| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Levi Haley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alexander Ison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Darin Ditullio (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Winston Smolen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Evan Wojcik (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Romeo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Ikeda (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Levi Haley - foul #2 on Levi Haley, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:39 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Taylor | 33-27 |
| 19:33 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones buries a jumper from the left block set up by Eric Taylor | 35-27 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones can't throw it down | 35-27 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Romeo Hernandez steals the ball from Darin Ditullio | 35-29 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Darin Ditullio steals the ball from Romeo Hernandez | 35-29 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Alexander Ison knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Geoffrey Jones | 38-29 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik misses badly on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Alexander Ison - foul #1 on Alexander Ison, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik makes the 3rd free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:14 | Marquette | Perry Ikeda is called for the reach on Eric Taylor - foul #2 on Perry Ikeda, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Rogers (PG), Danny Kramer (SG), Noel Bradley (SF), Charles Smith (C) Winston Smolen, Evan Wojcik, Romeo Hernandez, Perry Ikeda | |
| 16:54 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones buries a runner in the paint set up by Levi Haley | 40-31 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Steven Rogers makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Levi Haley and the foul's on Danny Kramer - foul #1 on Danny Kramer, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reginald Holland (PG), William Howard (SG) Levi Haley, Alexander Ison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jonathan Gary (C) Damek Kaniewski | |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Charles Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Marvin Strouth (C) Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:05 | Marquette | William Howard makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Reginald Holland | 45-33 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Steven Rogers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Reginald Holland - foul #1 on Reginald Holland, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Wojcik (SG), Salvador Gonzales (SF), Perry Ikeda (C) Danny Kramer, Noel Bradley, Jonathan Gary | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Steven Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Steven Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reginald Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin Strouth (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steven Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Evan Wojcik (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Ikeda (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Marquette | William Howard connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Strouth and he's hacked by Steven Rogers - foul #1 on Steven Rogers, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Levi Haley (PG) Reginald Holland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Winston Smolen (PG) Steven Rogers | |
| 15:43 | Marquette | William Howard misses the free throw | 47-34 |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Charles Smith misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Taylor - foul #2 on Eric Taylor, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Ison (SG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Charles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Alexander Ison misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Evan Wojcik - foul #1 on Evan Wojcik, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski (PF) Charles Smith | |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Alexander Ison makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Alexander Ison makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-35 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Eric Taylor pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 14:26 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 49-35 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Damek Kaniewski and the foul's on Levi Haley - foul #3 on Levi Haley, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Darin Ditullio (C) Marvin Strouth | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Eric Taylor scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Levi Haley | 51-38 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-38 |
| 13:42 | Marquette | Eric Taylor pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 13:22 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 13:20 | Marquette | Eric Taylor tips it back up and in | 53-38 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda's floater is tipped away by Darin Ditullio | 53-38 |
| 13:12 | Marquette | Alexander Ison grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Alexander Ison connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Levi Haley | 55-38 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eric Taylor - foul #3 on Eric Taylor, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reginald Holland (PG), William Howard (SG) Levi Haley, Alexander Ison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG), Romeo Hernandez (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Jonathan Gary (C) Winston Smolen, Salvador Gonzales, Damek Kaniewski, Perry Ikeda | |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | William Howard is denied on a layup by Jonathan Gary | 55-40 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio tips it back up and in | 57-40 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Charles Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | William Howard is called for traveling | 57-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop (PF) Eric Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | Noel Bradley (SG) Evan Wojcik | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez misses badly on a floater in the lane | 57-40 |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reginald Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Howard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Benjamin Allsop (fresh) C - Darin Ditullio (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Danny Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Noel Bradley (fresh) SF - Romeo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Gary (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-40 |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio snags the offensive board | 57-40 |
| 11:07 | Marquette | Reginald Holland connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-40 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | William Howard takes the ball from Danny Kramer in the backcourt | 60-40 |
| 11:01 | Marquette | William Howard lays it up and in | 62-40 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Darin Ditullio steps in front of the Danny Kramer pass | 62-40 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Benjamin Allsop | 64-40 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Danny Kramer scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Noel Bradley | 64-43 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | William Howard banks in the layup set up by Benjamin Allsop and the foul's on Noel Bradley - foul #2 on Noel Bradley, team foul #5 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Levi Haley (PG), Alexander Ison (SG), Eric Taylor (PF), Marvin Strouth (C) Reginald Holland, Geoffrey Jones, Benjamin Allsop, Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | Kent State | Winston Smolen (PG), Salvador Gonzales (SF), Damek Kaniewski (PF), Perry Ikeda (C) Danny Kramer, Romeo Hernandez, Charles Smith, Jonathan Gary | |
