| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Richard (fresh) SG - Raymond Sena (fresh) SF - Bobby Snyder (fresh) PF - Aaron Saylor (fresh) C - Donald Thoma (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) SG - James Critchfield (fresh) SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell 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 (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Marquette | James Critchfield hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Benjamin Slick | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Belmont | Raymond Richard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor misses short on a floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Belmont | Raymond Sena hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Belmont | Raymond Sena grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | Raymond Sena can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Christmas | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Bobby Snyder - foul #1 on Bobby Snyder, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Belmont | Donald Thoma grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Belmont | The short jumper by Donald Thoma is denied by Ernie Cantrell | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is hacked by Raymond Richard - foul #1 on Raymond Richard, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 17:22 | Marquette | Abraham Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Andre Romano | 2-7 |
| 16:59 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 16:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donald Buchanon | 2-7 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Abraham Brown makes the floater from the baseline set up by Donald Buchanon | 2-9 |
| 16:35 | Belmont | Donald Buchanon is called for the reach on Raymond Sena - foul #1 on Donald Buchanon, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jordan Evans (PF), James Zullo (C) Aaron Saylor, Donald Thoma | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Raymond Sena is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Raymond Sena, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Alvin Ward (SF) Bobby Snyder | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson | |
| 16:02 | Marquette | The refs have stopped play. Andre Romano is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 2-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Andre Romano | |
| 15:49 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Richard - foul #2 on Raymond Richard, team foul #4 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann (PF) Raymond Richard | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson | |
| 15:49 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 15:49 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Zullo (fresh) SG - Raymond Sena (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Ward (fresh) PF - Thomas Ackermann (fresh) C - Jordan Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Abraham Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | James Zullo buries a floater from the right wing set up by Raymond Sena | 4-10 |
| 15:24 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses short on a floater from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Raymond Sena snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Raymond Sena lays it up and in set up by James Zullo | 6-10 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Abraham Brown is hacked by James Zullo - foul #1 on James Zullo, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Snyder (SF), Aaron Saylor (PF), Donald Thoma (C) Raymond Sena, Thomas Ackermann, Jordan Evans | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF) Abraham Brown, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Dotson | 6-12 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | James Zullo is hacked by Joe Lawson - foul #1 on Joe Lawson, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson | |
| 14:04 | Belmont | James Zullo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-12 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 13:49 | Belmont | James Zullo snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 13:27 | Belmont | Donald Thoma connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Aaron Saylor | 8-12 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the floater from the right block set up by Benjamin Slick | 8-14 |
| 12:45 | Belmont | James Zullo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 12:43 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darrell Christmas | 8-14 |
| 12:24 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Lewis (PG), Raymond Sena (SG), Howard Powers (SF), Thomas Ackermann (PF), Jordan Evans (C) James Zullo, Alvin Ward, Bobby Snyder, Aaron Saylor, Donald Thoma | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 12:01 | Belmont | Raymond Sena drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Ackermann | 11-14 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Raymond Sena is called for the reach on Abraham Brown - foul #2 on Raymond Sena, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Snyder (SF) Raymond Sena | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:45 | Marquette | Michael Dotson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Abraham Brown | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Courtney Lewis (fresh) SG - Howard Powers (fresh) SF - Bobby Snyder (fresh) PF - Thomas Ackermann (fresh) C - Jordan Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Abraham Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Lawson (fresh) C - Ernie Cantrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder clanks a 3 from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Joe Lawson gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:12 | Marquette | Thomas Ackermann swats the short shot by Ernie Cantrell | 11-17 |
| 11:10 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the tip | 11-17 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Lawson | 11-17 |
| 11:01 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Courtney Lewis - foul #1 on Courtney Lewis, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Alvin Ward (SG) Bobby Snyder | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 11:01 | Marquette | Abraham Brown makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:01 | Marquette | Abraham Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | James Critchfield is called for the reach on Courtney Lewis - foul #1 on James Critchfield, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Zullo (PG) Courtney Lewis | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick | |
| 10:17 | Belmont | Alvin Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-19 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | James Zullo snags the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Jordan Evans hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 11-19 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | James Critchfield grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Abraham Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 11-19 |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Jordan Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:11 | Belmont | Howard Powers loses the ball out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Snyder (SF), Aaron Saylor (PF), Donald Thoma (C) Howard Powers, Thomas Ackermann, Jordan Evans | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Andre Romano (C) Abraham Brown, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Michael Dotson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 11-19 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Andre Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Michael Dotson scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Andre Romano | 11-22 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor hits the finger roll set up by Alvin Ward | 13-22 |
