| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Anthony Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tracey Ashford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leo Larsen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lin Chi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Neill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Beckman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Moronta (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Robert Clevenger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Loyd Spillers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Chad Moronta inbounds the ball | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Marquette | Chad Moronta misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Reginald Beckman tips it in | 27-44 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Tracey Ashford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | Reginald Beckman snags the defensive board | 27-44 |
| 18:46 | Marquette | Robert Clevenger hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 27-44 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leo Larsen | 27-44 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Tracey Ashford scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Anthony Dixon and he's fouled by Loyd Spillers - foul #1 on Loyd Spillers, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Tracey Ashford makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | David Neill knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Loyd Spillers | 30-47 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Lin Chi comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Loyd Spillers - foul #2 on Loyd Spillers, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Lin Chi makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Lin Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Robert Clevenger banks in the layup | 32-49 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Leo Larsen buries a turnaround from the right block | 34-49 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | David Neill misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Chad Moronta tips it back up and in | 34-51 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Tracey Ashford's pass is intercepted by David Neill | 34-51 |
| 17:24 | Marquette | David Neill lays it up and in | 34-53 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-53 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Leo Larsen grabs the offensive board | 34-53 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Dixon | 37-53 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Chad Moronta misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Lin Chi snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed is whistled for a carry | 37-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donovan Andrews (PG), David Roberts (SG), Rolf Malinski (SF), John Witt (PF), Egidiusz Bialaszewski (C) Anthony Dixon, Kenneth Reed, Tracey Ashford, Leo Larsen, Lin Chi | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Elliott (PG), Mark Holden (SG), Dominic Rossi (SF), Robert Barnes (PF), Ken Field (C) David Neill, Reginald Beckman, Chad Moronta, Robert Clevenger, Loyd Spillers | |
| 16:24 | Marquette | Dominic Rossi can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Rolf Malinski - foul #1 on Rolf Malinski, team foul #1 | 37-53 |
| 16:24 | Marquette | Dominic Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 16:24 | Marquette | Dominic Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | David Roberts misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-54 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Barnes | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donovan Andrews (fresh) SG - David Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rolf Malinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Witt (fresh) C - Egidiusz Bialaszewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Elliott (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Mark Holden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dominic Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Barnes (fresh) C - Ken Field (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Marquette | Ken Field misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Rolf Malinski - foul #2 on Rolf Malinski, team foul #2 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Dixon (PG), James Allen (PF) Donovan Andrews, Egidiusz Bialaszewski | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:46 | Marquette | Ken Field makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 15:46 | Marquette | Ken Field misses the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | James Allen gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | John Witt knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from David Roberts | 39-55 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Robert Barnes drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David Elliott | 39-57 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Robert Barnes blocks the short jumper by John Witt | 39-57 |
| 15:02 | Marquette | Robert Barnes gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | David Elliott double dribbles | 39-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Reed (SG), Tracey Ashford (SF), Lin Chi (C) David Roberts, Rolf Malinski, John Witt | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Neill (PG), Chad Moronta (SF), Robert Clevenger (PF), Loyd Spillers (C) Mark Holden, Dominic Rossi, Robert Barnes, Ken Field | |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-57 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | Loyd Spillers gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Chad Moronta's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Reed | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Loyd Spillers swats the layup by Lin Chi | 39-57 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | James Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Robert Clevenger swats the short shot by Tracey Ashford | 39-57 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | James Allen grabs the offensive board | 39-57 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-57 |
| 13:18 | Marquette | Robert Clevenger snags the defensive board | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:53 | Marquette | David Neill scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Chad Moronta | 39-60 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Anthony Dixon | 41-60 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Kenneth Reed is called for the reach on David Elliott - foul #3 on Kenneth Reed, team foul #3 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Roberts (PG), Rolf Malinski (SF), Leo Larsen (PF), John Witt (C) Anthony Dixon, Tracey Ashford, James Allen, Lin Chi | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Holden (PG), Reginald Beckman (SG), Dominic Rossi (PF), Ken Field (C) David Neill, David Elliott, Robert Clevenger, Loyd Spillers | |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Chad Moronta hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 41-60 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Moronta | 41-60 |
| 11:46 | Marquette | Mark Holden hits a shot from close range | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rolf Malinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leo Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Witt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Mark Holden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Beckman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Moronta (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Dominic Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Field (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Reginald Beckman steps in front of the David Roberts pass | 41-62 |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Chad Moronta hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Reginald Beckman | 41-64 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Leo Larsen loses the dribble to Dominic Rossi | 41-64 |
