| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Truong (fresh) SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Gerald Clay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) SG - Lester Yoder (fresh) SF - James Mease (fresh) PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) C - Edward Hess (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Edward Hess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Belmont | Lester Yoder is fouled on the floor by Gerald Clay - foul #1 on Gerald Clay, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charlie Royal | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Marquette | James Truong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | James Truong clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Daniel Larson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | Brad Stutler drills a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | James Truong misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edward Hess | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | John Johnson grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Marquette | Gerald Clay misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Marquette | Charlie Royal can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | Marquette | Charlie Royal is hacked by Lester Yoder - foul #1 on Lester Yoder, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:01 | Marquette | John Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:00 | Belmont | Daniel Larson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Edward Hess misses short on a shot from the left block | 0-2 |
| 16:51 | Belmont | Daniel Larson hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charlie Royal | 3-4 |
| 16:23 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | Brad Stutler gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:02 | Belmont | Daniel Larson can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 3-4 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Gerald Clay gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Truong (fresh) SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Gerald Clay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lester Yoder (fairly fresh) SF - James Mease (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hess (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Marquette | Gerald Clay clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 15:33 | Belmont | James Mease grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:27 | Belmont | Daniel Larson knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Brad Stutler and he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Lueck (SF), Richard Boatwright (PF), Brett Brown (C) Donald Bellantoni, John Johnson, Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), David Mapes (SF), John Pifer (C) Brad Stutler, Lester Yoder, James Mease, Edward Hess | |
| 15:27 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses the free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:27 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Truong | 5-6 |
| 15:07 | Belmont | James Truong picks off the pass by Darin Jones in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 14:38 | Marquette | Charlie Royal is fouled on the floor by John Pifer - foul #1 on John Pifer, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Swenson (PG), James Timothy (SF) James Truong, Charlie Royal | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Lloyd Towry (C) Darin Jones, Daniel Larson | |
| 14:27 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright misses badly on a floater from close range | 5-6 |
| 14:26 | Marquette | Brett Brown hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 14:07 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brad Stutler | 7-9 |
| 13:48 | Marquette | Brett Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), John Johnson (PF), Gerald Clay (C) Joseph Lueck, James Timothy, Richard Boatwright, Brett Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lester Yoder (SG) Daniel Bailey | |
| 13:36 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Brian Swenson - foul #1 on Brian Swenson, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Mease (SF), Edward Hess (C) John Pifer, Lloyd Towry | |
| 13:36 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:36 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | John Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Bellantoni | 10-9 |
| 13:08 | Belmont | James Mease misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni can't finish the layup | 10-9 |
| 12:45 | Belmont | James Mease snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Brad Stutler makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Mapes | 10-12 |
| 12:26 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 12:25 | Belmont | David Mapes gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:12 | Belmont | David Mapes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 12:11 | Belmont | James Mease tips it in | 10-14 |
| 11:53 | Marquette | David Mapes is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #1 on David Mapes, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Truong (PG), Joseph Lueck (PF), Brett Brown (C) Brian Swenson, John Johnson, Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), Daniel Larson (PF), John Pifer (C) Brad Stutler, Lester Yoder, James Mease, Edward Hess | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Truong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lueck (fresh) C - Brett Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Darin Jones (fresh) SG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Mapes (fresh) PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pifer (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Brett Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 11:35 | Belmont | Daniel Larson snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 11:29 | Belmont | David Mapes makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Daniel Bailey | 10-17 |
| 11:21 | Marquette | James Truong is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Truong, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Timothy (SF), Richard Boatwright (PF) Charlie Royal, Donald Bellantoni | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:08 | Belmont | Daniel Larson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 11:06 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Brett Brown | 10-17 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Daniel Bailey steals the ball from Richard Boatwright | 10-17 |
| 10:45 | Belmont | Darin Jones misses the easy layup | 10-17 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | The short jumper by Brett Brown is denied by John Pifer | 10-17 |
| 10:30 | Belmont | John Pifer grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 10:14 | Belmont | Darin Jones is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lueck - foul #1 on Joseph Lueck, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SG), John Johnson (PF), Gerald Clay (C) James Timothy, Richard Boatwright, Brett Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Lester Yoder (SG), James Mease (SF), Edward Hess (C) Darin Jones, Daniel Bailey, David Mapes, John Pifer | |
| 09:58 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | James Mease blocks the short jumper by Joseph Lueck | 10-17 |
