| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Stanley Fox (fresh) SG - Frederick Ferguson (fresh) SF - Cary Breen (fresh) PF - John Hurtt (fresh) C - Michael Eppler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Artrip (fresh) SG - John Stull (fresh) SF - Howard Powell (fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | John Hurtt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Michael Eppler misses long on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Frederick Ferguson is called for the reach on John Stull - foul #1 on Frederick Ferguson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | Cary Breen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | John Hurtt scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Frederick Ferguson | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Robert Williams makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Artrip and he's fouled by Michael Eppler - foul #1 on Michael Eppler, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Robert Williams makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Marquette | Michael Eppler misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | John Stull snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | John Stull is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Marquette | Stanley Fox is hacked by Howard Powell - foul #1 on Howard Powell, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:02 | Marquette | John Hurtt buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Ferguson | 4-3 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | John Stull can't finish the layup | 4-3 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Powell | 4-3 |
| 16:22 | Belmont | Robert Williams can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Eppler - foul #2 on Michael Eppler, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ben Rupp (PF), Roland Santucci (C) John Hurtt, Michael Eppler | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 16:22 | Belmont | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Belmont | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Stanley Fox loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Jennette (PG), Kevin Mitchell (SF) Stanley Fox, Cary Breen | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charlie Jennette (fresh) SG - Frederick Ferguson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Mitchell (fresh) PF - Ben Rupp (fresh) C - Roland Santucci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Artrip (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Stull (fresh) SF - Howard Powell (fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | The jump hook by Robert Williams is blocked by Ben Rupp | 4-5 |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Kevin Mitchell gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roland Santucci and he's hacked by Ernest Sylvester - foul #1 on Ernest Sylvester, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Kennedy (SG), Jon Johns (SF), Phil Hurlbert (PF), Carl Atkins (C) John Stull, Howard Powell, Ernest Sylvester, Robert Williams | |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:07 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Mitchell - foul #1 on Kevin Mitchell, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | James White (SG), John Hurtt (PF) Frederick Ferguson, Kevin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:07 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:07 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | Marquette | David Kennedy is called for the reach on James White - foul #1 on David Kennedy, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stanley Fox (PG), Cary Breen (SF) Charlie Jennette, Roland Santucci | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dustin Fry (SG) John Artrip | |
| 14:17 | Marquette | James White misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Cary Breen | 7-7 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Ben Rupp misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 7-7 |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Jon Johns pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | James White steps in front of the Phil Hurlbert pass | 7-7 |
| 13:31 | Marquette | Stanley Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson (SG) James White | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Artrip (PG), John Stull (SG), Howard Powell (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF), Robert Williams (C) David Kennedy, Dustin Fry, Jon Johns, Phil Hurlbert, Carl Atkins | |
| 13:19 | Belmont | John Stull misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Hurtt - foul #1 on John Hurtt, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| 13:19 | Belmont | John Stull makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:19 | Belmont | John Stull makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:55 | Marquette | Cary Breen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | John Stull pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Howard Powell knocks in the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Cary Breen - foul #1 on Cary Breen, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roland Santucci (C) John Hurtt | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Howard Powell makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:16 | Marquette | Roland Santucci blows the layup | 7-12 |
| 12:14 | Belmont | John Artrip pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester is denied on a layup by Roland Santucci | 7-12 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson grabs the board | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Stanley Fox (fresh) SG - Frederick Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cary Breen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ben Rupp (fairly fresh) C - Roland Santucci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Artrip (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Stull (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Powell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Marquette | Roland Santucci misses the easy layup | 7-12 |
| 11:25 | Marquette | Roland Santucci hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 11:11 | Belmont | Robert Williams connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Stull | 9-14 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | Ben Rupp misses the lay-in | 9-14 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 10:20 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Artrip and he's fouled by Ben Rupp - foul #1 on Ben Rupp, team foul #7 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Jennette (PG), Kevin Mitchell (SF), John Hurtt (PF) Stanley Fox, Cary Breen, Ben Rupp | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Kennedy (PG) John Artrip | |