| 08:08 | Marquette | Andre Romano's floater is tipped away by Donald Thoma | 13-22 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon grabs the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Bobby Snyder blocks the short jumper by Andre Romano | 13-22 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Donald Thoma snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Donald Thoma comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Andre Romano - foul #1 on Andre Romano, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Lewis (PG), Howard Powers (SG) James Zullo, Alvin Ward | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson | |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Donald Thoma misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Donald Thoma misses the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:36 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Courtney Lewis (fresh) SG - Howard Powers (fresh) SF - Bobby Snyder (fresh) PF - Aaron Saylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Thoma (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Romano (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Donald Thoma gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-22 |
| 07:08 | Marquette | James Critchfield gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Critchfield | 13-25 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Donald Thoma scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Aaron Saylor | 15-25 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Courtney Lewis - foul #2 on Courtney Lewis, team foul #8 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Zullo (PG), Thomas Ackermann (PF), Jordan Evans (C) Courtney Lewis, Aaron Saylor, Donald Thoma | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 15-27 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Andre Romano pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | James Critchfield connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Benjamin Slick and the foul's on Howard Powers - foul #1 on Howard Powers, team foul #9 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Alvin Ward (SG) Bobby Snyder | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG) Benjamin Slick | |
| 06:09 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | James Critchfield takes the ball from Thomas Ackermann | 15-30 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | Alvin Ward picks off the pass by Andre Romano | 15-30 |
| 05:17 | Belmont | Jordan Evans drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard Powers and he's fouled by Darrell Christmas - foul #1 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #5 | 17-30 |
| 05:17 | Belmont | Jordan Evans makes the free throw | 18-30 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | James Critchfield is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Critchfield, team foul #6 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Thoma (C) James Zullo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG) James Critchfield | |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-30 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Abraham Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon is hacked by Alvin Ward - foul #1 on Alvin Ward, team foul #10 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aaron Saylor (PF) Jordan Evans | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF) Abraham Brown, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon misses the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Donald Thoma | 18-31 |
| 04:27 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor loses the ball out of bounds | 18-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Benjamin Slick, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson | |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Abraham Brown drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Christmas | 18-33 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | Howard Powers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Abraham Brown - foul #1 on Abraham Brown, team foul #7 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Richard (PG), Raymond Sena (SG) Alvin Ward, Thomas Ackermann | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SG) Abraham Brown, Donald Buchanon | |
| 03:57 | Belmont | Howard Powers makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | Howard Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov lays it in on a great pass from Benjamin Slick | 19-35 |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Raymond Richard buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Richard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Sena (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Powers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Saylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Thoma (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nenad Denisov (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Romano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #8 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Snyder (SF), Jordan Evans (PF), James Zullo (C) Howard Powers, Aaron Saylor, Donald Thoma | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Andre Romano | |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Jordan Evans is fouled on the floor by Joe Lawson - foul #2 on Joe Lawson, team foul #9 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Andre Romano (C) Abraham Brown, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Jordan Evans makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Jordan Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Andre Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the floater in the paint | 23-35 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 02:40 | Belmont | Raymond Sena loses the dribble to Nenad Denisov | 23-35 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | James Zullo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Raymond Sena makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Bobby Snyder | 25-35 |
| 01:49 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Slick | 25-37 |
| 01:30 | Belmont | James Zullo drills a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Andre Romano - foul #2 on Andre Romano, team foul #10 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aaron Saylor (PF), Donald Thoma (C) Raymond Richard, Jordan Evans | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Andre Romano | |
| 01:30 | Belmont | James Zullo misses the free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Joe Lawson is hacked by Aaron Saylor - foul #1 on Aaron Saylor, team foul #11 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Richard (PG) James Zullo | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG) Donald Buchanon | |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Joe Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Joe Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Raymond Sena travels with the ball | 27-39 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Raymond Sena takes the ball from Michael Dotson | 27-39 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Raymond Richard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Donald Thoma pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Raymond Sena misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-39 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Joe Lawson gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Michael Dotson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Raymond Sena grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Raymond Sena misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 27-39 |