| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) SG - Danny Davis (fresh) SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - John Gower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) C - Edward Hess (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Edward Hess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Amado Russo - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Amado Russo snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | John Gower loses the ball out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton is whistled for a carry | 0-1 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | Keith Sipple is called for the reach on Charlie Royal - foul #1 on Keith Sipple, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski is hacked by Daniel Larson - foul #1 on Daniel Larson, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:18 | Marquette | John Gower lays it up and in on a great pass from Charlie Royal | 2-1 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons and the foul's on John Gower - foul #1 on John Gower, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Gower | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Charlie Royal comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | John Gower tips it home | 4-3 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Daniel Larson jams it | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | Amado Russo buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:14 | Belmont | Keith Sipple hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | John Gower clanks a shot from the left side | 6-7 |
| 15:57 | Marquette | John Gower misses the tip | 6-7 |
| 15:55 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) SG - Danny Davis (fresh) SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Hess (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Belmont | Keith Sipple can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Charlie Royal - foul #1 on Charlie Royal, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), James Mease (PF), David Mapes (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| 15:41 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:41 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | Marquette | Charlie Royal is called for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Pifer (PF) Keith Sipple | |
| 15:01 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Uros Kubinski - foul #1 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Donald Bellantoni (SF) Uros Kubinski, Charlie Royal | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | James Mease grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:40 | Belmont | David Mapes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:26 | Marquette | Danny Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (PF) Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG) John Pifer | |
| 14:10 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 8-8 |
| 14:09 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 13:45 | Marquette | Elijah Sullivan steals the ball from Danny Davis | 8-8 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | David Mapes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Alonzo Santiago - foul #1 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG), Charlie Royal (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Danny Davis, Donald Bellantoni, John Gower | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Keith Sipple (SF), Edward Hess (C) Clifton Terwilliger, James Mease, Elijah Sullivan | |
| 13:33 | Belmont | David Mapes misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | David Mapes misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | David Mapes misses the 3rd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:33 | Marquette | Amado Russo snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by David Mapes - foul #1 on David Mapes, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Larson (PF) David Mapes | |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:03 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeremy Hammons | 10-11 |
| 12:49 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the shot from the right side | 12-11 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Daniel Larson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 12-11 |
| 12:33 | Belmont | Edward Hess gets the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:18 | Belmont | Keith Sipple connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregg Paxton | 12-14 |
| 12:12 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charlie Royal | 15-14 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | William Harris blocks the short jumper by Edward Hess | 15-14 |
| 12:04 | Marquette | William Harris gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | William Harris misses badly on a runner near the basket | 15-14 |
| 11:56 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Hess (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Belmont | Keith Sipple is fouled on the floor by Uros Kubinski - foul #2 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), John Gower (C) Uros Kubinski, William Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG) Gregg Paxton | |
| 11:20 | Belmont | Charlie Royal steps in front of the Keith Sipple pass | 15-14 |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses the shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Edward Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | Charlie Royal steals the ball from Elijah Sullivan | 15-14 |
| 10:56 | Marquette | Danny Davis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charlie Royal | 17-14 |
| 10:39 | Belmont | Keith Sipple hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 10:38 | Marquette | John Gower snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Keith Sipple gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF), William Harris (PF) Charlie Royal, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), James Mease (SF), David Mapes (PF) Jeremy Hammons, Keith Sipple, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| 10:13 | Marquette | John Gower can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Elijah Sullivan - foul #1 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| 10:13 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:13 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger is hacked by Danny Davis - foul #1 on Danny Davis, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:35 | Marquette | John Gower scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Alonzo Santiago | 21-16 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-16 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | John Gower misses the driving attempt from the right block | 21-16 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | James Mease clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-16 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | John Gower snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Harris | 24-16 |
| 08:39 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan is whistled for traveling | 24-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Donald Bellantoni, William Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Keith Sipple (SF), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Gregg Paxton, James Mease, David Mapes | |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Amado Russo buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Keith Sipple - foul #2 on Keith Sipple, team foul #5 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (SG), Donald Lane (SF) Elijah Sullivan, Keith Sipple | |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the free throw | 27-16 |
| 08:09 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Danny Davis - foul #2 on Danny Davis, team foul #8 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG), William Harris (C) Danny Davis, John Gower | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:09 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 08:09 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Amado Russo lays it in set up by Alonzo Santiago | 29-17 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger loses the dribble to Charlie Royal | 29-17 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alonzo Santiago (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Lane (fresh) PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Hess (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Marquette | 3 seconds is called on Uros Kubinski | 29-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), James Mease (SF) Clifton Terwilliger, Donald Lane | |
| 07:26 | Belmont | James Mease hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 29-19 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-19 |
| 07:04 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses the tip | 29-19 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to William Harris | 29-19 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | Gregg Paxton is called for the reach on Alonzo Santiago - foul #1 on Gregg Paxton, team foul #6 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF), John Gower (C) Charlie Royal, William Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), David Mapes (PF), Elijah Sullivan (C) Jeremy Hammons, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-19 |
| 06:41 | Belmont | David Mapes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 06:37 | Belmont | James Mease travels with the ball | 29-19 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Amado Russo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Mapes - foul #2 on David Mapes, team foul #7 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF) Uros Kubinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Pifer (PF) David Mapes | |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 06:30 | Belmont | John Pifer snags the defensive board | 30-19 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton is hacked by Alonzo Santiago - foul #2 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #9 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG), Danny Davis (SG), William Harris (PF) Amado Russo, Alonzo Santiago, Charlie Royal | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:52 | Marquette | William Harris comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 30-21 |
| 05:50 | Belmont | John Pifer gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:38 | Belmont | John Pifer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 30-21 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:21 | Marquette | William Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Donald Lane (SF), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Gregg Paxton, James Mease, John Pifer | |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Danny Davis is called for the reach on Jeremy Hammons - foul #3 on Danny Davis, team foul #10 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) William Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | John Gower is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Gower, team foul #11 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF), William Harris (C) Donald Bellantoni, John Gower | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Daniel Larson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 30-24 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Danny Davis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Uros Kubinski | 33-24 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Hess | 33-26 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Danny Davis can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - William Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Lane (fresh) PF - Daniel Larson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Hess (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Daniel Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 03:23 | Belmont | Daniel Larson grabs the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | William Harris steps in front of the Daniel Larson pass | 33-26 |
| 02:43 | Marquette | William Harris knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Charlie Royal and the foul's on Edward Hess - foul #1 on Edward Hess, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), John Gower (C) Danny Davis, Charlie Royal, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Mease (PF), David Mapes (C) Jeremy Hammons, Elijah Sullivan, Donald Lane, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| 02:43 | Marquette | William Harris misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | James Mease grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-26 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | John Gower can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-26 |
| 02:11 | Marquette | John Gower tips it back up and in | 37-26 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Mease | 37-28 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | James Mease is called for the reach on Uros Kubinski - foul #1 on James Mease, team foul #9 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF) William Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:46 | Belmont | James Mease snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | James Mease misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Bellantoni - foul #1 on Donald Bellantoni, team foul #12 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) Donald Bellantoni | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:23 | Belmont | James Mease makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | James Mease makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 01:01 | Belmont | David Mapes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | David Mapes misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | James Mease pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-30 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Amado Russo gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Amado Russo loses the dribble to Gregg Paxton | 37-30 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | James Mease's fadeaway is rejected by Amado Russo | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |