| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) SG - Jason Parks (fresh) SF - Robert Tran (fresh) PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) C - William Stitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) C - Arnold Grass (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | William Stitt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Robert Tran is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Richard Kempton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Robert Tran gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson makes the runner in the lane set up by Jack Adamson | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Belmont | Richard Kempton gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Robert Tran steals it from Richard Kempton | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits a floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | Richard Kempton misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Grass | 2-2 |
| 17:03 | Belmont | Richard Kempton drills a jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:44 | Marquette | Robert Tran hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Richard Kempton - foul #1 on Richard Kempton, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 16:44 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:44 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 3rd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Jason Parks grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | Marquette | Robert Tran comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:19 | Belmont | Richard Kempton pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Jack Adamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Andrew Hanson - foul #1 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Arnold Grass | |
| 15:38 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:38 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | Anthony Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-4 |
| 15:20 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses badly on a floater from the right block | 6-4 |
| 15:10 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Richard Kempton | 6-4 |
| 14:58 | Belmont | Richard Kempton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bruce Hale | 6-7 |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Stitt | 8-7 |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson connects on the 3 from straight away | 8-10 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Willie Rose is hacked by Andrew Hanson - foul #2 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Arnold Grass (C) Anthony Miller, Richard Kempton, Andrew Hanson | |
| 14:06 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 10-10 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Bruce Hale's floater is tipped away by Thomas Beckwith | 10-10 |
| 13:36 | Belmont | Irving Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Robert Tran is called for the reach on Daniel Tennison - foul #1 on Robert Tran, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (C) William Stitt | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:14 | Belmont | Bruce Hale connects on the floater from close range set up by Arnold Grass | 10-12 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Willie Rose can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Willie Rose buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jason Parks | 12-12 |
| 12:13 | Belmont | Jack Adamson can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Parks - foul #1 on Jason Parks, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Stitt (C) Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Kempton (SF), Ronald Coppola (PF) Bruce Hale, Irving Jordan | |
| 12:13 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:13 | Belmont | Jack Adamson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Robert Tran buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Coppola (fresh) C - Arnold Grass (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Belmont | William Stitt takes the ball from Jack Adamson | 15-13 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jack Adamson - foul #1 on Jack Adamson, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (PG), Reyes Fleming (SG) Willie Rose, Jason Parks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG) Daniel Tennison | |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:08 | Belmont | Arnold Grass jams it on a nice dish by Delbert Paylor and the foul's on William Stitt - foul #1 on William Stitt, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (PF) Delbert Paylor, Jack Adamson, Ronald Coppola | |
| 11:08 | Belmont | Arnold Grass makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith double dribbles | 17-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan (C) Arnold Grass | |
| 10:28 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Gilbert Higgins - foul #1 on Gilbert Higgins, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Jeffrey Vannatter (PF), Carl Jones (C) Gilbert Higgins, Thomas Beckwith, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:28 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:28 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Carl Jones pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | Robert Tran hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Reyes Fleming | 20-16 |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Willie Rose - foul #1 on Willie Rose, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Parks (SG), Robert Braun (SF) Reyes Fleming, Robert Tran | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Adamson (SG), Arnold Grass (C) Anthony Miller, Robert Bresnahan | |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Bruce Hale makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Bruce Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:27 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Irving Jordan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter jams it set up by Willie Rose | 25-18 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Arnold Grass banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Kempton | 25-20 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Carl Jones double dribbles | 25-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (PG), Robert Tran (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF), William Stitt (C) Willie Rose, Robert Braun, Jeffrey Vannatter, Carl Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Ronald Coppola (PF) Bruce Hale, Irving Jordan | |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Arnold Grass comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 25-20 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | Arnold Grass gets the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gilbert Higgins (fresh) SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kempton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Coppola (fresh) C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Jack Adamson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-20 |
| 07:30 | Belmont | Richard Kempton snags the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 07:12 | Belmont | Gilbert Higgins picks off the pass by Daniel Tennison | 25-20 |
| 07:09 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses the easy layup | 25-20 |
| 07:07 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Robert Tran comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 06:45 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Arnold Grass | 25-20 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | Richard Kempton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 06:18 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins is hacked by Daniel Tennison - foul #1 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Reyes Fleming (SG) Gilbert Higgins, Jason Parks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Miller (SG), Bruce Hale (SF), Irving Jordan (PF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton, Ronald Coppola, Arnold Grass | |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Irving Jordan steals it from Willie Rose | 25-23 |
| 05:45 | Belmont | Anthony Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-23 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Irving Jordan clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 25-23 |
| 05:26 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 05:21 | Marquette | Anthony Miller is called for the reach on Reyes Fleming - foul #1 on Anthony Miller, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-23 |
| 05:09 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith can't tip it in | 25-23 |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Irving Jordan gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Bruce Hale buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Miller | 25-25 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Hale - foul #1 on Bruce Hale, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Parks (SG), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Reyes Fleming, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Arnold Grass (C) Daniel Tennison, Anthony Miller, Robert Bresnahan | |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Arnold Grass pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Arnold Grass comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:09 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter comes up short on the floater from the left block | 25-25 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Robert Tran hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jason Parks | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Vannatter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Arnold Grass pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:55 | Belmont | Jack Adamson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Arnold Grass | 27-31 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Willie Rose is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (SF), William Stitt (C) Robert Tran, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Richard Kempton (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF) Delbert Paylor, Bruce Hale, Irving Jordan | |
| 02:40 | Belmont | Jack Adamson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Kempton | 27-34 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | William Stitt is hacked by Jack Adamson - foul #2 on Jack Adamson, team foul #8 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (PF) Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan (C) Arnold Grass | |
| 02:14 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:58 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter is hacked by Daniel Tennison - foul #2 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #9 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Tran (SF) Robert Braun | |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (C) Jack Adamson, Robert Bresnahan | |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:51 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson is hacked by Jason Parks - foul #2 on Jason Parks, team foul #7 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (PG), Reyes Fleming (SG) Willie Rose, Jason Parks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (SG) Anthony Miller | |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:33 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Stitt | 29-35 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Bruce Hale snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 00:47 | Belmont | Bruce Hale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith (PF) William Stitt | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Adamson (SG), Arnold Grass (C) Bruce Hale, Irving Jordan | |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Robert Tran buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Higgins | 32-35 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Jack Adamson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Richard Kempton clanks a fullcourt shot | 34-35 |