| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) SF - Alex Worthey (fresh) PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) C - Don Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jae Hill (fresh) SG - David Rippeon (fresh) SF - Dale Hardison (fresh) PF - Boris Zuckerwar (fresh) C - Carlton Kincer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Don Holland 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | Belmont | Dale Hardison steals the ball from Stephen Paille | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | Jae Hill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Boris Zuckerwar gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Marquette | Dale Hardison misses long on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Stephen Paille | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Belmont | Alex Worthey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Jae Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | Boris Zuckerwar misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Marquette | Boris Zuckerwar misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | Boris Zuckerwar hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | David Rippeon is called for the reach on Don Holland - foul #1 on David Rippeon, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Belmont | Stephen Paille misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Jae Hill buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Rippeon | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Carlton Kincer blocks the short jumper by Don Holland | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Don Holland tips it in | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Jae Hill is hacked by John Harden - foul #1 on John Harden, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | Jae Hill lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Rippeon | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | John Harden drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | Dale Hardison's pass is intercepted by Douglas Welsh | 6-7 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Carlton Kincer steals the ball from John Harden | 6-7 |
| 16:22 | Marquette | Alex Worthey steals the ball from Jae Hill | 6-7 |
| 16:17 | Belmont | Stephen Paille hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alex Worthey | 8-7 |
| 16:05 | Marquette | David Rippeon buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Boris Zuckerwar | 8-9 |
| 15:56 | Belmont | Alex Worthey is whistled for a carry | 8-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (PG), Charles Palmer (SG), Tony Barnes (SF), Paul Lancaster (PF), Jamie Nolan (C) John Harden, Stephen Paille, Alex Worthey, Douglas Welsh, Don Holland | |
| Subs | Marquette | Justin Evans (PF) Boris Zuckerwar | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Palmer (fresh) SF - Tony Barnes (fresh) PF - Paul Lancaster (fresh) C - Jamie Nolan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jae Hill (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Rippeon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Hardison (fresh) PF - Justin Evans (fresh) C - Carlton Kincer (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Justin Evans is hacked by Paul Lancaster - foul #1 on Paul Lancaster, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Nicholson (SF), Stanley Dykes (C) David Rippeon, Carlton Kincer | |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Jae Hill drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Nicholson | 8-12 |
| 15:14 | Belmont | Terence Smith makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 14:58 | Marquette | Jae Hill misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 14:56 | Belmont | Jamie Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:49 | Belmont | Jae Hill is called for the reach on Terence Smith - foul #1 on Jae Hill, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Paille (SG), Douglas Welsh (PF) Tony Barnes, Paul Lancaster | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Rippeon (SG), Boris Zuckerwar (PF), Carlton Kincer (C) Michael Nicholson, Justin Evans, Stanley Dykes | |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Terence Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-12 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Boris Zuckerwar gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Jae Hill misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:01 | Belmont | Stephen Paille comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Dale Hardison snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:39 | Marquette | A charge is called on Jae Hill - foul #2 on Jae Hill, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Alex Worthey (SF), Don Holland (C) Terence Smith, Charles Palmer, Jamie Nolan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Nicholson (SF) Jae Hill | |
| 13:27 | Belmont | Stephen Paille clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Carlton Kincer pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:18 | Marquette | David Rippeon clanks a shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Don Holland | 10-12 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Stephen Paille throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Palmer (SG) Stephen Paille | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Mickens (SG), Justin Evans (PF), Stanley Dykes (C) David Rippeon, Boris Zuckerwar, Carlton Kincer | |
| 12:40 | Marquette | Dale Hardison is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dale Hardison, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Lancaster (PF) Douglas Welsh | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Justin Evans - foul #1 on Justin Evans, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | Dale Hardison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Palmer | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Palmer (fresh) SF - Alex Worthey (fresh) PF - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. C - Don Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dale Hardison (fairly fresh) SG - Gerald Mickens (fresh) SF - Michael Nicholson (fresh) PF - Justin Evans (fresh) C - Stanley Dykes (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Dale Hardison clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Lancaster - foul #2 on Paul Lancaster, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (PG), Stephen Paille (SG), Douglas Welsh (PF) John Harden, Charles Palmer, Paul Lancaster | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Rippeon (SG), Carlton Kincer (C) Gerald Mickens, Stanley Dykes | |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Dale Hardison makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Dale Hardison misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Don Holland gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:19 | Belmont | Don Holland makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terence Smith | 16-13 |
| 11:04 | Marquette | Dale Hardison buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Nicholson | 16-16 |
| 10:52 | Belmont | Stephen Paille can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Don Holland tips it but misses | 16-16 |
| 10:49 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Welsh | 16-16 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Terence Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | Michael Nicholson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-18 |
| 10:06 | Belmont | Alex Worthey connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-18 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Carlton Kincer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Don Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Stephen Paille hits a shot from the left side | 24-18 |
| 09:20 | Marquette | Justin Evans comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 24-18 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 09:15 | Belmont | Stephen Paille buries a 3 from straight away | 27-18 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Don Holland steals the ball from Michael Nicholson | 27-18 |
