| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Kevin Arno inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 19:14 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Cole | 29-25 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Leonardo Gallo is blocked by Frank Wilson | 29-25 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-25 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Kevin Arno pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-25 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 18:10 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Frank Wilson swats the dunk try by Gary Sweeting | 29-25 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-25 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Guillaume - foul #2 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SG), Frank Swan (C) Gary Sweeting, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume's pass is intercepted by Philip Johnson | 31-25 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby's pass is intercepted by Patrick Headrick | 31-25 |
| 16:56 | Cleveland State | John Cole can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 16:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Frank Swan | 31-25 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-25 |
| 16:46 | Marquette | Frank Swan tips it back up and in | 33-25 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Frisby | 36-28 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | Philip Johnson is called for the reach on Joe Guillaume - foul #3 on Philip Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Freeman (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Santiago Cordoba (SF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Joshua Frisby, Philip Johnson, Kevin Arno, Leonardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), David Galli (SG), Carl Powell (SF), Richard Morant (PF), Dennis Crawford (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright, Frank Wilson | |
| 15:59 | Cleveland State | David Galli knocks in the runner near the basket | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Raymond Freeman (fresh) SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) SF - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) PF - Frank Swan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Emig (fresh) SG - David Galli (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Powell (fresh) PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Crawford (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Marquette | Frank Swan's floater is knocked away by Dennis Crawford | 36-30 |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Powell | 36-32 |
| 15:22 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Carl Powell - foul #1 on Carl Powell, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Anthony (PF) Frank Swan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:22 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:22 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Anthony - foul #1 on Stephen Anthony, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting misses the shot from the left block | 38-33 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:22 | Cleveland State | James Emig buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:02 | Marquette | Richard Morant picks off the pass by Stephen Anthony | 38-36 |
| 13:41 | Cleveland State | James Emig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 13:39 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant tips it home | 38-38 |
| 13:21 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 13:20 | Cleveland State | James Emig grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:02 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Carl Powell is blocked by Carlos Duchesne | 38-38 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Carlos Duchesne | 38-38 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 12:47 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Raymond Freeman | 40-38 |
| 11:55 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford makes the floater from the left block | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Raymond Freeman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Sweeting (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Santiago Cordoba (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Anthony (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Duchesne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Emig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Galli (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Powell (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Morant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Raymond Freeman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 11:38 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant can't finish the layup but the foul's on Santiago Cordoba - foul #2 on Santiago Cordoba, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Kevin Arno (SF), Leonardo Gallo (PF), Frank Swan (C) Raymond Freeman, Gary Sweeting, Santiago Cordoba, Stephen Anthony, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Frank Wilson (C) James Emig, David Galli, Carl Powell, Dennis Crawford | |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Frank Swan pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 11:02 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo is hacked by Richard Morant - foul #2 on Richard Morant, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright (PF) Richard Morant | |
| 10:47 | Marquette | The jump hook by Frank Swan is blocked by Frank Wilson | 42-40 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby tips it in | 44-40 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kevin Arno | 44-40 |
| 10:27 | Marquette | Philip Johnson hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Leonardo Gallo | 46-40 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick is fouled on the floor by Kevin Arno - foul #3 on Kevin Arno, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Headrick | 46-40 |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Cole | 46-42 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Frank Wilson is called for the reach on Frank Swan - foul #2 on Frank Wilson, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba (C) Frank Swan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Galli (PG), Richard Morant (SF) Joe Guillaume, Patrick Headrick | |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby is fouled on the floor by David Galli - foul #1 on David Galli, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Freeman (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Stephen Anthony (PF), David Simmons (C) Joshua Frisby, Philip Johnson, Kevin Arno, Leonardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), Carl Powell (SF), Damek Nogowski (C) John Cole, Franklin Wright, Frank Wilson | |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:16 | Marquette | David Simmons can't connect on a jumper from close range | 46-42 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony tips it in | 48-42 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | David Galli clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Freeman - foul #1 on Raymond Freeman, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), James Emig (SG) Robert Paine, Carl Powell | |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Raymond Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Sweeting (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) PF - Stephen Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Emig (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Galli (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Damek Nogowski (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gary Sweeting | 50-44 |
| 07:16 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant is fouled on the floor by Santiago Cordoba - foul #3 on Santiago Cordoba, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SG), Kevin Arno (SF), Leonardo Gallo (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Gary Sweeting, Santiago Cordoba, Stephen Anthony, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Franklin Wright (PF), Frank Wilson (C) James Emig, David Galli, Richard Morant, Damek Nogowski | |