| 10:04 | Marquette | William Howard misses the free throw | 66-43 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 66-43 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda loses the dribble to William Howard | 66-43 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | William Howard lays it in | 68-43 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda is denied on a layup by Eric Taylor | 68-43 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Eric Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 68-43 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Eric Taylor is hacked by Damek Kaniewski - foul #2 on Damek Kaniewski, team foul #6 | 68-43 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Levi Haley makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alexander Ison | 71-43 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 71-45 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Perry Ikeda swats the layup by Alexander Ison | 71-45 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda gets the rebound | 71-45 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | William Howard picks off the pass by Noel Bradley | 71-45 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | Levi Haley can't connect on a floater from the right side | 71-45 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski snags the defensive board | 71-45 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Eric Taylor steals the ball from Salvador Gonzales | 71-45 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | Levi Haley buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eric Taylor | 74-45 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | William Howard is called for the reach on Salvador Gonzales - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #7 | 74-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones (SF), Darin Ditullio (C) William Howard, Marvin Strouth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG), Evan Wojcik (SG), Charles Smith (C) Winston Smolen, Noel Bradley, Perry Ikeda | |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 74-46 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 74-46 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio pulls down the rebound | 74-46 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Levi Haley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Geoffrey Jones and he's fouled by Damek Kaniewski - foul #3 on Damek Kaniewski, team foul #7 | 76-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez (SF), Jonathan Gary (C) Salvador Gonzales, Damek Kaniewski | |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Levi Haley makes the free throw | 77-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Levi Haley (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Ison (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eric Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Darin Ditullio (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Danny Kramer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Wojcik (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Romeo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Gary (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Charles Smith misses badly on a shot from close range | 77-46 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Charles Smith tips it home | 77-48 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Alexander Ison misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-48 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 77-48 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Danny Kramer travels with the ball | 77-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reginald Holland (SG), Benjamin Allsop (PF) Alexander Ison, Eric Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Rogers (PG) Evan Wojcik | |
| 06:15 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Benjamin Allsop | 79-48 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | Danny Kramer hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Smith out of a doubleteam | 79-51 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Levi Haley | 81-51 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Benjamin Allsop swats the layup by Danny Kramer | 81-51 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Danny Kramer grabs the offensive rebound | 81-51 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Danny Kramer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 81-51 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio grabs the defensive rebound | 81-51 |
| 04:40 | Marquette | Charles Smith picks off the pass by Geoffrey Jones | 81-51 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Charles Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-53 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Levi Haley is hacked by Steven Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Rogers, team foul #8 | 81-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Ison (SG), Eric Taylor (PF), Marvin Strouth (C) Reginald Holland, Benjamin Allsop, Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | Kent State | Allen Ponte (PG), Noel Bradley (PF) Steven Rogers, Jonathan Gary | |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Levi Haley misses the 1st free throw | 81-53 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Noel Bradley grabs the board | 81-53 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Noel Bradley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-53 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Alexander Ison | 81-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Noel Bradley is called for the reach on Alexander Ison - foul #3 on Noel Bradley, team foul #9 | 81-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reginald Holland (PG) Levi Haley | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Alexander Ison makes the 1st free throw | 82-53 |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Alexander Ison makes the 2nd free throw | 83-53 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Allen Ponte clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 83-53 |
| 03:38 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones pulls down the rebound | 83-53 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Danny Kramer steals it from Reginald Holland in the backcourt | 83-53 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Allen Ponte can't finish the layup | 83-53 |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Reginald Holland gets the rebound | 83-53 |
| 03:18 | Marquette | Charles Smith takes the ball from Marvin Strouth | 83-53 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reginald Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Ison (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eric Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marvin Strouth (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Allen Ponte (fresh) SG - Danny Kramer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Romeo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Noel Bradley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-53 |
| 03:07 | Marquette | Alexander Ison grabs the defensive rebound | 83-53 |
| 02:40 | Marquette | Marvin Strouth connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Alexander Ison | 85-53 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Danny Kramer clanks a floater from the left side | 85-53 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Alexander Ison | 85-53 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Reginald Holland misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 85-53 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Noel Bradley | 85-53 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Allen Ponte scores on a shot from the right side | 85-55 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Eric Taylor misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 85-55 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones gets the offensive rebound | 85-55 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Marvin Strouth is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #3 on Charles Smith, team foul #10 | 85-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Levi Haley (PG) Reginald Holland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jonathan Gary (C) Allen Ponte | |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Marvin Strouth makes the 1st free throw | 86-55 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Marvin Strouth makes the 2nd free throw | 87-55 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Noel Bradley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 87-55 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Jonathan Gary tips it back up and in | 87-57 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Marvin Strouth misses badly on a runner in the lane | 87-57 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Jonathan Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 87-57 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Noel Bradley is fouled on the floor by Eric Taylor - foul #4 on Eric Taylor, team foul #8 | 87-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Darin Ditullio (C) Marvin Strouth | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Noel Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 87-57 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio pulls down the rebound | 87-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Levi Haley hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Alexander Ison | 89-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Jonathan Gary hits a fadeaway from the right block | 89-59 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Levi Haley runs out the clock | 89-59 |