| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) C - William Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Adam Stankiewicz (fresh) SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) SF - Gary Williams (fresh) PF - Miles Yoder (fresh) C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Miles Yoder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Miles Yoder misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Ford - foul #1 on William Ford, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Miles Yoder misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Miles Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | John Garner lays it in set up by Robert Bernhardt and the foul's on Miles Yoder - foul #1 on Miles Yoder, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | John Garner misses the free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | Miles Yoder snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | Miles Yoder scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Chad Aubrey | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | John Garner misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Gary Williams grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Adam Stankiewicz, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | William Ford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Taylor Palomares - foul #1 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Dominick Joseph steals the ball from Miles Yoder | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph dunks the ball | 6-3 |
| 17:42 | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | John Garner knocks in the jump hook from close range | 8-3 |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Gary Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Miles Yoder | 8-6 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Garner | 10-6 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Aubrey | 10-9 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | Chad Aubrey is called for the reach on Dominick Joseph - foul #1 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Crane (PG), Randy Kepner (SG), Michael Ellis (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Adam Stankiewicz, Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams, Miles Yoder, Taylor Palomares | |
| 16:19 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Antonio Carrillo, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) William Ford | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Randy Kepner scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Heskett | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sledge (fresh) SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) C - James Dickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Crane (fresh) SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Ellis (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Marquette | James Dickson buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Campbell | 12-12 |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Randy Kepner is called for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), William Ford (C) Boris Bronikowski, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF) Randy Kepner, John Heskett | |
| 15:10 | Marquette | William Ford can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF) James Sledge, Joseph Campbell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz (PG), Miles Yoder (PF) Michael Crane, Michael Ellis | |
| 15:10 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Gary Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Taylor Palomares (C) James Davis | |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Willie Stearns hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 14:37 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo can't tip it in | 14-12 |
| 14:36 | Belmont | Gary Williams snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Robert Bernhardt picks off the pass by Taylor Palomares | 14-12 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is hacked by Miles Yoder - foul #2 on Miles Yoder, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) Antonio Carrillo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Ellis (PF) Miles Yoder | |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Michael Ellis takes the ball from John Garner | 14-12 |
| 13:43 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on William Ford - foul #2 on William Ford, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, William Ford | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Crane (PG) Adam Stankiewicz | |
| 13:43 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:43 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:35 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Sledge and he's fouled by Chad Aubrey - foul #2 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Campbell (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SG), James Davis (C) Chad Aubrey, Taylor Palomares | |
| 13:35 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | John Garner is called for the reach on Michael Crane - foul #1 on John Garner, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (C) Gary Williams | |
| 12:59 | Belmont | Michael Ellis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | James Dickson gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | James Sledge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Boris Bronikowski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:33 | Belmont | Joseph Campbell is called for the reach on Michael Crane - foul #1 on Joseph Campbell, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Antonio Carrillo (C) James Sledge, Joseph Campbell, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz (PG) John Heskett | |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Stankiewicz and the foul's on Robert Bernhardt - foul #1 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) John Garner | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Williams (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Michael Crane, James Davis | |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Randy Kepner steals the ball from James Dickson | 17-15 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz lays it up and in set up by Randy Kepner | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Adam Stankiewicz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ellis (fresh) C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo is fouled on the floor by Michael Ellis - foul #1 on Michael Ellis, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Crane (SG) Randy Kepner | |
| 11:27 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:27 | Belmont | Michael Ellis pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 11:19 | Belmont | Gary Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-17 |
| 11:18 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares tips it back up and in | 17-19 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 11:11 | Belmont | Michael Crane pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz hits a floater from the right side set up by Michael Ellis | 17-21 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | The jump hook by Robert Bernhardt is blocked by Michael Ellis | 17-21 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | Gary Williams pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:04 | Belmont | Michael Crane is denied on a layup by Antonio Carrillo | 17-21 |
| 10:03 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Crane - foul #1 on Michael Crane, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), John Garner (PF) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Adam Stankiewicz, Gary Williams, Michael Ellis, Taylor Palomares | |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:21 | Belmont | Michael Crane can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo lays it up and in | 21-21 |
