| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Gafford (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Alarcon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerry McKirryher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. C - Alex Dechant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher inbounds the ball | 42-38 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Karson Flury takes the ball from Jerry McKirryher | 42-38 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Karson Flury misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-38 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | John Gross tips it in | 44-38 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 19:06 | Marquette | Karson Flury grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Michael Lyon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 19:00 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon is fouled on the floor by John Gross - foul #1 on John Gross, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 18:38 | Cleveland State | John Robertson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | Karson Flury makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Gafford | 46-38 |
| 18:06 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence's fadeaway is rejected by John Gross | 46-38 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Irving Seeley | 46-38 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Michael Lyon hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 17:28 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant's layup is rejected by Frank Gafford | 49-38 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 17:08 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Karson Flury grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Michael Lyon misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Lawrence - foul #1 on Joshua Lawrence, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Kelly (SF), Matthew Lybarger (PF), Robert Batres (C) Irving Seeley, John Gross, Frank Gafford | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Oram (SG), Kevin Blackburn (SF), George Willis (C) Alonzo Alarcon, Jerry McKirryher, Alex Dechant | |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Michael Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Michael Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 16:52 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn misses long on a floater from the baseline | 51-38 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Batres | 51-38 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger is called for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Lybarger, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Irving Seeley (SF) Michael Lyon, Karson Flury | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo (PG), James Delarosa (C) John Robertson, Joshua Lawrence | |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram is called for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Oram, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Swoope (SG) Charles Oram | |
| 16:18 | Marquette | George Chambers connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Kelly | 54-38 |
| 15:58 | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Swoope | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Lybarger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Batres (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tony Marmolejo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Swoope (fresh) SF - Kevin Blackburn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Delarosa (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Kevin Blackburn is called for the reach on Irving Seeley - foul #2 on Kevin Blackburn, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Gafford (C) Irving Seeley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Robertson (PG), Charles Oram (SG), Alex Dechant (C) Tony Marmolejo, David Swoope, James Delarosa | |
| 15:23 | Marquette | Charles Oram takes the ball from James Kelly | 54-40 |
| 15:20 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram lays it up and in | 54-42 |
| 15:06 | Marquette | George Chambers hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Kelly | 57-42 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | George Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Karson Flury (SG), Irving Seeley (SF), John Gross (PF) George Chambers, James Kelly, Robert Batres, Matthew Lybarger | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon (SG), Jerry McKirryher (SF), Joshua Lawrence (PF) Charles Oram, Kevin Blackburn, George Willis | |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Alonzo Alarcon steals it from Frank Gafford | 57-42 |
| 14:25 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Michael Lyon pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Michael Lyon misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 14:06 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 14:01 | Cleveland State | Michael Lyon takes the ball from John Robertson | 57-42 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Karson Flury jams it set up by Michael Lyon | 59-42 |
| 13:40 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger (C) Frank Gafford | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo (PG), Kevin Blackburn (C) John Robertson, Alex Dechant | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 13:29 | Marquette | John Gross drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Karson Flury | 61-42 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-42 |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Irving Seeley gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Karson Flury makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Lyon and the foul's on Joshua Lawrence - foul #2 on Joshua Lawrence, team foul #4 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Kelly (SF), Robert Batres (PF), Frank Gafford (C) Irving Seeley, John Gross, Matthew Lybarger | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Robertson (PG), Charles Oram (SG), George Willis (C) Tony Marmolejo, Alonzo Alarcon, Jerry McKirryher | |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Karson Flury makes the free throw | 64-42 |
| 12:21 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence is denied on a layup by Robert Batres | 64-42 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Karson Flury | 64-42 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Michael Lyon clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Lawrence - foul #3 on Joshua Lawrence, team foul #5 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (SG) Karson Flury | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bertram Taylor (PF), Alex Dechant (C) Kevin Blackburn, Joshua Lawrence | |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Michael Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Michael Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Batres (fresh) C - Frank Gafford (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Oram (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bertram Taylor (fresh) C - Alex Dechant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram is fouled on the floor by Michael Lyon - foul #2 on Michael Lyon, team foul #3 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger (PF) Michael Lyon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher (SF) Bertram Taylor | |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Gafford - foul #1 on Frank Gafford, team foul #4 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF) Frank Gafford | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon (SG) Charles Oram | |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant misses the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant misses the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 11:12 | Marquette | Irving Seeley pulls down the rebound | 66-42 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | George Chambers connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on George Willis - foul #1 on George Willis, team foul #6 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Karson Flury (SG), John Gross (PF) James Kelly, Robert Batres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence (PF) George Willis | |
