| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wayne Warner (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Watkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vlade Maleski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - David May (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Schriver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Voyles (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Rainwater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez inbounds the ball | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Schriver | 46-38 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Watkins | 48-38 |
| 19:07 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater is called for traveling | 48-38 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | Steven Voyles buries a floater in the lane set up by Roy Beckett | 48-40 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Steven Voyles is called for the reach on Vlade Maleski - foul #1 on Steven Voyles, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| 18:18 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins tips it in | 50-40 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Joshua Watkins steals it from Roy Beckett | 50-40 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-40 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Voyles | 50-43 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Wayne Warner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Voyles - foul #2 on Steven Voyles, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Alfano (SF), Edwin Bradley (C) Jeffrey Watkins, David May | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Foster (PG), Daniel Casselman (SG), Jerry Smith (PF), Stephan Crowe (C) Roy Beckett, James Schriver, Steven Voyles, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Wayne Warner makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Wayne Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 16:48 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez's layup is rejected by Edwin Bradley | 52-43 |
| 16:47 | Belmont | Daniel Casselman hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses the lay-in | 52-45 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley hits the follow up shot | 54-45 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Jerry Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ziegenfuss (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), David May (C) Wayne Warner, Joshua Watkins, Vlade Maleski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Voyles (PF) Thomas Narvaez | |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-45 |
| 15:51 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Ziegenfuss (fresh) SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Alfano (fresh) PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David May (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Foster (fresh) SG - Daniel Casselman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Voyles (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Belmont | Steven Voyles connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Aaron Beyers - foul #2 on Aaron Beyers, team foul #1 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins (SF) Kevin Alfano | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), James Schriver (SG) Jeffrey Foster, Stephan Crowe | |
| 15:33 | Belmont | Steven Voyles makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley jams it on a nice dish by Jeffrey Watkins and the foul's on Daniel Casselman - foul #1 on Daniel Casselman, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Steven Voyles is hacked by Edwin Bradley - foul #3 on Edwin Bradley, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Vlade Maleski (PF) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Jerry Smith | |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Daniel Casselman misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-48 |
| 14:46 | Belmont | James Schriver grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 14:23 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 57-48 |
| 14:21 | Belmont | Steven Voyles gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Steven Voyles buries a floater from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers is hacked by Daniel Casselman - foul #2 on Daniel Casselman, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Warner (PG), Joshua Watkins (SG), Kevin Alfano (SF), Edwin Bradley (C) Thomas Ziegenfuss, Aaron Beyers, Jeffrey Watkins, David May | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez (SF), Jerry Smith (PF), Stephan Crowe (C) Daniel Casselman, Steven Voyles, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| 13:34 | Marquette | Wayne Warner misses the jump hook near the basket | 57-50 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 13:26 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Foster (PG), John Hoffman (SG) Roy Beckett, James Schriver | |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Joshua Watkins steals the ball from Jeffrey Foster | 57-52 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Smith - foul #2 on Jerry Smith, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | David May (C) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Voyles (PF), Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Jerry Smith, Stephan Crowe | |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Steven Voyles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 12:15 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 59-52 |
| 11:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Steven Voyles | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wayne Warner (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Watkins (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Alfano (fresh) PF - Vlade Maleski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - David May (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Foster (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steven Voyles (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Rainwater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Foster | 59-54 |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Jeffrey Foster takes the ball from David May | 59-54 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Jeffrey Foster's pass is intercepted by Kevin Alfano | 59-54 |
| 10:55 | Marquette | David May misses the floater from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 10:54 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Jeffrey Foster hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Wayne Warner - foul #2 on Wayne Warner, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ziegenfuss (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF) Wayne Warner, Joshua Watkins, Kevin Alfano, Vlade Maleski | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Schriver (SG), Daniel Casselman (SF), Jerry Smith (PF), Stephan Crowe (C) John Hoffman, Thomas Narvaez, Steven Voyles, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Jeffrey Foster makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Thomas Ziegenfuss | 61-57 |
| 10:02 | Belmont | Daniel Casselman's fadeaway is rejected by Edwin Bradley | 61-57 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Foster - foul #1 on Jeffrey Foster, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Watkins (SG), Vlade Maleski (PF) Aaron Beyers, David May | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Thomas Narvaez (SF), Steven Voyles (PF) Jeffrey Foster, Daniel Casselman, Stephan Crowe | |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Jerry Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Narvaez | 63-60 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski misses the easy layup | 63-60 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 08:52 | Belmont | James Schriver is called for 3 seconds | 63-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Warner (PG) Thomas Ziegenfuss | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jerry Smith - foul #3 on Jerry Smith, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | David May (C) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Jerry Smith | |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 08:20 | Belmont | Vlade Maleski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Rainwater - foul #2 on Vlade Maleski, team foul #4 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Alfano (SF) Jeffrey Watkins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:00 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-63 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| 07:39 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Roy Beckett | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wayne Warner (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Watkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Alfano (fresh) PF - Vlade Maleski (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - David May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Schriver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. PF - Steven Voyles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Rainwater (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater misses the dunk attempt | 65-63 |
| 07:31 | Belmont | Roy Beckett grabs the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 07:12 | Belmont | Roy Beckett clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 07:11 | Marquette | David May snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 06:51 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins buries a jumper from the right side set up by David May | 67-63 |
| 06:25 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater scores on a runner from the right block set up by Steven Voyles | 67-65 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 05:54 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Schriver | 70-65 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | Steven Voyles blows the layup | 70-65 |
| 05:19 | Belmont | Steven Voyles gets the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | James Schriver misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David May | 72-65 |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater blows the layup | 72-65 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Voyles | 72-65 |
| 04:09 | Belmont | James Schriver clanks a turnaround in the paint | 72-65 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Wayne Warner pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Wayne Warner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | David May can't tip it in | 72-65 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Wayne Warner tips it in | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Belmont | David May steps in front of the Thomas Narvaez pass | 74-65 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wayne Warner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Watkins (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Alfano (tiring) PF - Vlade Maleski (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - David May (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Schriver (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Narvaez (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. PF - Steven Voyles (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Rainwater (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Vlade Maleski | 77-65 |
| 02:56 | Belmont | Roy Beckett is fouled on the floor by Kevin Alfano - foul #1 on Kevin Alfano, team foul #5 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ziegenfuss (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (C) Wayne Warner, Joshua Watkins, Kevin Alfano, David May | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Foster (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Daniel Casselman (SF), Jerry Smith (PF), Stephan Crowe (C) Roy Beckett, James Schriver, Thomas Narvaez, Steven Voyles, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Edwin Bradley blocks the short jumper by Jerry Smith | 77-65 |
| 02:44 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski grabs the board | 77-65 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Hoffman - foul #2 on John Hoffman, team foul #8 | 77-65 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Daniel Casselman misses the 3 from the left wing | 79-65 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | Jerry Smith tips it back up and in | 79-67 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski is hacked by Jerry Smith - foul #4 on Jerry Smith, team foul #9 | 79-67 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:20 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-67 |
| 01:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Watkins | 81-67 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Ziegenfuss | 83-67 |
| 00:49 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the turnaround from the baseline | 85-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 85-70 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 85-70 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Thomas Ziegenfuss runs out the clock | 85-70 |