| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jing-Sheng Ximines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | John Parker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 24-34 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Leroy Cook clanks a shot from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 19:06 | Akron | David Newton misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on John Parker - foul #1 on John Parker, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 19:06 | Akron | David Newton misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 19:06 | Akron | David Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines is fouled on the floor by David Crawford - foul #1 on David Crawford, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 18:20 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby can't connect on a shot from the right side | 25-34 |
| 18:19 | Akron | David Crawford snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 17:59 | Akron | David Newton knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Phillip Naughton | 28-34 |
| 17:53 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby is fouled on the floor by David Newton - foul #3 on David Newton, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG) David Newton | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:29 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Ximines and the foul's on Scott Birkholz - foul #2 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bob Dowd (SF) Jing-Sheng Ximines | |
| 17:29 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Alan Smith is fouled on the floor by Charles Schaefer - foul #1 on Charles Schaefer, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Jerry Hawthorne (C) David Crawford, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dan Doughty (PG), Clint Nelson (SG), Carmelo Guzman (C) Joshua Frisby, Lewis Cooper, Charles Schaefer | |
| 16:55 | Akron | Dan Doughty steals it from Kenneth Harrison | 28-37 |
| 16:33 | Marquette | Bob Dowd can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | John Parker tips it but misses | 28-37 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | John Parker misses the tip | 28-37 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is fouled on the floor by Bob Dowd - foul #2 on Bob Dowd, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Morrow (PF) Phillip Naughton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines (SF) John Parker | |
| 15:55 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 15:54 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Harrison | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Morrow (fresh) C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dan Doughty (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clint Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jing-Sheng Ximines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carmelo Guzman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Carmelo Guzman - foul #2 on Carmelo Guzman, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), David Crawford (SF), Leroy Cook (C) Jerry Hawthorne, William Dunkle, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Lewis Cooper (SG), Charles Schaefer (C) Dan Doughty, Clint Nelson, Bob Dowd | |
| 15:46 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Leroy Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 15:26 | Akron | Scott Birkholz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 15:24 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Cook | 29-37 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Leroy Cook loses the dribble to Jing-Sheng Ximines | 29-37 |
| 15:02 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper lays it in set up by Jing-Sheng Ximines | 29-39 |
| 15:00 | Akron | David Newton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Alan Smith (PF) Scott Birkholz, Jeffery Morrow | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Parker (PF) Carmelo Guzman | |
| 14:38 | Marquette | John Parker connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lewis Cooper | 29-41 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Lewis Cooper steals the ball from Leroy Cook | 29-41 |
| 13:52 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines misses the jump hook in the paint | 29-41 |
| 13:50 | Akron | Phillip Naughton gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Leroy Cook is called for a charge - foul #2 on Leroy Cook, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (C) David Crawford, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dan Doughty (PG), Clint Nelson (SG), Bob Dowd (SF), Carmelo Guzman (C) Joshua Frisby, Lewis Cooper, Jing-Sheng Ximines, Charles Schaefer | |
| 13:04 | Marquette | John Parker misses short on a shot from the left block | 29-41 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Phillip Naughton snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Alan Smith makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from William Dunkle | 31-41 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | John Parker knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dan Doughty and the foul's on Alan Smith - foul #3 on Alan Smith, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG) Phillip Naughton | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:40 | Marquette | John Parker makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:28 | Akron | William Dunkle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Newton | 34-44 |
| 12:10 | Marquette | John Parker makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Dan Doughty | 34-46 |
| 11:57 | Akron | William Dunkle clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Alan Smith misses the tip | 34-46 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Alan Smith tips it back up and in | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dan Doughty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clint Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Bob Dowd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Guzman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Marquette | David Newton is called for the reach on Dan Doughty - foul #4 on David Newton, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), David Crawford (SF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, William Dunkle, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Lewis Cooper (SG), Jing-Sheng Ximines (SF), Charles Schaefer (C) Dan Doughty, Clint Nelson, Bob Dowd, John Parker | |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Frisby | 36-49 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Scott Birkholz drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Phillip Naughton | 38-49 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Charles Schaefer misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Leroy Cook - foul #3 on Leroy Cook, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (PF) Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bob Dowd (PF) Carmelo Guzman | |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Charles Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Charles Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is hacked by Bob Dowd - foul #3 on Bob Dowd, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| 10:02 | Akron | David Crawford is fouled on the floor by Jing-Sheng Ximines - foul #2 on Jing-Sheng Ximines, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Parker (PF) Jing-Sheng Ximines | |
