| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SG - James Sledge (fresh) SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - John Gower (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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Dominick Joseph is called for the reach on Gregg Paxton - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Hammons | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Gower | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Belmont | Keith Sipple drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Hammons - foul #1 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | James Sledge connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Amado Russo | 5-4 |
| 18:02 | Belmont | John Heskett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Gower - foul #1 on John Gower, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | James Sledge connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Uros Kubinski | 6-9 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | James Davis scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 8-9 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | James Sledge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:05 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 16:03 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | James Davis is called for the reach on Amado Russo - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Jeremy Hammons, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) PF - James Kennedy (fresh) C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SG - James Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Gower (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Marquette | John Gower misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 15:37 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 15:27 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares lays it in set up by Gregg Paxton | 10-9 |
| 15:14 | Marquette | Amado Russo buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Uros Kubinski | 10-11 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | James Kennedy can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 14:50 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs can't tip it in | 10-11 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | John Gower pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:44 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Amado Russo | 10-14 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | James Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:14 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the shot from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 13:45 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski loses the ball out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Gregg Paxton, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Danny Davis (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo, John Gower | |
| 13:30 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons loses the ball out of bounds | 12-14 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Danny Davis clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Hammons - foul #2 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG) Jeremy Hammons | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:07 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:38 | Belmont | John Heskett drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Clifton Terwilliger and he's hacked by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, William Harris | |
| 12:38 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Danny Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (PF) Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Amado Russo (PF) Donnie Waters, Clinton Venezia | |
| 12:03 | Belmont | John Heskett misses short on a runner from the right block | 15-15 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | Amado Russo pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | James Sledge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Elijah Sullivan - foul #1 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG) Elijah Sullivan | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:43 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Danny Davis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Gower (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Belmont | John Heskett can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 15-17 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:14 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gregg Paxton | 15-17 |
| 10:45 | Belmont | James Kennedy misses badly on a shot in the paint | 15-17 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 15-17 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | John Gower's floater is tipped away by James Kennedy | 15-17 |
| 10:33 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to John Gower | 15-17 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Danny Davis drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-20 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | James Sledge is called for the reach on John Heskett - foul #1 on James Sledge, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Keith Sipple, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Uros Kubinski (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, Danny Davis, Amado Russo, John Gower | |
| 09:37 | Belmont | James Kennedy loses the dribble to James Sledge | 15-20 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | James Sledge lays it in | 15-22 |
| 09:12 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Clifton Terwilliger | 18-22 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | James Sledge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alonzo Santiago | 18-25 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the 3 from straight away | 18-25 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:06 | Marquette | William Harris clanks a floater from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 08:04 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Clinton Venezia - foul #1 on Clinton Venezia, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Keith Sipple (SF) Clifton Terwilliger, Gregg Paxton, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Danny Davis (SG), Amado Russo (PF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, James Sledge, Clinton Venezia, William Harris | |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:35 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses short on a runner in the lane | 20-28 |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares tips it in | 22-28 |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Raymond Gabler steps in front of the John Gower pass | 22-28 |
| 06:54 | Belmont | Uros Kubinski steals the ball from Mark Jacobs | 22-28 |
| 06:26 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-28 |
| 06:25 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Amado Russo buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 22-30 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Gabler | 24-30 |
| 05:36 | Marquette | Amado Russo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Donald Lane (SF), James Kennedy (PF), John Heskett (C) Raymond Gabler, Elijah Sullivan, Keith Sipple, Taylor Palomares, Mark Jacobs | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Donnie Waters (SF) Danny Davis, Uros Kubinski | |
| 05:21 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton throws it down on a nice dish by Donald Lane | 26-30 |
| 05:09 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph double dribbles | 26-30 |
| 04:53 | Belmont | James Kennedy misses the easy layup | 26-30 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to James Kennedy | 26-30 |
| 04:36 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Kennedy | 28-30 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Sledge | 28-33 |
| 04:01 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton is called for 5 seconds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Sipple (SF), Taylor Palomares (PF) Donald Lane, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Danny Davis (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, Donnie Waters, Amado Russo, John Gower | |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 03:34 | Marquette | William Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Heskett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) C - William Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Marquette | James Sledge misses short on a 3 from straight away | 28-33 |
| 03:19 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Keith Sipple knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Heskett | 31-33 |
| 02:39 | Marquette | William Harris makes the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by John Heskett - foul #1 on John Heskett, team foul #6 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), James Davis (PF) Clifton Terwilliger, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Uros Kubinski (SF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, James Sledge, Clinton Venezia | |
| 02:39 | Marquette | William Harris misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:39 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Uros Kubinski | 31-35 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Danny Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 02:10 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton loses the ball out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF) Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) William Harris | |
| 01:52 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Uros Kubinski | 31-38 |
| 01:38 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares tips it back up and in | 33-38 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 33-38 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to John Gower | 33-38 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Taylor Palomares - foul #1 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #7 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), John Heskett (C) Elijah Sullivan, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Danny Davis | |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 3rd free throw | 33-40 |
| 01:09 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | The jumper by Gregg Paxton is denied by John Gower | 33-40 |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits a shot from the left side set up by Dominick Joseph | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the floater from the left wing | 35-42 |