| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Bright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathan Clayton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Elrod (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Foushee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tyler Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Craine (fresh) SF - Joel Bouton (fresh) PF - Anthony Gustin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Joel Bouton inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:44 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 19:28 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton buries a floater near the basket | 37-35 |
| 19:14 | Marquette | Jason Bishop connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Tyler Fisher and he's fouled by Gary Foushee - foul #3 on Gary Foushee, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough (C) Gary Foushee | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 19:14 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 18:54 | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough misses the tip | 37-38 |
| 18:53 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Anthony Gustin | 37-38 |
| 18:42 | Marquette | Bruce Craine misses the shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:40 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | Anthony Gustin is called for the reach on Dustin Elrod - foul #3 on Anthony Gustin, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Myers (PF) Anthony Gustin | |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Jason Bishop blows the layup | 37-38 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Bishop | 37-38 |
| 17:56 | Marquette | Joel Bouton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Kimbrough - foul #2 on Eric Kimbrough, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 17:56 | Marquette | Joel Bouton makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:56 | Marquette | Joel Bouton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:37 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 17:35 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:19 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Johnson (SG) Bruce Craine | |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Joel Bouton knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Tyler Fisher | 37-42 |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Joel Bouton steals the ball from Kenneth Bright | 37-42 |
| 16:45 | Marquette | Joel Bouton can't finish the layup | 37-42 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | Jason Bishop gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Jason Bishop's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Elrod | 37-42 |
| 16:26 | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll is hacked by Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza (PG), Stanley Kettler (SG), Edward Weise (C) Kenneth Bright, Scott Carroll, Eric Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bruce Craine (PG) Tyler Fisher | |
| 15:51 | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler hits a floater from the left side set up by Johnathan Clayton | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alfonso Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Kettler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnathan Clayton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dustin Elrod (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Weise (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Bruce Craine (fresh) SG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Marquette | Jason Bishop buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Johnson | 39-44 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | Anthony Johnson steps in front of the Stanley Kettler pass | 39-44 |
| 14:52 | Marquette | Bruce Craine misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Joel Bouton grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Jason Bishop comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 39-44 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler knocks in the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Bruce Craine - foul #3 on Bruce Craine, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright (PG), Gary Foushee (SF), Richard Villalobos (C) Alfonso Mendoza, Johnathan Clayton, Dustin Elrod | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG), James Sykes (SG), Anthony Gustin (PF) Bruce Craine, Anthony Johnson, Donald Myers | |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Weise - foul #1 on Edward Weise, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll (SG) Stanley Kettler | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:08 | Cleveland State | Edward Weise grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Anthony Gustin denies the turnaround by Scott Carroll | 42-44 |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:41 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tyler Fisher | 42-46 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Carroll | 45-46 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | James Sykes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin can't tip it in | 45-46 |
| 13:05 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Villalobos | 45-46 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 12:45 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee tips it home | 47-46 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Jason Bishop misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edward Weise - foul #2 on Edward Weise, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton (SF), Dustin Elrod (PF) Gary Foushee, Edward Weise | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bruce Craine (SG), Sung Zhou (SF) Tyler Fisher, Joel Bouton | |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Jason Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:18 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:59 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | James Sykes makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Bruce Craine | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnathan Clayton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dustin Elrod (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Villalobos (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Craine (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Gustin (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Bishop (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright is hacked by James Sykes - foul #4 on James Sykes, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Johnson (SG), Branko Sucharski (C) James Sykes, Jason Bishop | |
| 11:10 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 11:08 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 10:45 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:38 | Marquette | Anthony Johnson buries a 3 from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Bruce Craine is fouled on the floor by Richard Villalobos - foul #4 on Richard Villalobos, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza (PG), Stanley Kettler (SG), Gary Foushee (PF), Eric Kimbrough (C) Kenneth Bright, Scott Carroll, Dustin Elrod, Richard Villalobos | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG), Joel Bouton (SF) Anthony Johnson, Sung Zhou | |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the lay-in | 47-52 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin grabs the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:32 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 47-52 |