| 09:48 | Akron | Phillip Naughton buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Bob Dowd can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Charles Schaefer gets the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Charles Schaefer is whistled for a carry | 41-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), Charles Gleason (SG), Alan Smith (PF) Scott Birkholz, Phillip Naughton, William Dunkle | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clint Nelson (SG) Lewis Cooper | |
| 08:55 | Akron | Leroy Cook drills a floater from the left block set up by David Crawford | 43-51 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | John Parker scores on a shot in the paint set up by Joshua Frisby | 43-53 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Alan Smith scores on a jumper from the baseline | 45-53 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Bob Dowd is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Bob Dowd, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (C) Jerry Hawthorne, Charles Gleason, David Crawford, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dan Doughty (PG), Lewis Cooper (SG), Jing-Sheng Ximines (SF), Carmelo Guzman (PF) Joshua Frisby, Clint Nelson, John Parker, Charles Schaefer | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dan Doughty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jing-Sheng Ximines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Carmelo Guzman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison knocks in the jump hook from close range | 47-53 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Parker (PF) Bob Dowd | |
| 06:54 | Akron | David Newton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:26 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper hits a floater from close range | 47-55 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Phillip Naughton knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by David Newton | 50-55 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Carmelo Guzman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Alan Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Phillip Naughton loses the ball out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG), David Crawford (SF), Leroy Cook (C) Phillip Naughton, Alan Smith, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Clint Nelson (SG), Bob Dowd (SF), Charles Schaefer (C) Dan Doughty, Lewis Cooper, Jing-Sheng Ximines, Carmelo Guzman | |
| 04:58 | Marquette | William Dunkle swats the short shot by Charles Schaefer | 50-55 |
| 04:56 | Marquette | John Parker hits the follow up shot | 50-57 |
| 04:39 | Akron | David Crawford buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Leroy Cook | 53-57 |
| 04:25 | Marquette | Bob Dowd can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Crawford - foul #2 on David Crawford, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| 04:25 | Marquette | Bob Dowd misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:25 | Marquette | Bob Dowd makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Scott Birkholz double dribbles | 53-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Kenneth Harrison (PF) David Newton, William Dunkle | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines (SF), Carmelo Guzman (PF) Bob Dowd, John Parker | |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Phillip Naughton takes the ball from Joshua Frisby | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clint Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jing-Sheng Ximines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Carmelo Guzman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Schaefer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison connects on the jump hook in the paint | 55-58 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Alan Smith (PF) Scott Birkholz, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lewis Cooper (SG), John Parker (PF) Clint Nelson, Carmelo Guzman | |
| 02:34 | Akron | David Newton hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | John Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 58-58 |
| 01:38 | Akron | David Newton gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Phillip Naughton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Leroy Cook hits the follow up shot | 60-58 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| 00:47 | Akron | David Crawford makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Newton | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Charles Schaefer is hacked by Leroy Cook - foul #4 on Leroy Cook, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Charles Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Charles Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Phillip Naughton banks in the layup | 65-60 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby is hacked by Leroy Cook - foul #5 on Leroy Cook, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (C) Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Phillip Naughton gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Akron | Joshua Frisby is called for the reach on Phillip Naughton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Frisby, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Charles Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Jing-Sheng Ximines | 66-64 |
| 00:05 | Akron | David Crawford is hacked by Joshua Frisby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Frisby, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| 00:05 | Akron | David Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Akron | David Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | John Parker gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 67-64 |