| 06:57 | Cleveland State | John Cole hits the finger roll set up by Joe Guillaume | 50-46 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Philip Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Cole - foul #2 on John Cole, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG) Raymond Freeman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Wilson - foul #3 on Frank Wilson, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG) Joe Guillaume | |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:11 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson tips it home | 52-48 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Kevin Arno lays it up and in set up by Philip Johnson and he's hacked by Patrick Headrick - foul #1 on Patrick Headrick, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Swan (C) Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Kevin Arno makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:39 | Cleveland State | John Cole drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Franklin Wright | 55-50 |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 05:34 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Johnson | 55-50 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby connects on the 3 from straight away | 58-50 |
| 04:54 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Emig | 58-53 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Kevin Arno drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | James Emig misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-53 |
| 04:13 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Frank Swan | 61-53 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Philip Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 61-53 |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Kevin Arno steps in front of the John Cole pass | 61-53 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Freeman (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Carlos Duchesne (C) Joshua Frisby, Philip Johnson, Frank Swan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), David Galli (SF), Richard Morant (PF) James Emig, Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Raymond Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Galli (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Swan (PF) Leonardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford (PF) John Cole | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Leonardo Gallo (PF) Raymond Freeman, Frank Swan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Franklin Wright (PF) David Galli, Richard Morant, Dennis Crawford | |
| 02:40 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo's floater is tipped away by Frank Wilson | 61-56 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joe Guillaume and he's hacked by Carlos Duchesne - foul #1 on Carlos Duchesne, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick misses the free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | Patrick Headrick takes the ball from Carlos Duchesne | 63-58 |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright double dribbles | 63-58 |
| 01:32 | Marquette | Kevin Arno is denied on a layup by Frank Wilson | 63-58 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Frank Wilson | 63-58 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Carlos Duchesne - foul #2 on Carlos Duchesne, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Kevin Arno clanks a jump hook from the right block | 63-60 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Joshua Frisby | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Franklin Wright | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne is hacked by Joe Guillaume in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Franklin Wright | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Franklin Wright swats the short shot by Kevin Arno | 66-66 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | The clock runs out | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 6 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:42 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting connects on the 3 from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 04:28 | Cleveland State | John Cole knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright is fouled on the floor by Carlos Duchesne - foul #3 on Carlos Duchesne, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | Kevin Arno snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Kevin Arno is hacked by Frank Wilson - foul #4 on Frank Wilson, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Kevin Arno makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Kevin Arno misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | John Cole gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 03:03 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joe Guillaume | 70-73 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne is denied on a layup by Patrick Headrick | 70-73 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume grabs the defensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright clanks a jumper near the basket | 70-73 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Carlos Duchesne | 70-73 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Kevin Arno jams it and the foul's on Patrick Headrick - foul #2 on Patrick Headrick, team foul #11 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Freeman (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Frank Swan (PF), Santiago Cordoba (C) Joshua Frisby, Gary Sweeting, Leonardo Gallo, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), David Galli (SG), Carl Powell (SF), Richard Morant (PF), Dennis Crawford (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright, Frank Wilson | |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Kevin Arno makes the free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo (PF) Santiago Cordoba | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG), Franklin Wright (PF), Frank Wilson (C) James Emig, Carl Powell, Richard Morant, Dennis Crawford | |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Kevin Arno is called for the reach on David Galli - foul #4 on Kevin Arno, team foul #10 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Carlos Duchesne (C) Raymond Freeman, Philip Johnson, Frank Swan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (SF) John Cole | |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Franklin Wright steps in front of the Gary Sweeting pass | 73-75 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Frisby - foul #3 on Joshua Frisby, team foul #11 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SG) David Galli | |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby is fouled on the floor by Franklin Wright - foul #3 on Franklin Wright, team foul #12 | 73-77 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby misses the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 01:12 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 73-77 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright hits a floater from the right block set up by Joe Guillaume and the foul's on Carlos Duchesne - foul #4 on Carlos Duchesne, team foul #12 | 73-79 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright misses the free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 73-79 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Duchesne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Cole (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Headrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 6 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Gary Sweeting is called for the reach on John Cole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Sweeting, team foul #13 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Powell (SF) Patrick Headrick | |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-81 |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Kevin Arno pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-81 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Kevin Arno's pass is intercepted by Joe Guillaume | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | John Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Sweeting - foul #2 on Gary Sweeting, team foul #14 | 73-81 |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Frank Wilson steps in front of the Leonardo Gallo pass | 73-82 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Sweeting - foul #3 on Gary Sweeting, team foul #15 | 73-82 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne hits the finger roll | 75-84 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Joshua Frisby is called for the reach on Joe Guillaume in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Frisby, team foul #16 | 75-84 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-86 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-86 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting knocks in the shot from the left block | 77-86 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume runs out the clock | 77-86 |