| 08:46 | Belmont | Stephen Paille is denied on a layup by Carlton Kincer | 27-18 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Michael Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 08:39 | Marquette | David Rippeon misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Welsh - foul #1 on Douglas Welsh, team foul #4 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Charles Palmer (SG), Tony Barnes (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF), Jamie Nolan (C) Terence Smith, Stephen Paille, Alex Worthey, Douglas Welsh, Don Holland | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Mickens (SG), John Boulanger (SF), Boris Zuckerwar (PF), Stanley Dykes (C) Dale Hardison, Michael Nicholson, Justin Evans, Carlton Kincer | |
| 08:39 | Marquette | David Rippeon misses the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 08:39 | Marquette | David Rippeon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 08:32 | Belmont | Charles Palmer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 08:30 | Marquette | Boris Zuckerwar grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | John Boulanger buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gerald Mickens | 27-22 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | Boris Zuckerwar steals it from Tony Barnes | 27-22 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Boris Zuckerwar buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Mickens | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Palmer (fresh) SF - Tony Barnes (fresh) PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) C - Jamie Nolan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Rippeon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Mickens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Boulanger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Boris Zuckerwar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Dykes (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Belmont | John Boulanger is called for the reach on John Harden - foul #1 on John Boulanger, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Paille (SG), Douglas Welsh (PF) Tony Barnes, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Hardison (SF) David Rippeon | |
| 07:04 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 07:02 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh grabs the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | Jamie Nolan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-25 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | John Boulanger snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Jamie Nolan steals it from Gerald Mickens | 27-25 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 06:25 | Marquette | Dale Hardison snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Dale Hardison misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 06:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Stephen Paille | 27-25 |
| 05:47 | Belmont | Jamie Nolan connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Harden | 29-25 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Dale Hardison knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Boris Zuckerwar denies the turnaround by Jamie Nolan | 29-28 |
| 04:59 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Palmer | 29-28 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Stephen Paille misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Boulanger - foul #2 on John Boulanger, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (PG), Alex Worthey (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF), Don Holland (C) John Harden, Charles Palmer, Douglas Welsh, Jamie Nolan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jae Hill (PG), David Rippeon (SG), Michael Nicholson (SF), Justin Evans (PF), Carlton Kincer (C) Gerald Mickens, John Boulanger, Dale Hardison, Boris Zuckerwar, Stanley Dykes | |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Stephen Paille makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Stephen Paille misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Carlton Kincer pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Jae Hill comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Paille - foul #1 on Stephen Paille, team foul #5 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (SG) Stephen Paille | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Jae Hill makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Jae Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Alex Worthey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Alex Worthey, team foul #6 | 30-30 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | Jae Hill makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carlton Kincer | 30-33 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Carlton Kincer - foul #1 on Carlton Kincer, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Douglas Welsh (PF) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:48 | Marquette | Justin Evans gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hampton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alex Worthey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jae Hill (fresh) 13 pts. SG - David Rippeon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Evans (fresh) C - Carlton Kincer (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Justin Evans buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jae Hill | 31-35 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Alex Worthey clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-35 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Justin Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 03:10 | Marquette | Jae Hill connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Nicholson | 31-38 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Justin Evans - foul #2 on Justin Evans, team foul #9 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Paille (SG) Joseph Hampton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Mickens (SG), Dale Hardison (SF) David Rippeon, Justin Evans | |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Jae Hill buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dale Hardison | 33-41 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | Terence Smith travels with the ball | 33-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG) Terence Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Zuckerwar (PF) Gerald Mickens | |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Dale Hardison comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Michael Nicholson can't tip it in | 33-41 |
| 02:17 | Marquette | Boris Zuckerwar tips it in | 33-43 |
| 02:05 | Belmont | Alex Worthey misses the floater from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 02:03 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Carlton Kincer | 33-43 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Jae Hill is fouled on the floor by John Harden - foul #2 on John Harden, team foul #7 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Palmer (SF), Paul Lancaster (PF), Jamie Nolan (C) Alex Worthey, Douglas Welsh, Don Holland | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Rippeon (SG), Stanley Dykes (C) Michael Nicholson, Carlton Kincer | |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Jae Hill makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Jae Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | Charles Palmer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Dale Hardison snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Boris Zuckerwar misses the easy layup | 33-45 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Paul Lancaster | 33-45 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Charles Palmer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | Boris Zuckerwar grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Jae Hill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 00:48 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jamie Nolan | 33-45 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Charles Palmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-45 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (PG), Alex Worthey (SF), Douglas Welsh (PF), Don Holland (C) John Harden, Stephen Paille, Paul Lancaster, Jamie Nolan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Mickens (SG), Michael Nicholson (SF), Justin Evans (PF), Carlton Kincer (C) David Rippeon, Dale Hardison, Boris Zuckerwar, Stanley Dykes | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Justin Evans misses the runner from close range | 33-45 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | The clock runs out | 33-45 |