| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Danny Hutchings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dion Naron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Dion Naron inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-33 |
| 19:19 | Belmont | Richard Schwartz steals the ball from Charles Colvin | 30-33 |
| 18:58 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Bruce Dingman | 30-35 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the lay-in | 30-35 |
| 18:53 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson is hacked by Donald Habowski - foul #1 on Donald Habowski, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG), Robert Legros (SF), Carl Lefebre (PF), Joe Minyard (C) Danny Hutchings, Dion Naron, Richard Schwartz, Bruce Dingman | |
| 18:21 | Marquette | Carl Lefebre loses the ball out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bruce Dingman (C) Joe Minyard | |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | Carl Lefebre connects on the 3 from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Charles Colvin misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Reed Crook misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Carl Lefebre snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas O'Leary | 32-38 |
| 16:51 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Paul Kelly | 32-38 |
| 16:31 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Reed Crook grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Robert Legros connects on the floater near the basket | 32-40 |
| 16:04 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 16:03 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas O'Leary | 32-40 |
| 15:51 | Belmont | Donald Habowski misses the lay-in | 32-40 |
| 15:50 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Colvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas O'Leary (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Habowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reed Crook (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Legros (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Lefebre (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Dingman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Marquette | Paul Kelly steals the ball from Bruce Dingman | 32-40 |
| 15:24 | Belmont | Charles Colvin can't finish the layup | 32-40 |
| 15:23 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Daniel Nicholson | 32-40 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Habowski - foul #2 on Donald Habowski, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG), Brian Mule (SG), Greg Patton (SF), Kevin Pugh (PF), Jeffrey Breit (C) Paul Kelly, Charles Colvin, Clyde Buffington, Thomas O'Leary, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Hutchings (PG), Dion Naron (SF), Richard Schwartz (PF), Joe Minyard (C) Reed Crook, Robert Legros, Carl Lefebre, Bruce Dingman | |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Robert Tobey is hacked by Richard Schwartz - foul #1 on Richard Schwartz, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 14:53 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Dion Naron gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-42 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Breit | 32-42 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Brian Mule hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dion Naron - foul #3 on Dion Naron, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:56 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson's pass is intercepted by Brian Mule | 34-42 |
| 13:51 | Belmont | Greg Patton double dribbles | 34-42 |
| 13:35 | Marquette | Joe Minyard drills a jump hook near the basket | 34-44 |
| 13:17 | Belmont | Greg Patton can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-44 |
| 13:15 | Belmont | Jeffrey Breit tips it home | 36-44 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Dion Naron is hacked by Jeffrey Breit - foul #2 on Jeffrey Breit, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Clyde Buffington (SF), Donald Habowski (C) Robert Tobey, Greg Patton, Jeffrey Breit | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bruce Dingman (C) Joe Minyard | |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Clyde Buffington - foul #2 on Clyde Buffington, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG) Danny Hutchings | |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson makes the 3rd free throw | 36-45 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Dion Naron - foul #4 on Dion Naron, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Colvin (SG) Brian Mule | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Hutchings (PG), Robert Legros (SF) Reed Crook, Dion Naron | |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Paul Kelly misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Danny Hutchings (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Legros (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Schwartz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Bruce Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 11:23 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Legros | 38-48 |
| 11:11 | Marquette | Robert Legros misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Colvin - foul #2 on Charles Colvin, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary (PF) Kevin Pugh | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG), Joe Minyard (C) Danny Hutchings, Bruce Dingman | |
| 11:11 | Marquette | Robert Legros makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 11:11 | Marquette | Robert Legros misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 11:11 | Belmont | Paul Kelly pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 10:52 | Belmont | Charles Colvin hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 38-49 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Reed Crook | 38-49 |
| 10:32 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson is hacked by Clyde Buffington - foul #3 on Clyde Buffington, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG), Brian Mule (SG), Greg Patton (SF) Paul Kelly, Charles Colvin, Clyde Buffington | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amos Larios (SF), Bruce Dingman (C) Robert Legros, Joe Minyard | |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Amos Larios is fouled on the floor by Greg Patton - foul #1 on Greg Patton, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Amos Larios makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Amos Larios makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 09:58 | Belmont | Bruce Dingman is called for the reach on Donald Habowski - foul #1 on Bruce Dingman, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Pugh (PF) Thomas O'Leary | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Hutchings (PG), Robert Legros (SF) Reed Crook, Amos Larios | |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Robert Legros denies the turnaround by Brian Mule | 38-51 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Legros | 38-51 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Robert Legros knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Danny Hutchings | 38-53 |
