| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) SF - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Goodman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | David Amaro inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez banks in the layup | 32-35 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel knocks in the jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 19:12 | Belmont | David Amaro misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Enoch Zechiel - foul #2 on Enoch Zechiel, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:12 | Belmont | David Amaro misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:12 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Johnson | 36-36 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | David Amaro knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Murray | 36-38 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | David Amaro grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 18:04 | Belmont | Ohanko Ali steals it from David Amaro | 36-38 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson misses the lay-in | 36-38 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Calvin Johnson and he's fouled by Mario Velasquez - foul #2 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | David Amaro misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-38 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson tips it in | 41-38 |
| 16:49 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Arno (SG), Leonardo Gallo (PF), Mark Baxter (C) Ohanko Ali, Scott Goodman, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Ray Stewart (PF) John Murray, Michael Nations | |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Johnson | 43-38 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Mark Baxter steps in front of the Mario Velasquez pass | 43-38 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 16:00 | Marquette | Mark Baxter tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Enoch Zechiel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Amaro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Belmont | James Merideth clanks a shot near the basket | 45-38 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by James Merideth - foul #1 on James Merideth, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (SG), Scott Goodman (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Kevin Arno, Enoch Zechiel, Mark Baxter | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Bobby Johnson (SF), John Sharp (C) Patrick Smith, David Amaro, Mario Velasquez | |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 15:32 | Belmont | John Sharp snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 15:16 | Belmont | John Murray misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-38 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson snags the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 14:59 | Belmont | Ray Stewart lays it in on a great pass from John Murray | 46-40 |
| 14:52 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo is hacked by Bobby Johnson - foul #1 on Bobby Johnson, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Schuyler (PG) Calvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (PF) John Sharp | |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | Michael Nations snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 14:27 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 46-40 |
| 14:26 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | Bobby Johnson steals it from Scott Goodman | 46-40 |
| 14:02 | Belmont | James Merideth misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Michael Nations gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Ray Stewart is called for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SF), Mark Baxter (C) Leonardo Gallo, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), David Amaro (SF), Mario Velasquez (C) John Murray, Bobby Johnson, Ray Stewart | |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Joshua Schuyler's pass is intercepted by James Merideth in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 13:42 | Belmont | James Merideth blows the layup | 46-40 |
| 13:41 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Ohanko Ali | 46-40 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Scott Goodman misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Nations - foul #1 on Michael Nations, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Arno (SG) Ohanko Ali | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG) James Merideth | |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Scott Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Scott Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey misses long on a shot from close range | 48-40 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez tips it home | 48-42 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Scott Goodman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Mark Baxter hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | David Amaro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Scott Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Kevin Arno misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Leonardo Gallo (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Joshua Schuyler, Scott Goodman, Mark Baxter | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Ray Stewart (PF) Dennis Halsey, Michael Nations | |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Kevin Arno makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Kevin Arno makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Arno (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Belmont | David Amaro drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mario Velasquez | 52-44 |
| 11:31 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Kevin Arno grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo loses the dribble to Ray Stewart | 52-44 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Patrick Smith's floater is knocked away by Carlos Duchesne | 52-44 |
| 11:01 | Belmont | John Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | David Amaro connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Murray | 52-46 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | The refs have stopped play. Kevin Arno is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 52-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (SG), Mark Baxter (PF) Kevin Arno, Enoch Zechiel | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (SF) David Amaro | |
| 10:25 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali lays it in set up by Calvin Johnson | 54-46 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-48 |
| 09:41 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Baxter | 54-48 |
| 09:21 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne hits the finger roll on a great pass from Calvin Johnson and he's hacked by Mario Velasquez - foul #3 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SF), Scott Goodman (PF) Leonardo Gallo, Mark Baxter | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Dennis Halsey (SG), David Amaro (SF), Michael Nations (PF) John Murray, Patrick Smith, Bobby Johnson, Mario Velasquez | |
| 09:21 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:04 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne is called for a charge - foul #3 on Carlos Duchesne, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Schuyler (PG), Mark Baxter (C) Calvin Johnson, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (C) Ray Stewart | |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson is hacked by Ohanko Ali - foul #1 on Ohanko Ali, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Merideth | 57-50 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali is denied on a layup by Michael Nations | 57-50 |
| 07:53 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Bobby Johnson | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Schuyler (fresh) SG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Goodman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Baxter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-50 |
| 07:45 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Scott Goodman | 57-50 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-50 |
| 07:38 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Scott Goodman drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Schuyler | 59-50 |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Michael Nations hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Merideth | 59-52 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Mark Baxter makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Scott Goodman and he's hacked by James Merideth - foul #2 on James Merideth, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Carlos Duchesne (C) Ohanko Ali, Enoch Zechiel | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Ray Stewart (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) James Merideth, Dennis Halsey, David Amaro, Michael Nations | |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Mark Baxter misses the free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:48 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Mario Velasquez | 61-52 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson drills a shot near the basket | 61-54 |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 06:20 | Marquette | Mark Baxter misses the tip | 61-54 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Scott Goodman takes the ball from Patrick Smith | 61-54 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Joshua Schuyler is hacked by Patrick Smith - foul #2 on Patrick Smith, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SF), Leonardo Gallo (PF) Mark Baxter, Scott Goodman | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Joshua Schuyler makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Joshua Schuyler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Mario Velasquez | 63-56 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Bobby Johnson picks off the pass by Enoch Zechiel | 63-56 |
| 05:07 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses the easy layup | 63-56 |
| 05:05 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Carlos Duchesne steals the ball from Mario Velasquez | 63-56 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 04:34 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Ray Stewart blows the layup | 63-56 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | John Murray tips it in | 63-58 |
| 03:59 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses the shot from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | John Murray pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (SG), Scott Goodman (PF) Joshua Schuyler, Leonardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SF), Michael Nations (PF) Bobby Johnson, Ray Stewart | |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Goodman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali is called for traveling | 63-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo (C) Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 03:08 | Belmont | John Murray drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mario Velasquez | 63-63 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Scott Goodman can't tip it in | 63-63 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali tips it back up and in | 65-63 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | John Murray clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-63 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Scott Goodman snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Enoch Zechiel | 68-63 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Michael Nations comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Goodman - foul #3 on Scott Goodman, team foul #4 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne (C) Leonardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Michael Nations misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:47 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the jumper in the paint | 70-64 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | Patrick Smith is fouled on the floor by Ohanko Ali - foul #2 on Ohanko Ali, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| 01:07 | Belmont | David Amaro is hacked by Enoch Zechiel - foul #3 on Enoch Zechiel, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Murray | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Belmont | David Amaro is hacked by Enoch Zechiel - foul #4 on Enoch Zechiel, team foul #7 | 72-67 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | David Amaro misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Scott Goodman grabs the board | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Scott Goodman is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Smith - foul #3 on Patrick Smith, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Scott Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | David Amaro gets the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | David Amaro connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-70 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel is hacked by John Murray in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Murray, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | David Amaro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-70 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | John Murray is called for the reach on Ohanko Ali in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Murray, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | David Amaro misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-70 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | David Amaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | The clock runs out | 76-70 |