| 09:30 | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:13 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Kettler | 50-52 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Tyler Fisher misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Eric Kimbrough | 50-52 |
| 08:45 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 50-52 |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Joel Bouton gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:28 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Fisher | 50-54 |
| 08:09 | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 08:08 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin lays it in | 50-56 |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-56 |
| 07:47 | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough grabs the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton misses the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Joel Bouton - foul #2 on Joel Bouton, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright (PG), Scott Carroll (SG), Dustin Elrod (PF), Richard Villalobos (C) Alfonso Mendoza, Stanley Kettler, Gary Foushee, Eric Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sykes (PG), Anthony Johnson (SG), Donald Myers (PF), Jason Bishop (C) Tyler Fisher, Bruce Craine, Anthony Gustin, Branko Sucharski | |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton makes the 3rd free throw | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnathan Clayton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dustin Elrod (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Villalobos (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Marquette | James Sykes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Donald Myers gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Anthony Johnson is whistled for traveling | 53-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Weise (SF) Johnathan Clayton | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Anthony Johnson - foul #2 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | James Sykes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Gustin (PF) Donald Myers | |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright loses the dribble to James Sykes in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | James Sykes is fouled on the floor by Edward Weise - foul #3 on Edward Weise, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Scott Carroll steals it from Jason Bishop | 54-56 |
| 05:39 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright jams it | 56-56 |
| 05:17 | Marquette | Joel Bouton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Johnson | 56-58 |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Dustin Elrod | 59-58 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Joel Bouton is hacked by Edward Weise - foul #4 on Edward Weise, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton (SF) Edward Weise | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bruce Craine (SG), Donald Myers (PF) Anthony Johnson, Anthony Gustin | |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Joel Bouton makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Joel Bouton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:49 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Villalobos | 59-59 |
| 04:33 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 04:31 | Marquette | Jason Bishop grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Scott Carroll is called for the reach on Bruce Craine - foul #3 on Scott Carroll, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza (PG), Gary Foushee (C) Kenneth Bright, Richard Villalobos | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG), Sung Zhou (SF) James Sykes, Joel Bouton | |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Bruce Craine makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Bruce Craine makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | Jason Bishop steps in front of the Scott Carroll pass | 59-61 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Jason Bishop clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Gary Foushee - foul #4 on Gary Foushee, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler (SG), Eric Kimbrough (C) Scott Carroll, Dustin Elrod | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Gustin (PF) Donald Myers | |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright (PG), Richard Villalobos (C) Alfonso Mendoza, Eric Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sykes (PG), Branko Sucharski (C) Tyler Fisher, Jason Bishop | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Bright (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Kettler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Clayton (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Foushee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Richard Villalobos (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Craine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Branko Sucharski (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin comes up short on the floater from the left block | 59-63 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | Sung Zhou gets the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll (SG), Dustin Elrod (PF) Stanley Kettler, Gary Foushee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joel Bouton (SF), Jason Bishop (C) Sung Zhou, Branko Sucharski | |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-63 |
| 02:35 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton blows the dunk but he's hacked by Joel Bouton - foul #3 on Joel Bouton, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:11 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joel Bouton and he's fouled by Richard Villalobos - foul #5 on Richard Villalobos, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee (C) Richard Villalobos | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:11 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Kenneth Bright | 63-65 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Kenneth Bright steps in front of the Jason Bishop pass | 63-65 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | James Sykes is called for the reach on Scott Carroll - foul #5 on James Sykes, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG) James Sykes | |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | Joel Bouton connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Tyler Fisher | 65-68 |
| 00:43 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll misses the easy layup | 65-68 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Tyler Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-68 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-68 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jason Bishop | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Jason Bishop is hacked by Scott Carroll in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Carroll, team foul #11 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Sung Zhou (SF), Branko Sucharski (C) Joel Bouton, Anthony Gustin | |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Sung Zhou | 65-70 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joel Bouton (SF), Donald Myers (PF) Sung Zhou, Branko Sucharski | |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Bruce Craine is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Bright - foul #1 on Kenneth Bright, team foul #12 | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Bruce Craine makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Bruce Craine misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Gary Foushee | 65-71 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee misses the halfcourt shot | 65-71 |