| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Burnette (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karson Flury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alonzo Alarcon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry McKirryher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Jimmerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher inbounds the ball | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 19:52 | Marquette | Michael Lyon connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Antonio Burnette | 50-42 |
| 19:30 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 19:29 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 19:12 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 19:11 | Cleveland State | Peter Jimmerson snags the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 18:54 | Cleveland State | Michael Lyon picks off the pass by Alonzo Alarcon | 50-42 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Lyon | 52-42 |
| 18:40 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry McKirryher | 52-44 |
| 18:18 | Marquette | Gary Metzler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Jimmerson - foul #2 on Peter Jimmerson, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| 18:18 | Marquette | Gary Metzler makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 18:18 | Marquette | Gary Metzler misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 18:18 | Cleveland State | Peter Jimmerson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence connects on the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Lyon - foul #3 on Michael Lyon, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG) Michael Lyon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | George Chambers hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Antonio Burnette | 56-47 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant's pass is intercepted by Karson Flury | 56-47 |
| 17:16 | Marquette | Gary Metzler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Lawrence - foul #3 on Joshua Lawrence, team foul #2 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF), Luis Boswell (PF) Karson Flury, Frank Gafford | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darren Payne (PG), Charles Oram (SG), Kevin Blackburn (SF), George Willis (PF), Alex Dechant (C) Lester Bryant, Alonzo Alarcon, Jerry McKirryher, Joshua Lawrence, Peter Jimmerson | |
| 17:16 | Marquette | Gary Metzler makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 17:16 | Marquette | Gary Metzler misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 17:16 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to George Willis | 57-47 |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Luis Boswell steals it from Charles Oram | 57-47 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 16:27 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Gafford (PF) Gary Metzler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:00 | Marquette | Alex Dechant is called for the reach on Antonio Burnette - foul #2 on Alex Dechant, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Karson Flury (SG), John Gross (C) George Chambers, Antonio Burnette, Luis Boswell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant (PG), Joshua Lawrence (PF), Peter Jimmerson (C) Charles Oram, Kevin Blackburn, Alex Dechant | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gross (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Payne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Willis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Jimmerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Marquette | Frank Gafford is fouled on the floor by Joshua Lawrence - foul #4 on Joshua Lawrence, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher (SF) Joshua Lawrence | |
| 15:40 | Marquette | Frank Gafford connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Lyon | 59-47 |
| 15:18 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher loses the ball out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Luis Boswell (C) Frank Gafford | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon (SG) Darren Payne | |
| 15:03 | Marquette | John Gross clanks a jump hook in the lane | 59-47 |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | George Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 14:45 | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant clanks a jumper from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 14:43 | Marquette | Karson Flury gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Michael Lyon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Peter Jimmerson | 59-47 |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Bryant | 59-47 |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher misses the tip | 59-47 |
| 13:53 | Marquette | Karson Flury gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 13:41 | Marquette | Karson Flury drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Lyon | 61-47 |
| 13:21 | Cleveland State | Michael Lyon steps in front of the Jerry McKirryher pass | 61-47 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Michael Lyon hits the finger roll | 63-47 |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Irving Seeley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:55 | Marquette | Michael Lyon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-47 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Luis Boswell snags the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Michael Lyon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Antonio Burnette (SG), Robert Batres (SF), Frank Gafford (PF), Gary Metzler (C) Michael Lyon, Karson Flury, Irving Seeley, John Gross, Luis Boswell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darren Payne (PG), Charles Oram (SG), Kevin Blackburn (SF), Alex Dechant (PF) Lester Bryant, Alonzo Alarcon, Jerry McKirryher, George Willis | |
| 12:35 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Jimmerson | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:25 | Marquette | Frank Gafford knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Batres | 65-49 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne double dribbles in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Frank Gafford blows the layup | 65-49 |
| 12:12 | Marquette | Robert Batres tips it home | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:52 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant blows the layup but he's fouled by Frank Gafford - foul #2 on Frank Gafford, team foul #2 | 67-49 |
| 11:52 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 11:52 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Burnette (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Batres (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Darren Payne (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Oram (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Dechant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Jimmerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Chambers | 70-50 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Robert Batres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Karson Flury (SF) George Chambers, Robert Batres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon (SG) Peter Jimmerson | |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon misses the runner from the left block | 70-53 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram hits the follow up shot | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:17 | Marquette | Frank Gafford hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Alex Dechant - foul #3 on Alex Dechant, team foul #5 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (SG) Antonio Burnette | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant (PG), Jerry McKirryher (SF), George Willis (PF), Peter Jimmerson (C) Darren Payne, Charles Oram, Alex Dechant, Kevin Blackburn | |
| 10:17 | Marquette | Frank Gafford makes the free throw | 73-55 |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant's pass is intercepted by Karson Flury | 73-55 |