| 10:30 | Marquette | Ken Field hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Dominic Rossi tips it home | 41-66 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Rolf Malinski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Reed and the foul's on Ken Field - foul #1 on Ken Field, team foul #3 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Dixon (PG), Tracey Ashford (SF), James Allen (PF), Lin Chi (C) David Roberts, Kenneth Reed, Leo Larsen, John Witt | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Neill (PG), Robert Clevenger (PF), Loyd Spillers (C) Mark Holden, Chad Moronta, Ken Field | |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Rolf Malinski makes the free throw | 44-66 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | Robert Clevenger misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 09:51 | Marquette | David Neill hits the follow up shot | 44-68 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | James Allen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-68 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | James Allen grabs the offensive board | 44-68 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Lin Chi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Dixon | 46-68 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Dominic Rossi is denied on a layup by James Allen | 46-68 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Lin Chi gets the rebound | 46-68 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Anthony Dixon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-68 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Rolf Malinski hits the follow up shot | 48-68 |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Loyd Spillers throws it down | 48-70 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | James Allen connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-70 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Reginald Beckman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-70 |
| 07:51 | Marquette | Loyd Spillers tips it in | 50-72 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | James Allen is fouled on the floor by Dominic Rossi - foul #1 on Dominic Rossi, team foul #4 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Reed (SG), Egidiusz Bialaszewski (SF), Leo Larsen (C) Rolf Malinski, Tracey Ashford, Lin Chi | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Elliott (PG), Mark Holden (SG), Chad Moronta (SF), Ken Field (C) David Neill, Reginald Beckman, Dominic Rossi, Loyd Spillers | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Anthony Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Egidiusz Bialaszewski (fresh) PF - James Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Leo Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Elliott (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Holden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Moronta (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Robert Clevenger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Field (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-72 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Anthony Dixon steps in front of the Robert Clevenger pass | 52-72 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | James Allen hits a driving attempt near the basket | 54-72 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Ken Field can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-72 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Mark Holden snags the offensive board | 54-72 |
| 06:13 | Marquette | Robert Clevenger is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Reed - foul #4 on Kenneth Reed, team foul #4 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Roberts (PG), John Witt (C) Anthony Dixon, James Allen | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Neill (PG), Robert Barnes (PF), Loyd Spillers (C) Mark Holden, Robert Clevenger, Ken Field | |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Robert Barnes travels with the ball | 54-72 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Egidiusz Bialaszewski comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 54-72 |
| 05:51 | Marquette | Chad Moronta snags the defensive board | 54-72 |
| 05:32 | Marquette | Loyd Spillers is whistled for traveling | 54-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tracey Ashford (SF), Lin Chi (C) Egidiusz Bialaszewski, John Witt | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Tracey Ashford is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-72 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Chad Moronta scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Barnes | 54-74 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | David Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-74 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Tracey Ashford tips it home | 56-74 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | David Neill misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Lin Chi - foul #1 on Lin Chi, team foul #5 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Dixon (PG), James Allen (PF) Kenneth Reed, Leo Larsen | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reginald Beckman (SG), Dominic Rossi (SF), Robert Clevenger (PF), Ken Field (C) David Elliott, Chad Moronta, Robert Barnes, Loyd Spillers | |
| 04:15 | Marquette | David Neill misses the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | David Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | David Roberts misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-75 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | Reginald Beckman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Robert Clevenger misses the lay-in | 56-75 |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Tracey Ashford grabs the defensive rebound | 56-75 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Anthony Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tracey Ashford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lin Chi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Neill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Beckman (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dominic Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Clevenger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Field (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Kent State | David Roberts is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Roberts, team foul #6 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donovan Andrews (PG), Rolf Malinski (SF), John Witt (PF), Egidiusz Bialaszewski (C) Anthony Dixon, Tracey Ashford, James Allen, Lin Chi | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Holden (PG), David Elliott (SG), Robert Barnes (PF) David Neill, Reginald Beckman, Robert Clevenger | |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Robert Barnes connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Elliott and he's fouled by John Witt - foul #3 on John Witt, team foul #7 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymundo Marino (SF) David Roberts | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Robert Barnes misses the free throw | 56-77 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Raymundo Marino gets the rebound | 56-77 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Egidiusz Bialaszewski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-77 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Ken Field pulls down the rebound | 56-77 |
| 02:27 | Marquette | Mark Holden drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Elliott | 56-80 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Rolf Malinski misses badly on a jumper from close range | 56-80 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Barnes | 56-80 |
| 01:49 | Marquette | Mark Holden blows the layup | 56-80 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Egidiusz Bialaszewski snags the defensive board | 56-80 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | John Witt loses the dribble to Dominic Rossi | 56-80 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | David Elliott misses the jumper from the free throw line | 56-80 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Witt | 56-80 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Rolf Malinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-80 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Roberts (SG), Leo Larsen (PF) Raymundo Marino, Egidiusz Bialaszewski | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Marquette | David Elliott is hacked by Donovan Andrews - foul #2 on Donovan Andrews, team foul #8 | 56-80 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | David Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 56-81 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | David Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | John Witt is whistled for a carry | 56-82 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | David Elliott runs out the clock | 56-82 |