| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Craine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Bouton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Bright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Carroll (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Johnathan Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Elrod (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Villalobos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll banks in the layup on a great pass from Dustin Elrod and the foul's on Bruce Craine - foul #2 on Bruce Craine, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | Joel Bouton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Sykes | 36-33 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright is called for traveling | 36-33 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | James Sykes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-33 |
| 18:43 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Villalobos | 36-33 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Jason Bishop blows the layup | 36-36 |
| 18:01 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Dustin Elrod | 36-36 |
| 17:46 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 17:45 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Donald Myers is called for the reach on Dustin Elrod - foul #1 on Donald Myers, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Johnson (SG), Branko Sucharski (C) Bruce Craine, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-36 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos tips it home | 36-38 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Joel Bouton's layup is rejected by Richard Villalobos | 36-38 |
| 16:54 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll is fouled on the floor by Joel Bouton - foul #2 on Joel Bouton, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG), Bruce Craine (SG), Donald Myers (PF) James Sykes, Anthony Johnson, Branko Sucharski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza (PG), Stanley Kettler (SG), Gary Foushee (PF), Eric Kimbrough (C) Kenneth Bright, Scott Carroll, Dustin Elrod, Richard Villalobos | |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jason Bishop - foul #1 on Jason Bishop, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Joel Bouton is fouled on the floor by Eric Kimbrough - foul #2 on Eric Kimbrough, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Weise (PF) Johnathan Clayton | |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Gary Foushee steals the ball from Jason Bishop | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tyler Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Craine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Bouton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alfonso Mendoza (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Kettler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Foushee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Weise (fresh) C - Eric Kimbrough (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Eric Kimbrough is denied by Joel Bouton | 36-41 |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Tyler Fisher grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 15:25 | Marquette | Donald Myers is hacked by Edward Weise - foul #2 on Edward Weise, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sykes (PG), Anthony Gustin (PF) Tyler Fisher, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright (PG), Scott Carroll (SG), Johnathan Clayton (SF), Dustin Elrod (PF) Alfonso Mendoza, Stanley Kettler, Edward Weise, Eric Kimbrough | |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos (C) Gary Foushee | |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Bright | 36-43 |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 36-43 |
| 14:31 | Marquette | Jason Bishop tips it home | 38-43 |
| 14:18 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-43 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:04 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | Jason Bishop gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:58 | Marquette | Joel Bouton misses the floater from the right side | 38-43 |
| 13:56 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:39 | Marquette | Joel Bouton misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:37 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod banks in the wide open layup set up by Kenneth Bright | 38-45 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Joel Bouton misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Carroll - foul #1 on Scott Carroll, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG), Anthony Johnson (SG), Branko Sucharski (C) James Sykes, Bruce Craine, Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza (PG), Stanley Kettler (SG), Gary Foushee (SF), Edward Weise (PF), Eric Kimbrough (C) Kenneth Bright, Scott Carroll, Johnathan Clayton, Dustin Elrod, Richard Villalobos | |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Joel Bouton makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Joel Bouton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | Joel Bouton steps in front of the Edward Weise pass | 40-45 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin lays it up and in set up by Joel Bouton | 42-45 |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | Anthony Gustin steps in front of the Eric Kimbrough pass | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tyler Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (tiring) 16 pts. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Branko Sucharski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alfonso Mendoza (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Kettler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Foushee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Weise (fresh) C - Eric Kimbrough (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Marquette | Anthony Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Edward Weise snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough tips it in | 42-47 |
| 11:17 | Marquette | Tyler Fisher misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 11:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Edward Weise | 42-47 |
| 10:54 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 10:53 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | Joel Bouton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-47 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Johnson | 42-47 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Eric Kimbrough steps in front of the Joel Bouton pass | 42-47 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfonso Mendoza | 42-49 |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin can't finish the layup | 42-49 |
| 09:47 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin tips it home | 44-49 |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Foushee | 44-52 |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Joel Bouton banks in the layup set up by Tyler Fisher | 46-52 |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sykes (PG), Bruce Craine (SG), Sung Zhou (SF), Jason Bishop (C) Tyler Fisher, Anthony Johnson, Joel Bouton, Branko Sucharski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright (PG), Scott Carroll (SG), Johnathan Clayton (SF), Dustin Elrod (PF), Richard Villalobos (C) Alfonso Mendoza, Stanley Kettler, Gary Foushee, Edward Weise, Eric Kimbrough | |
