| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Baxter (fresh) 9 pts. C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Kenneth Root inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:30 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali's fadeaway is rejected by Mario Velasquez | 39-36 |
| 19:28 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 19:27 | Belmont | John Murray snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | John Murray makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Kenneth Root | 41-36 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Ray Stewart swats the short shot by Mark Baxter | 41-36 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 18:55 | Belmont | Kenneth Root snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 18:29 | Belmont | John Murray misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Mark Baxter - foul #2 on Mark Baxter, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 18:29 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:29 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Kenneth Root steals it from Calvin Johnson | 43-36 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez's pass is intercepted by Ohanko Ali | 43-36 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo misses the easy layup | 43-36 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Kenneth Root grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:32 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mario Velasquez | 46-36 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 46-36 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali tips it in | 46-38 |
| 16:57 | Belmont | Kenneth Root hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 16:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darwin Catanzaro | 46-38 |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Thomas Raymo | 46-40 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Ray Stewart is called for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), David Amaro (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF), John Sharp (C) John Murray, Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Ray Stewart, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Roy (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SG), Scott Goodman (SF), Paul Carrico (PF), Leonardo Gallo (C) Calvin Johnson, Ohanko Ali, Thomas Raymo, Mark Baxter, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| 16:00 | Marquette | Michael Roy travels with the ball | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Amaro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sharp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Roy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) SF - Scott Goodman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Carrico (fresh) C - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Belmont | David Amaro hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 15:25 | Marquette | Paul Carrico hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Roy and the foul's on John Sharp - foul #1 on John Sharp, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| 15:25 | Marquette | Paul Carrico makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:03 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 48-43 |
| 15:02 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Michael Nations swats the layup by Paul Carrico | 48-43 |
| 14:37 | Marquette | Michael Roy tips it but misses | 48-43 |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Scott Goodman pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Paul Carrico scores on a shot in the lane | 48-45 |
| 13:59 | Belmont | James Merideth drills a 3 from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 13:41 | Marquette | Paul Carrico makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Leonardo Gallo | 51-47 |
| 13:21 | Belmont | James Merideth makes the jumper from the left side set up by David Amaro and the foul's on Michael Roy - foul #1 on Michael Roy, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF), Ray Stewart (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) David Amaro, Bobby Johnson, Michael Nations, John Sharp | |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Ohanko Ali (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF), Mark Baxter (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Michael Roy, Enoch Zechiel, Scott Goodman, Paul Carrico, Leonardo Gallo | |
| 13:21 | Belmont | James Merideth misses the free throw | 53-47 |
| 13:21 | Marquette | Mark Baxter pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 13:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ray Stewart | 53-47 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | Ray Stewart banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Root | 55-47 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Mario Velasquez - foul #2 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #2 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG) James Merideth | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 12:35 | Belmont | John Murray misses badly on a shot from the right side | 55-49 |
| 12:33 | Belmont | Kenneth Root gets the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Kenneth Root's floater is tipped away by Mark Baxter | 55-49 |
| 12:14 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 11:54 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ray Stewart | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Baxter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Belmont | Calvin Johnson steals it from Patrick Smith | 55-49 |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Mario Velasquez - foul #3 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:04 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-50 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Mark Baxter's floater is tipped away by Ray Stewart | 55-50 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Mark Baxter tips it home | 55-52 |
| 10:39 | Belmont | Ray Stewart loses the dribble to Calvin Johnson | 55-52 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo banks in the layup on a great pass from Calvin Johnson | 55-54 |
| 10:15 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ohanko Ali - foul #2 on Ohanko Ali, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), David Amaro (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF) John Murray, Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Roy (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SG), Scott Goodman (SF), Paul Carrico (PF), Leonardo Gallo (C) Calvin Johnson, Ohanko Ali, Thomas Raymo, Mark Baxter, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| 10:15 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:15 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Paul Carrico is fouled on the floor by Michael Nations - foul #1 on Michael Nations, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Sharp (C) Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Paul Carrico comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 56-54 |