| 10:43 | Marquette | George Chambers misses the free throw | 68-42 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant pulls down the rebound | 68-42 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-42 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence tips it in | 68-44 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Irving Seeley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Gafford (C) Matthew Lybarger | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn (SF) Jerry McKirryher | |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | George Chambers steals the ball from John Robertson in the backcourt | 68-44 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | George Chambers lays it up and in | 70-44 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Alex Dechant is blocked by Frank Gafford | 70-44 |
| 09:41 | Marquette | Frank Gafford pulls down the rebound | 70-44 |
| 09:26 | Marquette | George Chambers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-44 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence gets the rebound | 70-44 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Robertson | 70-46 |
| 09:00 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Lawrence - foul #4 on Joshua Lawrence, team foul #7 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), James Kelly (SF), Robert Batres (PF) George Chambers, Irving Seeley, John Gross | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo (PG), Charles Oram (SG), Jerry McKirryher (SF), George Willis (C) John Robertson, Alonzo Alarcon, Joshua Lawrence, Alex Dechant | |
| 09:00 | Marquette | Frank Gafford makes the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 09:00 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses the 2nd free throw | 71-46 |
| 09:00 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 71-46 |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Tony Marmolejo | 71-48 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Karson Flury loses the ball out of bounds | 71-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger (PF) Karson Flury | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Delarosa (C) Kevin Blackburn | |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-48 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Kelly | 71-48 |
| 08:11 | Marquette | Michael Lyon knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Gafford | 73-48 |
| 07:46 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Willis | 73-51 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Batres (fresh) PF - Matthew Lybarger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Gafford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tony Marmolejo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Oram (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry McKirryher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Delarosa (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Marquette | James Kelly buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-51 |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 76-51 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Frank Gafford snags the defensive board | 76-51 |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Frank Gafford can't finish the layup | 76-51 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | George Willis snags the defensive board | 76-51 |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-51 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram grabs the offensive board | 76-51 |
| 06:39 | Cleveland State | Michael Lyon takes the ball from George Willis | 76-51 |
| 06:36 | Marquette | Robert Batres misses the lay-in | 76-51 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Frank Gafford grabs the offensive board | 76-51 |
| 06:12 | Marquette | James Delarosa is called for the reach on Matthew Lybarger - foul #1 on James Delarosa, team foul #8 | 76-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Karson Flury (SG), Irving Seeley (SF), John Gross (PF) Michael Lyon, James Kelly, Robert Batres, Frank Gafford | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Robertson (PG), Alonzo Alarcon (SG), Kevin Blackburn (SF), Joshua Lawrence (PF), Alex Dechant (C) Tony Marmolejo, Charles Oram, Jerry McKirryher, George Willis, James Delarosa | |
| 06:12 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger makes the 1st free throw | 77-51 |
| 06:12 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger makes the 2nd free throw | 78-51 |
| 05:53 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-51 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | John Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-51 |
| 05:39 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant is denied on a layup by Matthew Lybarger | 78-51 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger gets the rebound | 78-51 |
| 05:17 | Marquette | George Chambers drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Karson Flury | 81-51 |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-51 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger pulls down the rebound | 81-51 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | John Gross's floater is tipped away by Kevin Blackburn | 81-51 |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence gets the rebound | 81-51 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 81-51 |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence can't tip it in | 81-51 |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant tips it in | 81-53 |
| 03:54 | Marquette | George Chambers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-53 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | John Gross pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-53 |
| 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) | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | John Robertson is called for the reach on George Chambers - foul #2 on John Robertson, team foul #9 | 81-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Campbell (PG), James Kelly (SF), Robert Batres (PF) Karson Flury, Irving Seeley, John Gross | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo (PG), Charles Oram (SG), George Willis (SF), Bertram Taylor (PF), James Delarosa (C) John Robertson, Alonzo Alarcon, Kevin Blackburn, Joshua Lawrence, Alex Dechant | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | George Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 82-53 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | George Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 82-53 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger gets the offensive rebound | 82-53 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jason Campbell (fresh) SG - George Chambers (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Batres (fresh) C - Matthew Lybarger (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tony Marmolejo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Oram (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - George Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bertram Taylor (fresh) C - James Delarosa (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Marquette | Jason Campbell can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 82-53 |
| 03:08 | Marquette | Robert Batres hits the follow up shot | 84-53 |
| 02:51 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 84-56 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Robert Batres hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Kelly | 86-56 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | James Delarosa is called for traveling | 86-56 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Bertram Taylor swats the shot by Jason Campbell | 86-56 |
| 01:39 | Cleveland State | George Willis gets the rebound | 86-56 |
| 01:23 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 86-56 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Batres | 86-56 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | James Kelly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 86-56 |
| 01:02 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram pulls down the rebound | 86-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-56 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo snags the offensive board | 86-56 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 86-56 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | George Chambers gets the rebound | 86-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Bertram Taylor is called for the reach on Jason Campbell - foul #2 on Bertram Taylor, team foul #10 | 86-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn (SF) Bertram Taylor | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Jason Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 86-56 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Jason Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 87-56 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo banks in the layup | 87-58 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Jason Campbell runs out the clock | 87-58 |