| 09:13 | Marquette | Bruce Craine misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 09:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Sung Zhou hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Dustin Elrod - foul #1 on Dustin Elrod, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Myers (PF) Anthony Gustin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Sung Zhou misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Sung Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 08:07 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 07:52 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnathan Clayton | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Craine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Carroll (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Johnathan Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Elrod (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Villalobos (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Jason Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Jason Bishop snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Sung Zhou scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jason Bishop | 50-54 |
| 06:24 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Bishop - foul #2 on Jason Bishop, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Johnson (SG), Joel Bouton (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF) Bruce Craine, Sung Zhou, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee (C) Richard Villalobos | |
| 06:24 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:24 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Joel Bouton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 06:01 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Joel Bouton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Johnson and the foul's on Johnathan Clayton - foul #2 on Johnathan Clayton, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG), Branko Sucharski (C) James Sykes, Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza (PG), Stanley Kettler (SG), Edward Weise (PF), Richard Villalobos (C) Kenneth Bright, Scott Carroll, Johnathan Clayton, Dustin Elrod | |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Joel Bouton makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:03 | Cleveland State | Edward Weise makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Kettler | 53-59 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Stanley Kettler steals it from Tyler Fisher | 53-59 |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Anthony Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Edward Weise - foul #3 on Edward Weise, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Bishop (C) Branko Sucharski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton (SF), Dustin Elrod (PF) Gary Foushee, Edward Weise | |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Anthony Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Anthony Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Anthony Johnson misses the 3rd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Joel Bouton - foul #3 on Joel Bouton, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sykes (PG), Bruce Craine (SG), Sung Zhou (SF) Tyler Fisher, Anthony Johnson, Joel Bouton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright (PG), Scott Carroll (SG) Alfonso Mendoza, Stanley Kettler | |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Craine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Carroll (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Johnathan Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Elrod (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Villalobos (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Marquette | 3 seconds is called on James Sykes | 55-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Myers (PF) Anthony Gustin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 03:14 | Cleveland State | Sung Zhou blocks the jumper by Dustin Elrod | 55-61 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jason Bishop | 55-61 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Donald Myers drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Sykes | 57-61 |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Donald Myers - foul #2 on Donald Myers, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joel Bouton (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF), Branko Sucharski (C) Sung Zhou, Donald Myers, Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee (C) Richard Villalobos | |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | James Sykes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Joel Bouton can't tip it in | 57-63 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright is hacked by James Sykes - foul #2 on James Sykes, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough (C) Dustin Elrod | |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Marquette | James Sykes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Bishop (C) Branko Sucharski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod (PF), Richard Villalobos (C) Gary Foushee, Eric Kimbrough | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 57-65 |
| 01:34 | Marquette | Bruce Craine snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 01:29 | Marquette | Joel Bouton misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 01:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton drills a runner from the right block | 57-67 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Sykes | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll is hacked by Bruce Craine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Craine, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | Marquette | James Sykes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-68 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod is hacked by James Sykes in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Sykes, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Jason Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Joel Bouton connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Sykes | 61-69 |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | James Sykes is called for the reach on Richard Villalobos in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Sykes, team foul #11 | 61-69 |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin is hacked by Dustin Elrod - foul #2 on Dustin Elrod, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG), Anthony Johnson (SG), Sung Zhou (SF), Branko Sucharski (C) James Sykes, Bruce Craine, Joel Bouton, Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza (PG), Stanley Kettler (SG), Gary Foushee (SF), Edward Weise (PF), Eric Kimbrough (C) Kenneth Bright, Scott Carroll, Johnathan Clayton, Dustin Elrod, Richard Villalobos | |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Edward Weise snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Edward Weise misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-71 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Sung Zhou | 61-71 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin loses the ball out of bounds | 61-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Myers (PF) Anthony Gustin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza runs out the clock | 61-71 |