| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Komar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) SG - Kevin Arno (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Hurtado (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Isaac Robinson inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 19:45 | Akron | John Komar tips it back up and in | 29-21 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne connects on the turnaround in the paint | 29-23 |
| 18:56 | Akron | John Komar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | Kevin Arno pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-23 |
| 18:26 | Akron | Alan Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Hurtado - foul #3 on Paul Hurtado, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bob Dowd (SF) Paul Hurtado | |
| 18:22 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby is fouled on the floor by Scott Birkholz - foul #1 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-23 |
| 17:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to Isaac Robinson | 31-23 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Scott Birkholz connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Isaac Robinson | 33-23 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne's fadeaway is rejected by John Komar | 33-23 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne grabs the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 16:57 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony buries a jumper in the paint | 33-25 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Joshua Frisby is called for the reach on Scott Birkholz - foul #2 on Joshua Frisby, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Aaron Wildman (SG), Mario Williams (PF), William Dunkle (C) Scott Birkholz, Phillip Naughton, Alan Smith, John Komar | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Lane Frady (PF), David Simmons (C) Joshua Frisby, Stephen Anthony, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 16:40 | Akron | Aaron Wildman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 16:39 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Wildman | 33-25 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Lane Frady takes the ball from Mario Williams | 33-25 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Kevin Arno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SG) Isaac Robinson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Garrett Addy (SG) Kevin Arno | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) SF - William Dunkle (fresh) PF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terence Dillow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garrett Addy (fresh) SF - Bob Dowd (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lane Frady (fresh) C - David Simmons (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Akron | Aaron Wildman's layup is rejected by Lane Frady | 33-25 |
| 15:39 | Akron | Aaron Wildman tips it back up and in | 35-25 |
| 15:24 | Marquette | Terence Dillow clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 15:22 | Marquette | Lane Frady tips it but misses | 35-25 |
| 15:21 | Akron | Mario Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Aaron Wildman is fouled on the floor by Lane Frady - foul #1 on Lane Frady, team foul #3 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), John Komar (C) David Newton, Jerry Hawthorne, William Dunkle | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Kevin Arno (SG), Paul Hurtado (SF), Stephen Anthony (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Terence Dillow, Garrett Addy, Bob Dowd, Lane Frady, David Simmons | |
| 14:53 | Akron | Phillip Naughton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Aaron Wildman tips it but misses | 35-25 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Kevin Arno snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Kevin Arno is denied on a layup by Mario Williams | 35-25 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Scott Birkholz snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 14:05 | Akron | John Komar clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 35-25 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Scott Birkholz gets the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Carlos Duchesne steals it from John Komar | 35-25 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony is whistled for a carry | 35-25 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF), Alan Smith (PF) Scott Birkholz, Phillip Naughton, Aaron Wildman, Mario Williams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lane Frady (PF), David Simmons (C) Stephen Anthony, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 13:07 | Akron | John Komar lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Newton and he's hacked by Paul Hurtado - foul #4 on Paul Hurtado, team foul #4 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Bob Dowd (SF) Joshua Frisby, Paul Hurtado | |
| 13:07 | Akron | John Komar makes the free throw | 38-25 |
| 12:44 | Marquette | David Simmons comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Alan Smith - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (C) John Komar | |
| Subs | Marquette | Garrett Addy (SG) Kevin Arno | |
| 12:44 | Marquette | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 12:44 | Marquette | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Newton | 41-27 |
| 12:00 | Marquette | David Simmons connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Isaac Robinson - foul #3 on Isaac Robinson, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG) David Newton, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Arno (SG), Stephen Anthony (PF) Garrett Addy, Lane Frady | |
| 12:00 | Marquette | David Simmons misses the free throw | 41-29 |
| 12:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alan Smith | 41-29 |
| 11:52 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Scott Birkholz is blocked by Bob Dowd | 41-29 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | David Simmons gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Dunkle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terence Dillow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Arno (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Bob Dowd (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Marquette | David Simmons makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bob Dowd | 41-31 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | Kevin Arno gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 10:56 | Marquette | Kevin Arno is hacked by William Dunkle - foul #1 on William Dunkle, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Wildman (PF), John Komar (C) Alan Smith, William Dunkle | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Carlos Duchesne (C) Terence Dillow, David Simmons | |
