| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) SF - Gary Williams (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) C - James Dickson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | James Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from James Davis and he's fouled by Dominick Joseph - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | James Dickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Bernhardt | 3-3 |
| 19:08 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 19:07 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | James Davis comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Garner - foul #1 on John Garner, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:44 | Marquette | James Dickson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | James Davis gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Dickson | 5-3 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | John Garner lays it in on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | James Davis connects on the 3 from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | John Garner connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Dickson | 8-7 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | Gary Williams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 8-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), John Heskett (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, James Davis, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:13 | Marquette | John Garner is fouled on the floor by John Heskett - foul #1 on John Heskett, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 17:02 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | James Dickson is called for the reach on Randy Kepner - foul #1 on James Dickson, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | John Heskett comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:36 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:17 | Belmont | Gary Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad Aubrey | 10-7 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 10-7 |
| 16:03 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Randy Kepner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Heskett | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Aubrey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Heskett (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - John Garner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Willie Stearns drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 13-9 |
| 15:31 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 15:30 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 15:25 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-11 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 15:02 | Marquette | Willie Stearns grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 14:56 | Marquette | James Dickson jams it and the foul's on James Kennedy - foul #1 on James Kennedy, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Raymond Gabler (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Davis (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Randy Kepner, Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams, John Heskett, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner | |
| 14:56 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:56 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | James Dickson swats the short shot by Taylor Palomares | 13-13 |
| 14:37 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | Amado Russo is hacked by Raymond Gabler - foul #1 on Raymond Gabler, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clinton Venezia (C) James Dickson | |
| 14:04 | Marquette | James Sledge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-13 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 13:48 | Belmont | James Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | James Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:38 | Marquette | Taylor Palomares is called for the reach on Boris Bronikowski - foul #1 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF) Raymond Gabler, Mark Jacobs | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Boris Bronikowski | |
| 13:33 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Campbell | 13-17 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (C) Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF) James Sledge, Joseph Campbell | |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-17 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | James Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Williams | 15-17 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 15-19 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Gary Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | James Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 11:46 | Belmont | John Heskett hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Williams | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Heskett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Venezia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt tips it home | 17-21 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Gary Williams misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Bernhardt - foul #1 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), James Kennedy (PF), Mark Jacobs (C) Jeremy Hammons, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Amado Russo, Clinton Venezia | |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Gary Williams misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Gary Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 11:02 | Marquette | John Garner misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 18-21 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Gary Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 10:54 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 18-21 |
| 10:53 | Marquette | James Dickson gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | James Dickson's pass is intercepted by Chad Aubrey | 18-21 |
| 10:36 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Dickson - foul #2 on James Dickson, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (SG), James Davis (PF) Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), James Sledge (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), Joseph Campbell (PF) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, James Dickson | |
| 10:36 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:36 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Mark Jacobs is called for the reach on Donnie Waters - foul #1 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Donnie Waters is whistled for traveling | 20-21 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:49 | Marquette | James Sledge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Randy Kepner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-21 |
| 09:31 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell travels with the ball | 20-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF), John Heskett (PF) Randy Kepner, Raymond Gabler, Mark Jacobs, James Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Amado Russo (C) Boris Bronikowski, James Sledge, Donnie Waters, Joseph Campbell | |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | John Garner is whistled for traveling | 20-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Davis (PF) James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clinton Venezia (C) John Garner | |
| 08:31 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 3 from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 08:30 | Belmont | Gary Williams snags the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | John Heskett hits a runner from close range | 22-21 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Jeremy Hammons is called for the reach on Willie Stearns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (C) James Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:55 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Willie Stearns knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Amado Russo | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Heskett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Venezia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Robert Bernhardt is called for the reach on Gary Williams - foul #2 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), James Kennedy (PF) Jeremy Hammons, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SF), John Garner (PF) Robert Bernhardt, Clinton Venezia | |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs is fouled on the floor by John Garner - foul #2 on John Garner, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (PF) Dominick Joseph, John Garner | |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Gary Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 07:13 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | James Kennedy is called for the reach on Amado Russo - foul #2 on James Kennedy, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Gary Williams, James Kennedy, Mark Jacobs | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:46 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Boris Bronikowski takes the ball from Randy Kepner | 24-25 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell is hacked by John Heskett - foul #2 on John Heskett, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Mark Jacobs (C) Raymond Gabler, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Clinton Venezia (C) Willie Stearns, Amado Russo | |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:02 | Belmont | Randy Kepner scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Clinton Venezia - foul #1 on Clinton Venezia, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (SG) Chad Aubrey | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:02 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:58 | Marquette | Raymond Gabler steps in front of the Dominick Joseph pass | 26-27 |
| 05:54 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Gabler | 28-27 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Randy Kepner - foul #1 on Randy Kepner, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Williams (SF) Raymond Gabler | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:39 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | James Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Gary Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Boris Bronikowski | 28-28 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Randy Kepner - foul #2 on Randy Kepner, team foul #11 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), Chad Aubrey (SG) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Amado Russo (PF) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell | |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:26 | Belmont | Gary Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SG), Donnie Waters (SF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge | |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Mark Jacobs is called for the reach on Willie Stearns - foul #2 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #12 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Taylor Palomares (C) Mark Jacobs | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:07 | Belmont | Gary Williams gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (PF) James Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Uros Kubinski, Donnie Waters, Amado Russo, Clinton Venezia | |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Taylor Palomares - foul #3 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #13 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (C) Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Heskett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Garner (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Belmont | John Heskett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Heskett, team foul #14 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), James Davis (PF) Raymond Gabler, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG) Boris Bronikowski | |
| 03:11 | Marquette | John Garner misses the easy layup | 28-32 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Gary Williams snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses the fadeaway from the left side | 28-32 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | James Davis tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 30-35 |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Gary Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-35 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | A charge is called on Robert Bernhardt - foul #3 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SF) Gary Williams | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| 01:46 | Belmont | Dominick Joseph steals the ball from Chad Aubrey | 30-35 |
| 01:33 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | James Davis pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | James Kennedy clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Dickson - foul #3 on James Dickson, team foul #10 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (SG), Gary Williams (SF) Jeremy Hammons, Chad Aubrey | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Amado Russo (PF), Clinton Venezia (C) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| 01:03 | Belmont | James Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | James Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Amado Russo gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell travels with the ball | 30-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (C) James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:44 | Belmont | James Davis loses the dribble to Amado Russo | 30-35 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Sledge and he's hacked by Gary Williams - foul #1 on Gary Williams, team foul #15 | 30-37 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SG) Raymond Gabler | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Boris Bronikowski | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | James Sledge buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Randy Kepner clanks a fullcourt shot | 30-41 |