Brandon Maio | 53-54 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer double dribbles | 53-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), William Cannon (C) Theodore Tester, Gene Palmer, Ralph Borchers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Spencer (PG), Leland Dupre (SG), George Rascoe (SF), Benjamin Pittman (PF) Terry Hatchett, Dale Cancel, Corey Casson, Bradley Friedman | |
| 06:33 | Marquette | Thomas Spencer misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Pittman picks off the pass by William Davis | 53-54 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Allen Watkins is called for the reach on Leland Dupre - foul #4 on Allen Watkins, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SF), Ralph Borchers (PF) Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox | |
| Subs | Marquette | Luis Passmore (C) Eugene Wallace | |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Leland Dupre makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Leland Dupre makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:35 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | George Rascoe grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 05:29 | Marquette | Leland Dupre blows the layup | 53-56 |
| 05:28 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Gene Palmer | 53-56 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | William Cannon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Thomas Spencer snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | George Rascoe connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Leland Dupre | 53-58 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by William Davis | 55-58 |
| 04:12 | Marquette | Leland Dupre is whistled for a carry | 55-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Brandon Maio (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF) William Davis, Allen Watkins, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Eugene Wallace (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Thomas Spencer, Benjamin Pittman, Luis Passmore | |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer scores on a floater from close range | 57-58 |
| 03:48 | Marquette | George Rascoe buries a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Tommy Lenox - foul #4 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Schacht (C) Ralph Borchers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (SG) Leland Dupre | |
| 03:48 | Marquette | George Rascoe makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Brandon Maio and the foul's on Eugene Wallace - foul #2 on Eugene Wallace, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (SG) Gene Palmer | |
| Subs | Marquette | Corey Casson (PF) George Rascoe | |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Bernard McGee (fresh) SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Schacht (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dale Cancel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Casson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace lays it up and in set up by Corey Casson | 60-63 |
| 02:58 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), William Cannon (C) Theodore Tester, Bernard McGee, Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (SG), George Rascoe (SF), Benjamin Pittman (PF) Dale Cancel, Eugene Wallace, Corey Casson | |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-63 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Pittman - foul #5 on Benjamin Pittman, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eugene Wallace (PF) Benjamin Pittman | |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio buries a turnaround from the left block | 64-63 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Wallace | 64-66 |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | William Davis misses the lay-in | 64-66 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to William Davis | 64-66 |
| 01:36 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Allen Watkins | 66-66 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Terry Hatchett | 66-68 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | William Cannon can't finish the layup | 66-68 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | George Rascoe snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Marquette | George Rascoe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to William Cannon | 66-68 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox is denied on a layup by Bradley Friedman | 66-68 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | George Rascoe is called for the reach on Brandon Maio - foul #1 on George Rascoe, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eugene Wallace | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace runs out the clock | 67-68 |