| 10:02 | Marquette | Karson Flury can't finish the layup | 73-55 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Peter Jimmerson pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | George Willis hits the finger roll | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:18 | Marquette | Michael Lyon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-57 |
| 09:16 | Cleveland State | George Willis gets the rebound | 73-57 |
| 09:01 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon is fouled on the floor by Frank Gafford - foul #3 on Frank Gafford, team foul #3 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF), John Gross (PF), Luis Boswell (C) Karson Flury, Frank Gafford, Gary Metzler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darren Payne (SG), Charles Oram (SF), Alex Dechant (PF) Alonzo Alarcon, Jerry McKirryher, George Willis | |
| 08:52 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 73-57 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Michael Lyon gets the rebound | 73-57 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Luis Boswell is fouled on the floor by Alex Dechant - foul #4 on Alex Dechant, team foul #6 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Burnette (SG) George Chambers | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Willis (PF) Alex Dechant | |
| 08:28 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-57 |
| 08:26 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to John Gross | 73-57 |
| 08:11 | Marquette | George Willis steals the ball from Antonio Burnette | 73-57 |
| 07:58 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne misses the runner from the left block | 73-57 |
| 07:56 | Cleveland State | Peter Jimmerson snags the offensive board | 73-57 |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | George Willis hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Jimmerson and the foul's on Irving Seeley - foul #2 on Irving Seeley, team foul #4 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG) Michael Lyon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence (PF), Alex Dechant (C) Lester Bryant, Peter Jimmerson | |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | George Willis makes the free throw | 73-60 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Burnette (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gross (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Luis Boswell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Darren Payne (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Charles Oram (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Willis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Alex Dechant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:30 | Marquette | John Gross connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Antonio Burnette | 75-60 |
| 07:19 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 75-60 |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | George Willis tips it back up and in | 75-62 |
| 07:07 | Marquette | George Willis is called for the reach on Irving Seeley - foul #1 on George Willis, team foul #7 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Karson Flury (SG), Frank Gafford (PF), Gary Metzler (C) Antonio Burnette, John Gross, Luis Boswell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo (PG), Alonzo Alarcon (SG), Jerry McKirryher (SF) Darren Payne, Charles Oram, George Willis | |
| 07:07 | Marquette | Irving Seeley makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 07:07 | Marquette | Irving Seeley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 06:48 | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 77-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant (PG) Tony Marmolejo | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Frank Gafford knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by George Chambers | 79-62 |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 79-62 |
| 06:14 | Marquette | Frank Gafford gets the rebound | 79-62 |
| 05:45 | Marquette | Karson Flury makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Chambers | 82-62 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Irving Seeley steals it from Jerry McKirryher | 82-62 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | George Chambers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-62 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Gary Metzler tips it back up and in | 84-62 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on George Chambers - foul #1 on George Chambers, team foul #5 | 84-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Antonio Burnette (SG), John Gross (PF), Luis Boswell (C) George Chambers, Irving Seeley, Frank Gafford, Gary Metzler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darren Payne (PG), Kevin Blackburn (SF), Peter Jimmerson (C) Lester Bryant, Jerry McKirryher, Alex Dechant | |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon makes the 1st free throw | 84-63 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon makes the 2nd free throw | 84-64 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | John Gross misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 84-64 |
| 04:33 | Cleveland State | Peter Jimmerson grabs the defensive rebound | 84-64 |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alonzo Alarcon | 84-66 |
| 03:59 | Marquette | Michael Lyon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Gross | 87-66 |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence misses the lay-in | 87-66 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Karson Flury | 87-66 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Burnette (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Karson Flury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Luis Boswell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Darren Payne (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Alonzo Alarcon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Lawrence (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Jimmerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Marquette | John Gross hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Peter Jimmerson - foul #3 on Peter Jimmerson, team foul #8 | 89-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Batres (SF), Gary Metzler (C) Karson Flury, Luis Boswell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Oram (SG), George Willis (PF), Alex Dechant (C) Alonzo Alarcon, Joshua Lawrence, Peter Jimmerson | |
| 03:22 | Marquette | John Gross makes the free throw | 90-66 |
| 03:13 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne double dribbles | 90-66 |
| 02:44 | Marquette | John Gross is whistled for a carry | 90-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (SG), Frank Gafford (PF) Antonio Burnette, John Gross | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo (PG) Kevin Blackburn | |
| 02:26 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne clanks a floater from the free throw line | 90-66 |
| 02:25 | Marquette | Robert Batres gets the rebound | 90-66 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Michael Lyon buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Chambers | 93-66 |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 93-66 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Gary Metzler pulls down the rebound | 93-66 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Tony Marmolejo takes the ball from Michael Lyon in the backcourt | 93-66 |
| 01:32 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 93-66 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant hits the follow up shot | 93-68 |
| 01:06 | Marquette | Darren Payne steps in front of the Robert Batres pass | 93-68 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Frank Gafford denies the turnaround by George Willis | 93-68 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Frank Gafford gets the rebound | 93-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Marquette | The short jumper by Frank Gafford is denied by Alex Dechant | 93-68 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Frank Gafford gets the offensive rebound | 93-68 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Michael Lyon runs out the clock | 93-68 |