| 10:20 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jon Johns (SF), Phil Hurlbert (PF), Carl Atkins (C) Howard Powell, Ernest Sylvester, Robert Williams | |
| 09:42 | Belmont | John Stull's pass is intercepted by Kevin Mitchell | 9-17 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Kevin Mitchell hits the finger roll | 11-17 |
| 09:30 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Jon Johns tips it in | 11-19 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Mitchell | 14-19 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Roland Santucci grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | David Kennedy grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | David Kennedy makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Stull | 14-22 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-22 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | John Hurtt hits the follow up shot | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charlie Jennette (fresh) SG - Frederick Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hurtt (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roland Santucci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Stull (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Johns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phil Hurlbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Atkins (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Belmont | David Kennedy blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Mitchell - foul #2 on Kevin Mitchell, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stanley Fox (PG), James White (SG), Cary Breen (SF), Ben Rupp (C) Charlie Jennette, Frederick Ferguson, Kevin Mitchell, Roland Santucci | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Artrip (PG), Howard Powell (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF), Robert Williams (C) John Stull, Jon Johns, Phil Hurlbert, Carl Atkins | |
| 07:38 | Belmont | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:38 | Belmont | David Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | James White misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 07:17 | Marquette | John Hurtt pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Howard Powell is called for the reach on Cary Breen - foul #2 on Howard Powell, team foul #4 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dustin Fry (SG), Phil Hurlbert (SF) David Kennedy, Howard Powell | |
| 06:43 | Marquette | John Hurtt can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 16-24 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | John Hurtt grabs the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:26 | Marquette | The jump hook by Stanley Fox is blocked by Ernest Sylvester | 16-24 |
| 06:25 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Hurtt - foul #2 on John Hurtt, team foul #9 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roland Santucci (C) John Hurtt | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | James White misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-26 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Robert Williams is fouled on the floor by Roland Santucci - foul #1 on Roland Santucci, team foul #10 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson (SG) James White | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Stull (SG) Dustin Fry | |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:29 | Marquette | Roland Santucci grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:02 | Marquette | Roland Santucci misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #5 | 16-26 |
| 05:02 | Marquette | Roland Santucci misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:02 | Marquette | Roland Santucci misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:02 | Belmont | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Robert Williams loses the dribble to Ben Rupp | 16-26 |
| 04:13 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-26 |
| 04:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Phil Hurlbert | 16-26 |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Robert Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-26 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | Robert Williams tips it back up and in | 16-28 |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Cary Breen buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Roland Santucci | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Stanley Fox (fairly fresh) SG - Frederick Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cary Breen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Santucci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Rupp (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Artrip (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Stull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phil Hurlbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Belmont | John Artrip misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 03:06 | Belmont | Robert Williams tips it in | 18-30 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | John Artrip is called for the reach on Roland Santucci - foul #1 on John Artrip, team foul #6 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Jennette (PG), Kevin Mitchell (SF), John Hurtt (PF), Michael Eppler (C) Stanley Fox, Cary Breen, Roland Santucci, Ben Rupp | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Kennedy (PG), Dustin Fry (SG), Howard Powell (SF), Carl Atkins (PF), Curtis Morfin (C) John Artrip, John Stull, Phil Hurlbert, Ernest Sylvester, Robert Williams | |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-30 |
| 02:18 | Belmont | Curtis Morfin grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | Dustin Fry makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Kennedy | 18-32 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Michael Eppler is fouled on the floor by Carl Atkins - foul #1 on Carl Atkins, team foul #7 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Stull (SG) Dustin Fry | |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Michael Eppler makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Michael Eppler makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | John Stull misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 20-32 |
| 01:25 | Marquette | John Hurtt pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-32 |
| 01:19 | Marquette | Kevin Mitchell snags the offensive board | 20-32 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Mitchell | 23-32 |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Carl Atkins drills a turnaround from the right block set up by John Stull | 23-34 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Michael Eppler clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-34 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | John Hurtt tips it home | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Carl Atkins is denied on a layup by Michael Eppler | 25-34 |