| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) SG - James Merideth (fresh) SF - David Amaro (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) C - John Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Kevin Arno misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Sharp | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Belmont | John Sharp lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Amaro and he's fouled by Carlos Duchesne - foul #1 on Carlos Duchesne, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Murray - foul #1 on John Murray, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:19 | Belmont | David Amaro grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 19:04 | Belmont | Robert Anderson is whistled for traveling | 3-1 |
| 18:39 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-1 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Ohanko Ali | 3-1 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Kevin Arno can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 3-1 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | James Merideth pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | John Sharp clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-1 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:00 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 3-1 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | John Murray snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 17:34 | Belmont | John Sharp is denied on a layup by Carlos Duchesne | 3-1 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 17:14 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting is whistled for traveling | 3-1 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Dewayne Bustillos (PF) John Murray, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SG), Scott Goodman (C) Gary Sweeting, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 17:04 | Belmont | John Sharp buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Merideth and he's hacked by Scott Goodman - foul #1 on Scott Goodman, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Swan (C) Ohanko Ali | |
| 17:04 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the free throw | 6-1 |
| 16:45 | Marquette | Scott Goodman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 6-1 |
| 16:44 | Marquette | Kevin Arno grabs the offensive rebound | 6-1 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | James Merideth takes the ball from Kevin Arno | 6-1 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | James Merideth drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Amaro | 9-1 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Scott Goodman connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) SG - James Merideth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fairly fresh) PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) C - John Sharp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Scott Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Philip Johnson (fresh) SF - Kevin Arno (fairly fresh) PF - Leonardo Gallo (fairly fresh) C - Frank Swan (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Belmont | The jump hook by James Merideth is blocked by Leonardo Gallo | 9-4 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Kevin Arno grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Frank Swan gets the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Kevin Arno hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Philip Johnson | 9-6 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | John Sharp misses the lay-in | 9-6 |
| 14:55 | Belmont | David Amaro tips it home | 11-6 |
| 14:34 | Marquette | Kevin Arno clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-6 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | David Amaro pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | James Merideth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Kevin Dorn (SG), Matthew Guinn (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Dennis Halsey, James Merideth, David Amaro, Dewayne Bustillos, John Sharp | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Santiago Cordoba (SF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Philip Johnson, Kevin Arno, Leonardo Gallo, Frank Swan | |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Scott Goodman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | Scott Goodman denies the turnaround by Benjamin Yamada | 11-6 |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada tips it in | 13-6 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | John Murray steals the ball from Carlos Duchesne | 13-6 |
| 13:36 | Belmont | John Murray hits the finger roll | 15-6 |
| 13:21 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Sweeting | 15-9 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-9 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Scott Goodman drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ohanko Ali and he's hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #2 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (SG), Dewayne Bustillos (C) Kevin Dorn, Benjamin Yamada | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Swan (PF) Santiago Cordoba | |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Scott Goodman misses the free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:42 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Scott Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Frank Swan makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Gary Sweeting | 17-13 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | Robert Anderson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (SG), David Amaro (SF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Dennis Halsey, Matthew Guinn, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Arno (SF), David Simmons (C) Scott Goodman, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 11:49 | Marquette | Kevin Arno misses short on a floater near the basket | 17-13 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | Kevin Arno grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Merideth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) C - Benjamin Yamada (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Swan (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Simmons (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Frank Swan makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 11:15 | Belmont | Kevin Arno steals the ball from John Murray | 17-16 |
| 10:58 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 10:49 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos misses the lay-in | 17-18 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali double dribbles | 17-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), James Tuczynski (PF), John Sharp (C) John Murray, Dewayne Bustillos, Benjamin Yamada | |
| Subs | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Leonardo Gallo (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Ohanko Ali, Gary Sweeting, Frank Swan, David Simmons | |
| 09:59 | Belmont | David Amaro drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 19-18 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:26 | Marquette | Philip Johnson drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Santiago Cordoba | 19-20 |
