| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Pesce (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerome Mack (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Howse (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Leonard Horton inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 31-36 |
| 19:44 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:39 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses the shot from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harvey Donoghue | 31-36 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Samuel Howse - foul #3 on Samuel Howse, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael July (PF) Samuel Howse | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | Gary Pesce misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Joe McGruder pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles is fouled on the floor by Gary Pesce - foul #1 on Gary Pesce, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Kevin Garnica swats the layup by Leonard Horton | 31-38 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Gary Pesce gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica can't finish the layup | 31-38 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Leonard Horton grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson is fouled on the floor by Gary Pesce - foul #2 on Gary Pesce, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Gary Pesce is called for the reach on Patrick Knudtson - foul #3 on Gary Pesce, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (SG) Gary Pesce | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-38 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | Julian Lee grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Michael July is called for traveling | 31-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG) Patrick Knudtson | |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Michael July blocks the short jumper by Joe McGruder | 31-38 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Julian Lee pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | Jim Farrar comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 31-38 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Michael July's fadeaway is rejected by Harvey Donoghue | 31-38 |
| 16:35 | Marquette | Michael July tips it home | 33-38 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Jim Farrar is fouled on the floor by Alfred Skiles - foul #1 on Alfred Skiles, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (SG), Al Gould (SF), Mark Carter (C) Julian Lee, Jerome Mack, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Stevie Cole (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Walter Rock (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Charles Pace, Alfred Skiles, Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder, Harvey Donoghue | |
| 15:54 | Marquette | Michael July misses the floater from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the board | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jim Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Barton (fresh) SF - Al Gould (fresh) PF - Michael July (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Rock (fresh) 3 pts. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson is hacked by Jim Farrar - foul #1 on Jim Farrar, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Owens (SG), Gary Pesce (SF), Samuel Howse (PF) Richard Barton, Al Gould, Michael July | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Christopher Owens steals it from Stevie Cole | 33-41 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Stevie Cole takes the ball from Christopher Owens | 33-41 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Stevie Cole lays it in | 33-43 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Jim Farrar is fouled on the floor by Patrick Knudtson - foul #1 on Patrick Knudtson, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Kevin Garnica (C) Jim Farrar, Mark Carter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SG), Joe McGruder (PF) Robert Reynolds, Walter Rock | |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Gary Pesce is hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #1 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerome Mack (SF) Gary Pesce | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:27 | Marquette | Jerome Mack makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Joe McGruder misses long on a floater from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 13:50 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Samuel Howse | 36-43 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | Julian Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Knudtson - foul #2 on Patrick Knudtson, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Leonard Horton (SF), Harvey Donoghue (C) Patrick Knudtson, Stevie Cole, Earl Jeffery | |
| 13:31 | Marquette | Samuel Howse misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 13:30 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 13:29 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Jerome Mack tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles is called for traveling | 38-43 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Jerome Mack scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Julian Lee | 41-43 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Charles Pace comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | Julian Lee gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Christopher Owens hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Julian Lee | 44-43 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe McGruder | 44-43 |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 11:35 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Mack (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Samuel Howse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Kevin Garnica (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Skiles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe McGruder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Marquette | Harvey Donoghue is called for the reach on Kevin Garnica - foul #2 on Harvey Donoghue, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (PG), Gary Pesce (SG), Al Gould (SF), Michael July (PF), Mark Carter (C) Julian Lee, Christopher Owens, Jerome Mack, Samuel Howse, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Stevie Cole (SG), Earl Jeffery (PF) Charles Pace, Alfred Skiles, Joe McGruder | |
| 11:07 | Marquette | Jim Farrar scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Stevie Cole | 47-43 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 10:38 | Marquette | Al Gould snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 10:09 | Marquette | Mark Carter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | Mark Carter can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Mark Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:59 | Marquette | Mark Carter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Jim Farrar steals the ball from Patrick Knudtson | 47-43 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Harvey Donoghue picks off the pass by Jim Farrar | 47-43 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Leonard Horton is hacked by Al Gould - foul #1 on Al Gould, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Christopher Owens (SG), Jerome Mack (SF), Samuel Howse (PF), Kevin Garnica (C) Jim Farrar, Gary Pesce, Al Gould, Michael July, Mark Carter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SG), Joe McGruder (PF) Leonard Horton, Harvey Donoghue | |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Stevie Cole makes the shot from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Julian Lee drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | Samuel Howse clanks a shot from the baseline | 50-48 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Joe McGruder grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses the jumpshot from the right side | 50-48 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses the tip | 50-48 |
| 07:35 | Marquette | Samuel Howse grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Mack (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Samuel Howse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stevie Cole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Marquette | Christopher Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gary Pesce (SG) Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Harvey Donoghue (C) Patrick Knudtson, Stevie Cole, Earl Jeffery | |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Garnica - foul #1 on Kevin Garnica, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (SF) Jerome Mack | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF) Robert Reynolds | |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:26 | Marquette | Charles Pace steps in front of the Kevin Garnica pass | 50-50 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles lays it in on a great pass from Charles Pace | 50-52 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Joe McGruder swats the layup by Jim Farrar | 50-52 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | Gary Pesce can't tip it in | 50-52 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Joe McGruder buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Charles Pace | 50-54 |
| 05:26 | Marquette | Julian Lee drills a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Harvey Donoghue - foul #3 on Harvey Donoghue, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Owens (SG), Jerome Mack (SF), Michael July (C) Jim Farrar, Samuel Howse, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Walter Rock (PF), Robert Reynolds (C) Alfred Skiles, Joe McGruder, Harvey Donoghue | |
| 05:26 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Leonard Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Walter Rock hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Jerome Mack pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Julian Lee grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Julian Lee is fouled on the floor by Charles Pace - foul #2 on Charles Pace, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Earl Jeffery (PF) Charles Pace, Walter Rock | |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Julian Lee makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Julian Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Julian Lee takes the ball from Leonard Horton | 54-54 |
| 04:12 | Marquette | Julian Lee connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Jerome Mack | 56-54 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson is fouled on the floor by Gary Pesce - foul #4 on Gary Pesce, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (PG), Kevin Garnica (C) Julian Lee, Michael July | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SG), Joe McGruder (PF), Harvey Donoghue (C) Leonard Horton, Earl Jeffery, Robert Reynolds | |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Jerome Mack misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-56 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Joe McGruder gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joe McGruder | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jim Farrar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Mack (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Pesce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stevie Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Marquette | Gary Pesce drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jerome Mack | 59-59 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Gary Pesce grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Samuel Howse (PF) Jim Farrar, Gary Pesce | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF) Stevie Cole | |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Christopher Owens misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | The short jumper by Joe McGruder is denied by Jerome Mack | 59-59 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Joe McGruder misses the tip | 59-59 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Jerome Mack lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Owens | 61-59 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 61-59 |
| 01:34 | Marquette | Christopher Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Jerome Mack buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Julian Lee | 64-59 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Leonard Horton knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Jerome Mack drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Julian Lee | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson is fouled on the floor by Jerome Mack - foul #2 on Jerome Mack, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica grabs the board | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica is hacked by Patrick Knudtson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Knudtson, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kevin Garnica | 68-62 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Alfred Skiles is called for the reach on Kevin Garnica in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Skiles, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gary Pesce (PF) Samuel Howse | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Joe McGruder gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Gary Pesce is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Knudtson - foul #4 on Patrick Knudtson, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Gary Pesce makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Gary Pesce makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Leonard Horton is called for traveling | 70-65 |