| 08:39 | Belmont | Randy Kepner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Campbell (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Ellis (SF) Michael Crane | |
| 08:28 | Marquette | James Sledge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Williams (SF) John Heskett | |
| 08:16 | Belmont | Randy Kepner buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #10 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) Antonio Carrillo | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (C) James Davis | |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:04 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 07:54 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-24 |
| 07:53 | Belmont | John Heskett hits the follow up shot | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sledge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Garner (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Mark Jacobs (fresh) SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Ellis (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Marquette | James Sledge can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 07:36 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | James Dickson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Ellis - foul #2 on Michael Ellis, team foul #11 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG) James Sledge, Boris Bronikowski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz (PG), Michael Crane (SG), Taylor Palomares (C) Randy Kepner, Michael Ellis, John Heskett | |
| 07:14 | Marquette | James Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | James Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs is called for traveling | 24-26 |
| 06:51 | Marquette | Taylor Palomares swats the layup by John Garner | 24-26 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | Michael Crane pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | Dominick Joseph steps in front of the Michael Crane pass | 24-26 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Willie Stearns clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Adam Stankiewicz - foul #2 on Adam Stankiewicz, team foul #12 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo (C) James Dickson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SG) Adam Stankiewicz | |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:08 | Belmont | Gary Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 26-26 |
| 06:07 | Belmont | Gary Williams tips it in | 26-28 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | John Garner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 05:48 | Belmont | Michael Crane pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Randy Kepner connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Jacobs | 26-30 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Willie Stearns hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Campbell and he's hacked by Gary Williams - foul #1 on Gary Williams, team foul #13 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt (SF) Joseph Campbell | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (C) Taylor Palomares | |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:24 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Gary Williams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), James Dickson (C) Dominick Joseph, Antonio Carrillo | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Mark Jacobs picks off the pass by Willie Stearns | 28-30 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Michael Crane hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Willie Stearns - foul #1 on Willie Stearns, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Michael Crane makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Michael Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | James Sledge misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-32 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | James Dickson tips it in | 30-32 |
| 03:46 | Belmont | Randy Kepner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), William Ford (C) Willie Stearns, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz (PG), Chad Aubrey (SG), Michael Ellis (SF), Miles Yoder (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Michael Crane, Randy Kepner, Gary Williams, Mark Jacobs, John Heskett | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Garner (tiring) 4 pts. C - William Ford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Adam Stankiewicz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Ellis (fresh) PF - Miles Yoder (fresh) 3 pts. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Sledge | 32-32 |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Michael Ellis knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad Aubrey | 32-34 |
| 03:01 | Marquette | William Ford is fouled on the floor by Chad Aubrey - foul #3 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #14 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Campbell (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Crane (SG) Chad Aubrey | |
| 03:01 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 03:01 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:44 | Belmont | Miles Yoder is fouled on the floor by John Garner - foul #2 on John Garner, team foul #8 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (PF) John Garner | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:44 | Belmont | Miles Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:44 | Belmont | Miles Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:34 | Marquette | Michael Ellis picks off the pass by William Ford | 34-36 |
| 02:25 | Belmont | Miles Yoder's floater is tipped away by William Ford | 34-36 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 02:10 | Marquette | James Sledge hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dominick Joseph | 37-36 |
| 02:03 | Belmont | Michael Ellis loses the dribble to William Ford | 37-36 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Joseph Campbell | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Davis (C) Taylor Palomares | |
| 01:41 | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 01:39 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 01:25 | Belmont | Adam Stankiewicz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-36 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | William Ford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Boris Bronikowski | 39-36 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Miles Yoder buries a shot from the baseline set up by Adam Stankiewicz | 39-38 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Willie Stearns comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | William Ford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Michael Crane clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by James Dickson - foul #1 on James Dickson, team foul #9 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Boris Bronikowski, Robert Bernhardt, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Williams (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Miles Yoder, James Davis | |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Michael Crane makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Michael Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is hacked by Michael Ellis - foul #3 on Michael Ellis, team foul #15 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SG), Miles Yoder (PF) Michael Crane, Michael Ellis | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses short on a fullcourt shot | 42-40 |