| 09:41 | Belmont | James Mease grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | Daniel Larson is whistled for traveling | 10-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF) Joseph Lueck | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Mapes (PF) Daniel Larson | |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-17 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni tips it but misses | 10-17 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Edward Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 08:51 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 08:49 | Belmont | James Mease tips it but misses | 10-17 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Edward Hess tips it but misses | 10-17 |
| 08:45 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to James Mease | 10-17 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | James Mease clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-17 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Lester Yoder tips it in | 10-19 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 08:16 | Belmont | Edward Hess grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 07:55 | Belmont | Edward Hess can't finish the layup | 10-19 |
| 07:54 | Marquette | Charlie Royal snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Truong (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Clay (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Yoder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Mease (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Mapes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Hess (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Marquette | James Truong clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 07:38 | Belmont | David Mapes grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 07:26 | Belmont | James Mease hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 10-19 |
| 07:24 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Gerald Clay drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charlie Royal | 13-19 |
| 06:56 | Belmont | Charlie Royal picks off the pass by Lester Yoder | 13-19 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-19 |
| 06:41 | Marquette | Gerald Clay tips it but misses | 13-19 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Brad Stutler snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Lester Yoder comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Gerald Clay gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 06:14 | Marquette | James Mease steals the ball from Donald Bellantoni | 13-19 |
| 05:59 | Belmont | David Mapes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | James Mease grabs the offensive board | 13-19 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | John Johnson steals the ball from James Mease | 13-19 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | James Truong misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Hess - foul #1 on Edward Hess, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Lueck (SG), James Timothy (SF), Richard Boatwright (PF), Brett Brown (C) Charlie Royal, Donald Bellantoni, John Johnson, Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), John Pifer (SF), Daniel Larson (PF), Lloyd Towry (C) Brad Stutler, Lester Yoder, James Mease, David Mapes, Edward Hess | |
| 05:24 | Marquette | James Truong misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | James Truong misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 05:24 | Belmont | Daniel Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Daniel Larson blows the layup | 13-19 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Darin Jones can't tip it in | 13-19 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joseph Lueck | 13-19 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | James Truong drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brett Brown - foul #1 on Brett Brown, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Swenson (PG) James Truong | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:25 | Marquette | Daniel Larson steps in front of the Joseph Lueck pass | 16-21 |
| 04:14 | Belmont | Darin Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 16-24 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Daniel Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Swenson (fresh) SG - Joseph Lueck (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Timothy (fresh) PF - Richard Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Darin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pifer (fresh) PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lloyd Towry (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Belmont | John Pifer makes the 3 from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 03:06 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright lays it in | 18-27 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Darin Jones | 18-29 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Pifer - foul #2 on John Pifer, team foul #5 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF) James Timothy, Brett Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), David Mapes (SF), Edward Hess (C) Darin Jones, John Pifer, Lloyd Towry | |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright misses the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | David Mapes is fouled on the floor by Brian Swenson - foul #2 on Brian Swenson, team foul #7 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Thrower (PG), John Johnson (PF), Gerald Clay (C) Brian Swenson, Joseph Lueck, Richard Boatwright | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lester Yoder (SG) Daniel Bailey | |
| 02:16 | Belmont | David Mapes makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | David Mapes misses the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | Daniel Larson snags the offensive board | 19-30 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Daniel Larson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Thrower - foul #1 on Timothy Thrower, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:08 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charlie Royal | 19-30 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Clay | 21-30 |
| 01:51 | Belmont | Edward Hess misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-30 |
| 01:49 | Belmont | Edward Hess grabs the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | Brad Stutler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Hess | 21-32 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Charlie Royal drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-32 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | David Mapes is called for traveling | 24-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Truong (PG), Joseph Lueck (PF), Brett Brown (C) Timothy Thrower, John Johnson, Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (SG), James Mease (SF), John Pifer (C) Lester Yoder, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Mease | 24-32 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | John Pifer misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Brett Brown gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Charlie Royal scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Brad Stutler comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 26-32 |