| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Goodman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | Cleveland State | Carlos Duchesne steals it from Lloyd Herd | 26-37 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | Scott Goodman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lloyd Herd - foul #3 on Lloyd Herd, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson (C) Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:47 | Marquette | Scott Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | Scott Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:18 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson drills a turnaround in the lane | 28-39 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Scott Goodman lays it up and in and he's hacked by Patrick Headrick - foul #2 on Patrick Headrick, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Scott Goodman misses the free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | Ohanko Ali steals it from John Cole | 28-41 |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo lays it in set up by Ohanko Ali and the foul's on Richard Morant - foul #3 on Richard Morant, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), David Galli (SF), Franklin Wright (C) Joe Guillaume, Patrick Headrick, Richard Morant | |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SG), Frank Swan (C) Gary Sweeting, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses the free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 17:08 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses the easy layup | 28-43 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 16:24 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 16:22 | Marquette | Frank Swan gets the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 28-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), Patrick Headrick (SF) John Cole, David Galli | |
| Subs | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Carlos Duchesne (C) Ohanko Ali, Scott Goodman, Leonardo Gallo | |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Headrick | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Emig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Franklin Wright (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Swan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting misses the easy layup | 31-43 |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | James Emig scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Patrick Headrick | 34-43 |
| 15:31 | Marquette | Franklin Wright is called for the reach on Frank Swan - foul #1 on Franklin Wright, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Morant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) Frank Wilson, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Arno (SF) Philip Johnson | |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Frank Swan travels with the ball | 34-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo (PF) Frank Swan | |
| 14:53 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Morant | 36-43 |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-43 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 14:06 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 13:36 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd tips it home | 38-43 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 12:52 | Cleveland State | James Emig knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Guillaume | 40-43 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Santiago Cordoba | 40-46 |
| 12:15 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Kevin Arno can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-46 |
| 11:46 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Emig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Headrick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Morant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Herd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Santiago Cordoba (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Gary Sweeting (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Arno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Cleveland State | Carlos Duchesne is called for the reach on Richard Morant - foul #1 on Carlos Duchesne, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Sarzynski (PG), John Cole (SG), David Galli (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Franklin Wright (C) Joe Guillaume, James Emig, Patrick Headrick, Richard Morant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Scott Goodman (SF), Frank Swan (PF), David Simmons (C) Santiago Cordoba, Gary Sweeting, Kevin Arno, Leonardo Gallo, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Scott Sarzynski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-46 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 11:11 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Franklin Wright | 40-46 |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright is fouled on the floor by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | John Cole connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Scott Goodman - foul #1 on Scott Goodman, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses the free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to David Simmons | 42-46 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Philip Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 10:17 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Galli | 42-46 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | John Cole comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 10:02 | Marquette | The rebound goes to David Simmons | 42-46 |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali is fouled on the floor by John Cole - foul #1 on John Cole, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Morant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) Frank Wilson, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Arno (SF) David Simmons | |
| 09:22 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses the turnaround near the basket | 42-46 |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to John Cole | 42-46 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | David Galli hits a shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Sarzynski - foul #1 on Scott Sarzynski, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), Carl Powell (SF) Scott Sarzynski, David Galli | |
| Subs | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba (SG), Leonardo Gallo (PF) Philip Johnson, Frank Swan | |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Joe Guillaume steals it from Kevin Arno | 44-46 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | Kevin Arno takes the ball from Carl Powell | 44-46 |
| 08:21 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-46 |
| 08:20 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Santiago Cordoba | 44-46 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | Joe Guillaume picks off the pass by Ohanko Ali | 44-46 |
| 07:47 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell's fadeaway is rejected by Leonardo Gallo | 44-46 |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali grabs the board | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Powell (fresh) PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ohanko Ali (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Goodman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Scott Goodman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), David Galli (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Franklin Wright (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, Carl Powell, Richard Morant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gary Sweeting (SG), Frank Swan (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Ohanko Ali, Leonardo Gallo, Scott Goodman | |
| 07:05 | Cleveland State | James Emig can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson misses the tip | 44-46 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Headrick - foul #3 on Patrick Headrick, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (PG), Philip Johnson (SF) Santiago Cordoba, Kevin Arno | |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:22 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick travels with the ball | 44-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Morant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) Frank Wilson, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Headrick - foul #4 on Patrick Headrick, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo (PF) Ohanko Ali | |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd lays it up and in on a great pass from David Galli | 46-50 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo drills a jumper from the left block | 46-52 |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | David Galli is whistled for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG) James Emig, Patrick Headrick | |
| Subs | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba (PG), Kevin Arno (SF), Scott Goodman (C) Frank Swan, Philip Johnson, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Richard Morant is called for the reach on Leonardo Gallo - foul #4 on Richard Morant, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson (PF), Franklin Wright (C) Richard Morant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SG) Gary Sweeting | |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:47 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | John Cole connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 04:05 | Cleveland State | David Galli misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 03:39 | Marquette | David Galli denies the turnaround by Scott Goodman | 49-56 |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Franklin Wright | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cole (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Galli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SG - Philip Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Goodman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | John Cole lays it in set up by Franklin Wright | 51-56 |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (SF), Richard Morant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) David Galli, Frank Wilson, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Carlos Duchesne (C) Santiago Cordoba, Philip Johnson, Scott Goodman | |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | John Cole is hacked by Gary Sweeting - foul #2 on Gary Sweeting, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Carlos Duchesne denies the turnaround by Patrick Headrick | 51-56 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne can't finish the layup | 51-56 |
| 02:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Guillaume | 54-56 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne tips it home | 54-58 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Leonardo Gallo and he's fouled by Joe Guillaume - foul #1 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | John Cole connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali is hacked by Joe Guillaume in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #11 | 57-61 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses short on a runner from the right block | 57-63 |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd tips it in | 59-63 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali is hacked by Joe Guillaume in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #12 | 59-63 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne is hacked by Joe Guillaume in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #13 | 59-64 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 00:22 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Leonardo Gallo | 59-65 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo is hacked by Joe Guillaume in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #14 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG) Joe Guillaume | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | James Emig is hacked by Kevin Arno - foul #4 on Kevin Arno, team foul #5 | 59-66 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Gary Sweeting is called for the reach on Lloyd Herd - foul #3 on Gary Sweeting, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali runs out the clock | 59-66 |