| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fresh) PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Shannon Huston (fresh) SG - Erik Moline (fresh) SF - David Mason (fresh) PF - Eric Taylor (fresh) C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Eric Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski hits a jumper in the paint set up by Erik Moline | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Marquette | Eric Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Knouse | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bruce Phillips | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Marquette | Shannon Huston is hacked by Bruce Phillips - foul #1 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Marquette | Jeffrey Bush steals it from Shannon Huston | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Erik Moline misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:35 | Marquette | Erik Moline grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Bush - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bush, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Jack Styles (SF), George Woods (PF) Jeffrey Bush, Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Franjo Zais (SG), Matt Hobby (SF), Darin Ditullio (PF) Shannon Huston, Erik Moline, David Mason, Eric Taylor | |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Matt Hobby grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Boris Korzyniowski | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Spann (fresh) SF - Jack Styles (fresh) PF - George Woods (fresh) C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franjo Zais (fresh) SF - Matt Hobby (fresh) PF - Darin Ditullio (fresh) C - Boris Korzyniowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Akron | George Woods misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-5 |
| 15:40 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 15:38 | Marquette | Matt Hobby gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:22 | Marquette | Bruce Phillips steals it from Matt Hobby | 2-5 |
| 15:18 | Akron | Bruce Phillips banks in the layup | 4-5 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Bruce Phillips, Jack Styles, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG), David Mason (SF) Franjo Zais, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| 14:36 | Akron | George Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 14:34 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 14:19 | Marquette | Erik Moline is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Bush - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bush, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG) Jeffrey Bush | |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (PG), Eric Taylor (PF) Johnathon Tillson, Matt Hobby | |
| 14:02 | Marquette | David Mason comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Cliff Morgan pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 13:53 | Akron | Andrew Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 13:44 | Marquette | Erik Moline clanks a floater from the left side | 4-5 |
| 13:42 | Akron | George Woods snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is hacked by Shannon Huston - foul #1 on Shannon Huston, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Thomas Knouse (C) Walter Spann, George Woods | |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher McClish (C) Darin Ditullio | |
| 13:02 | Akron | Cliff Morgan clanks a runner from the left block | 4-5 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 12:58 | Marquette | Eric Taylor snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 12:43 | Marquette | David Mason is denied on a layup by Cliff Morgan | 4-5 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Christopher McClish tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Alan Gully buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bruce Phillips | 7-7 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Shannon Huston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (SF), Jack Styles (PF) Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Franjo Zais (SG), Matt Hobby (PF) Shannon Huston, Erik Moline, Eric Taylor | |
| 11:58 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Fred Bush gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) SF - Fred Bush (fresh) PF - Jack Styles (fresh) C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franjo Zais (fresh) SF - David Mason (fairly fresh) PF - Matt Hobby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher McClish (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 11:42 | Akron | Jack Styles pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 11:30 | Akron | Andrew Brown buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Phillips | 10-7 |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Franjo Zais is hacked by Andrew Brown - foul #1 on Andrew Brown, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), George Woods (C) Bruce Phillips, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (PG), Erik Moline (SG), Darin Ditullio (PF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Johnathon Tillson, Franjo Zais, David Mason, Christopher McClish | |
| 10:58 | Marquette | Shannon Huston scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Erik Moline and he's hacked by Walter Spann - foul #1 on Walter Spann, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Taylor (PF) Darin Ditullio | |
| 10:58 | Marquette | Shannon Huston makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Jack Styles jams it and he's fouled by Eric Taylor - foul #1 on Eric Taylor, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Jack Styles misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 10:38 | Marquette | Erik Moline misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Alan Gully gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:09 | Akron | George Woods blows the layup | 12-11 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | Matt Hobby gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Erik Moline hits a jumper from the right side | 12-13 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 09:27 | Akron | Walter Spann misses the tip | 12-13 |
| 09:26 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 09:20 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski is called for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Fred Bush (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Andrew Brown, Alan Gully, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Franjo Zais (SG), David Mason (SF), Darin Ditullio (PF), Christopher McClish (C) Shannon Huston, Erik Moline, Matt Hobby, Eric Taylor, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| 09:03 | Akron | Walter Spann misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Christopher McClish gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | David Mason misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Fred Bush comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Christopher McClish grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio lays it in | 12-15 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Fred Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-15 |