| 09:15 | Belmont | James Tuczynski clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Carlos Duchesne - foul #2 on Carlos Duchesne, team foul #3 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Guinn (SF) David Amaro | |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott Goodman (PG), David Simmons (C) Kevin Arno, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 09:15 | Belmont | James Tuczynski makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:15 | Belmont | James Tuczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba hits the finger roll set up by Scott Goodman | 21-22 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | John Sharp loses the dribble to Santiago Cordoba | 21-22 |
| 08:29 | Marquette | Scott Goodman hits the finger roll set up by Santiago Cordoba | 21-24 |
| 08:21 | Belmont | John Sharp connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Halsey | 24-24 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | James Tuczynski picks off the pass by David Simmons | 24-24 |
| 08:06 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), David Amaro (SF), Dewayne Bustillos (PF) James Merideth, Matthew Guinn, James Tuczynski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Kevin Arno (SF) Philip Johnson, Santiago Cordoba, David Simmons | |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting comes up short on the shot from the left side | 24-24 |
| 07:45 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 07:43 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) C - Scott Goodman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Gary Sweeting - foul #1 on Gary Sweeting, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada (C) John Sharp | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Swan (C) Leonardo Gallo | |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Frank Swan is hacked by Benjamin Yamada - foul #1 on Benjamin Yamada, team foul #4 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Guinn (SG) Dennis Halsey | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Guinn - foul #1 on Matthew Guinn, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (SG) John Murray | |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SG) Gary Sweeting | |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:15 | Belmont | Kevin Arno steps in front of the James Merideth pass | 27-26 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | David Amaro is called for the reach on Kevin Arno - foul #1 on David Amaro, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (PG), John Sharp (C) David Amaro, Benjamin Yamada | |
| Subs | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba (SF), Leonardo Gallo (PF) Kevin Arno, Scott Goodman | |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Philip Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 05:36 | Belmont | John Sharp snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 05:19 | Belmont | Frank Swan is called for the reach on John Sharp - foul #1 on Frank Swan, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), James Tuczynski (PF) Kevin Dorn, Dewayne Bustillos | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gary Sweeting (SG) Ohanko Ali | |
| 05:08 | Belmont | John Sharp knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Merideth | 29-26 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo blows the layup | 29-26 |
| 04:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Murray | 29-26 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | John Murray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | John Murray gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:34 | Belmont | James Merideth knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Gary Sweeting - foul #2 on Gary Sweeting, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SF) Matthew Guinn | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Arno (SF), Scott Goodman (C) Gary Sweeting, Frank Swan | |
| 04:34 | Belmont | James Merideth makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | David Amaro takes the ball from Philip Johnson | 32-26 |
| 04:11 | Belmont | John Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (SG), Dewayne Bustillos (PF) James Merideth, James Tuczynski | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Simmons (C) Philip Johnson | |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba's floater is knocked away by Dewayne Bustillos | 32-26 |
| 03:55 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Dewayne Bustillos | 32-26 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | David Amaro misses the turnaround in the paint | 32-26 |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos misses the tip | 32-26 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Kevin Arno grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Sharp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Scott Goodman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fairly fresh) C - David Simmons (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Goodman and he's hacked by John Sharp - foul #1 on John Sharp, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (SG), Robert Anderson (PF) John Murray, John Sharp | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Carlos Duchesne (C) Scott Goodman, Santiago Cordoba, David Simmons | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | The short jumper by Dewayne Bustillos is denied by Leonardo Gallo | 32-29 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 02:48 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses the runner in the paint | 32-29 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | James Merideth snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 02:08 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Kevin Arno tips it back up and in | 34-31 |
| 01:45 | Belmont | Gary Sweeting takes the ball from Dewayne Bustillos | 34-31 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting throws it down | 34-33 |
| 01:29 | Belmont | James Merideth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-33 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Carlos Duchesne | 34-33 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Kevin Arno misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | James Merideth is called for the reach on Carlos Duchesne - foul #1 on James Merideth, team foul #8 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Kevin Dorn (SG), Matthew Guinn (SF), James Tuczynski (PF), John Sharp (C) Dennis Halsey, James Merideth, David Amaro, Robert Anderson, Dewayne Bustillos | |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott Goodman (PG), Santiago Cordoba (SF), Frank Swan (PF) Ohanko Ali, Kevin Arno, Leonardo Gallo | |
| 00:54 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:54 | Belmont | James Tuczynski gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Frank Swan is called for the reach on John Sharp - foul #2 on Frank Swan, team foul #7 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SG), David Simmons (C) Gary Sweeting, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 00:36 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:36 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Philip Johnson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Dorn - foul #1 on Kevin Dorn, team foul #9 | 36-33 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Philip Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Philip Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | James Tuczynski gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Scott Goodman grabs the board | 36-34 |