| 09:03 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Donald Habowski gets the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Greg Patton misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 08:44 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Charles Colvin (SG), Clyde Buffington (SF), Thomas O'Leary (C) Robert Tobey, Brian Mule, Greg Patton, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG), Amos Larios (SF), Joe Minyard (C) Danny Hutchings, Robert Legros, Bruce Dingman | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:35 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 38-53 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Richard Schwartz pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Reed Crook misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Paul Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 08:03 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington lays it in | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:00 | Marquette | Reed Crook is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reed Crook, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Breit (C) Kevin Pugh | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dion Naron (SF), Carl Lefebre (PF), Bruce Dingman (C) Amos Larios, Richard Schwartz, Joe Minyard | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington loses the dribble to Dion Naron | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Breit (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reed Crook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Nicholson (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dion Naron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carl Lefebre (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Marquette | Reed Crook misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 07:24 | Marquette | Dion Naron gets the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Carl Lefebre misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas O'Leary - foul #1 on Thomas O'Leary, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Pugh (PF), Donald Habowski (C) Thomas O'Leary, Jeffrey Breit | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Hutchings (PG), Joe Minyard (C) Reed Crook, Bruce Dingman | |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Carl Lefebre misses the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Carl Lefebre makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Paul Kelly can't connect on a shot in the lane | 40-54 |
| 06:52 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the tip | 40-54 |
| 06:50 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh tips it but misses | 40-54 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Joe Minyard pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Joe Minyard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-54 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Clyde Buffington | 40-54 |
| 06:11 | Belmont | Donald Habowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | Joe Minyard gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| 05:51 | Marquette | Joe Minyard connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Donald Habowski tips it but misses | 40-56 |
| 05:42 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 05:21 | Marquette | Donald Habowski picks off the pass by Carl Lefebre | 40-56 |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (SG) Charles Colvin | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG), Rafael Ochoa (SG), Richard Schwartz (PF), Bruce Dingman (C) Danny Hutchings, Daniel Nicholson, Carl Lefebre, Joe Minyard | |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Reed Crook can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-56 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 04:14 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh is whistled for traveling | 43-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Greg Patton (SG) Paul Kelly | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Pugh - foul #4 on Kevin Pugh, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Hutchings (PG), Daniel Nicholson (SG) Reed Crook, Rafael Ochoa | |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Richard Schwartz grabs the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Dion Naron makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Mule (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Greg Patton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Danny Hutchings (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dion Naron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Bruce Dingman (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Schwartz - foul #2 on Richard Schwartz, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary (PF), Jeffrey Breit (C) Kevin Pugh, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG), Rafael Ochoa (SG), Amos Larios (SF), Robert Legros (PF), Joe Minyard (C) Danny Hutchings, Daniel Nicholson, Dion Naron, Richard Schwartz, Bruce Dingman | |
| 03:22 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 03:22 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 03:22 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Legros | 43-59 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Reed Crook clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Greg Patton pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Greg Patton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-59 |
| 02:48 | Marquette | Amos Larios grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Robert Legros drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Reed Crook | 43-61 |
| 02:10 | Belmont | Brian Mule misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-61 |
| 02:08 | Marquette | Joe Minyard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Robert Legros misses the lay-in | 43-61 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Amos Larios grabs the offensive board | 43-61 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Robert Legros throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG) Clyde Buffington | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Lefebre (PF) Amos Larios | |
| 01:19 | Belmont | Jeffrey Breit double dribbles | 43-61 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Rafael Ochoa is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary hits the finger roll | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Carl Lefebre knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Legros | 45-63 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Reed Crook steals it from Brian Mule | 45-63 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Reed Crook runs out the clock | 45-63 |