| 08:03 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | David Mason knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Johnathon Tillson | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Spann (fairly fresh) SF - Fred Bush (fresh) PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zais (fresh) SF - David Mason (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darin Ditullio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher McClish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Akron | Walter Spann can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 07:26 | Akron | Thomas Knouse hits the follow up shot | 14-18 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Christopher McClish misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Fred Bush - foul #1 on Fred Bush, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Alan Gully (SF) Walter Spann, Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (PG), Erik Moline (SG), Eric Taylor (PF) Johnathon Tillson, Franjo Zais, Darin Ditullio | |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Christopher McClish makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Christopher McClish makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses long on a turnaround from close range | 14-20 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Andrew Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 14-20 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Cliff Morgan tips it back up and in | 16-20 |
| 06:15 | Marquette | Shannon Huston clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-20 |
| 06:13 | Marquette | David Mason misses the tip | 16-20 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Cliff Morgan pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Andrew Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Cliff Morgan | 19-20 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | David Mason misses the easy layup | 19-20 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Cliff Morgan snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Bruce Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF), George Woods (C) Cliff Morgan, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Marquette | Matt Hobby (SF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) David Mason, Christopher McClish | |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Shannon Huston can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bruce Phillips - foul #2 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG) Bruce Phillips | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Shannon Huston makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Shannon Huston makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Alan Gully is whistled for traveling | 19-22 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG) Shannon Huston | |
| 04:51 | Marquette | Erik Moline is whistled for a carry | 19-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (SF) Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Marquette | Darin Ditullio (PF) Eric Taylor | |
| 04:35 | Akron | George Woods misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | Jack Styles takes the ball from Boris Korzyniowski | 19-22 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Fred Bush can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Matt Hobby - foul #1 on Matt Hobby, team foul #3 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Thomas Knouse (C) Andrew Brown, Walter Spann, George Woods | |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (PG), Franjo Zais (SG), David Mason (SF), Eric Taylor (PF) Johnathon Tillson, Erik Moline, Matt Hobby, Darin Ditullio | |
| 03:48 | Akron | Fred Bush makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Fred Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Jeffrey Bush steals the ball from Franjo Zais | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Shannon Huston (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Franjo Zais (fresh) SF - David Mason (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Boris Korzyniowski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bush - foul #1 on Boris Korzyniowski, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Cliff Morgan (PF) Jack Styles, Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Marquette | Darin Ditullio (C) Boris Korzyniowski | |
| 02:53 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is fouled on the floor by Eric Taylor - foul #2 on Eric Taylor, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is whistled for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (SF) Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG), Matt Hobby (PF) Franjo Zais, Eric Taylor | |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Shannon Huston connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Erik Moline | 21-24 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Fred Bush makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Matt Hobby scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Shannon Huston and the foul's on Fred Bush - foul #2 on Fred Bush, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (SF), George Woods (C) Fred Bush, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG) Shannon Huston | |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Matt Hobby makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski (C) Darin Ditullio | |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Erik Moline pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 01:01 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski tips it home | 24-29 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Jack Styles banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Woods | 26-29 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | George Woods is called for the reach on David Mason - foul #1 on George Woods, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Andrew Brown (SG), Thomas Knouse (C) Bruce Phillips, Jeffrey Bush, George Woods | |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (SG), Eric Taylor (PF) Erik Moline, Matt Hobby | |
| 00:38 | Marquette | David Mason makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | David Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:12 | Akron | David Mason picks off the pass by Jack Styles | 26-31 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-31 |
| 00:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Walter Spann | 26-31 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Walter Spann hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 26-31 |