| 09:42 | Belmont | Michael Nations gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:34 | Belmont | Michael Nations hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Carrico - foul #3 on Paul Carrico, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| 09:34 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:34 | Belmont | Michael Nations misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Leonardo Gallo | 57-54 |
| 09:11 | Marquette | Michael Roy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 09:10 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Michael Nations | 57-54 |
| 08:54 | Belmont | James Merideth misses the floater from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 08:52 | Belmont | David Amaro grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:35 | Belmont | The jump hook by John Sharp is blocked by Leonardo Gallo | 57-54 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Enoch Zechiel | 57-54 |
| 08:29 | Marquette | Michael Roy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) James Merideth, David Amaro, Bobby Johnson, John Sharp | |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Ohanko Ali (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF), Mark Baxter (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Michael Roy, Enoch Zechiel, Scott Goodman, Paul Carrico, Leonardo Gallo | |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Kenneth Root connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 59-54 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | The short jumper by Ohanko Ali is denied by Ray Stewart | 59-54 |
| 07:54 | Belmont | Kenneth Root gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Michael Nations (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Baxter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Michael Nations hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 59-54 |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Kenneth Root tips it but misses | 59-54 |
| 07:31 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to John Murray | 59-54 |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Darwin Catanzaro steals the ball from Michael Nations | 59-54 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali is whistled for traveling | 59-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mario Velasquez (C) Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:37 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-54 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 06:15 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 06:14 | Belmont | Patrick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Ray Stewart comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-54 |
| 05:52 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Mario Velasquez - foul #4 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Bobby Johnson (PF) John Murray, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Roy (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SG), Paul Carrico (PF), Scott Goodman (C) Calvin Johnson, Ohanko Ali, Mark Baxter, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | James Merideth buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Root | 61-56 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Carrico and he's fouled by Bobby Johnson - foul #1 on Bobby Johnson, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SG), David Redd (PF) Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo (C) Thomas Raymo | |
| 05:08 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel misses the free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 04:46 | Belmont | David Amaro hits the finger roll | 63-58 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Michael Roy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 04:29 | Belmont | James Merideth gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:21 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 63-58 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 03:59 | Marquette | Michael Roy scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Enoch Zechiel | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Amaro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Redd (fresh) C - Mario Velasquez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Roy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Scott Goodman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Carrico (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Belmont | David Redd makes the jumper from the right side | 65-60 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel is fouled on the floor by David Amaro - foul #1 on David Amaro, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF), Ray Stewart (PF), Michael Nations (C) James Merideth, David Amaro, Bobby Johnson, David Redd, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Ohanko Ali (SG), Mark Baxter (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Michael Roy, Scott Goodman, Paul Carrico, Leonardo Gallo | |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 65-62 |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Michael Nations gets the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Patrick Smith's pass is intercepted by Enoch Zechiel | 65-62 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Mark Baxter can't finish the layup | 65-62 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Patrick Smith | 65-62 |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Kenneth Root's floater is tipped away by Darwin Catanzaro | 65-62 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Mark Baxter grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Ray Stewart steals the ball from Enoch Zechiel | 65-62 |
| 01:38 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the jumper from the free throw line | 67-62 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Mark Baxter double dribbles | 67-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mario Velasquez (C) Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Raymo (SF) Enoch Zechiel | |
| 01:13 | Belmont | Ray Stewart clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo is hacked by Kenneth Root - foul #3 on Kenneth Root, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Kenneth Root hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Darwin Catanzaro - foul #2 on Darwin Catanzaro, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG) John Murray | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Kenneth Root makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro snags the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Calvin Johnson is called for the reach on Mario Velasquez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Johnson, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Thomas Raymo is called for the reach on Kenneth Root - foul #3 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Kenneth Root makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Kenneth Root makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Mario Velasquez | 70-64 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez is fouled in the backcourt by Ohanko Ali - foul #3 on Ohanko Ali, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Michael Nations (PF) Patrick Smith, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darwin Catanzaro | 70-64 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro misses the fullcourt shot | 70-64 |