| 10:39 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Aaron Wildman pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 10:32 | Akron | Scott Birkholz loses the ball out of bounds | 41-31 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony misses the dunk but he's hacked by Scott Birkholz - foul #2 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Mario Williams (PF) Scott Birkholz, Phillip Naughton | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 09:49 | Akron | John Komar scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-33 |
| 09:23 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Komar - foul #2 on John Komar, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (SF), Alan Smith (PF) Isaac Robinson, Mario Williams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Garrett Addy (SG), Philip Johnson (SF) Kevin Arno, Bob Dowd | |
| 09:23 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 09:23 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:10 | Akron | William Dunkle is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Dunkle, team foul #7 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lane Frady (PF) Stephen Anthony | |
| 08:49 | Marquette | David Newton steals it from Philip Johnson | 44-35 |
| 08:46 | Akron | William Dunkle dunks the ball set up by David Newton | 46-35 |
| 08:20 | Marquette | Garrett Addy misses the runner from the right block | 46-35 |
| 08:19 | Akron | John Komar pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Aaron Wildman is denied on a layup by Carlos Duchesne | 46-35 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Garrett Addy makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Philip Johnson | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Wildman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Komar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fairly fresh) SG - Garrett Addy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Johnson (fresh) PF - Lane Frady (fresh) C - Carlos Duchesne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Akron | John Komar banks in the layup | 48-37 |
| 07:22 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne can't connect on a runner from the right block | 48-37 |
| 07:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Dunkle | 48-37 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Aaron Wildman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF), Mario Williams (PF) David Newton, Aaron Wildman, Alan Smith, John Komar | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Kevin Arno (SG), Paul Hurtado (SF), Stephen Anthony (PF), David Simmons (C) Joshua Frisby, Garrett Addy, Philip Johnson, Lane Frady, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado loses the ball out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) William Dunkle | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:14 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 06:13 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | Terence Dillow hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Phillip Naughton - foul #2 on Phillip Naughton, team foul #8 | 48-37 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | Terence Dillow makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | Terence Dillow makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 05:48 | Akron | Isaac Robinson hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | David Simmons misses long on a floater from the right side | 50-39 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Scott Birkholz pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Alan Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 04:33 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Mario Williams can't connect on a shot in the paint | 52-41 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | David Simmons gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | David Simmons misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | David Simmons snags the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Wildman (PF), John Komar (C) Alan Smith, Mario Williams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Carlos Duchesne (C) Terence Dillow, David Simmons | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Isaac Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) SG - Kevin Arno (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. SF - Paul Hurtado (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is hacked by Kevin Arno - foul #3 on Kevin Arno, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Mario Williams (C) Scott Birkholz, Phillip Naughton, Isaac Robinson, John Komar | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Garrett Addy (SG), Bob Dowd (SF), Lane Frady (PF), David Simmons (C) Joshua Frisby, Kevin Arno, Paul Hurtado, Stephen Anthony, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 02:51 | Akron | Aaron Wildman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | Garrett Addy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerry Hawthorne - foul #1 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #9 | 55-41 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | Garrett Addy misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | Garrett Addy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 02:20 | Akron | David Simmons steals it from William Dunkle | 55-42 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | David Simmons drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Terence Dillow | 55-44 |
| 01:38 | Akron | William Dunkle is hacked by Garrett Addy - foul #2 on Garrett Addy, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Terence Dillow picks off the pass by David Newton | 55-44 |
| 00:59 | Marquette | Garrett Addy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-44 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | David Simmons can't tip it in | 55-44 |
| 00:56 | Akron | William Dunkle gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Aaron Wildman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mario Williams | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Terence Dillow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-44 |
| 00:00 | Akron | David Newton runs out the clock | 57-44 |