| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Gustin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Collins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Theodore Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Joel Bouton inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin loses the ball out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 19:17 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 32-33 |
| 19:16 | Marquette | Jason Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joel Bouton | 34-33 |
| 18:35 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Robert Dixon | 34-35 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Joel Bouton is hacked by Theodore Thomas - foul #2 on Theodore Thomas, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 17:53 | Marquette | Kamau Abu clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Steven Cooper snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:32 | Belmont | Jason Bishop picks off the pass by Gerald Johnson | 34-35 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Jason Bishop grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Joel Bouton is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Joel Bouton, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sung Zhou (SF) Joel Bouton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Frank Stephens (SF) Wayne Collins | |
| 16:44 | Belmont | Steven Cooper makes the contested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Stephens and he's fouled by Anthony Gustin - foul #2 on Anthony Gustin, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Loughman (C) Theodore Thomas | |
| 16:44 | Belmont | Steven Cooper makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | Kamau Abu comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Steven Cooper pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Kamau Abu is called for the reach on Robert Dixon - foul #2 on Kamau Abu, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joel Bouton (SF) Sung Zhou | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Wright (PG), Wayne Collins (SF), Jeff Woods (C) Robert Dixon, Gerald Johnson, Steven Cooper | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Wright (fresh) SG - Frank Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Collins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Loughman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Woods (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Belmont | Anthony Gustin steals the ball from Paul Loughman | 34-38 |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Wayne Collins takes the ball from Joel Bouton | 34-38 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | James Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Jason Bishop pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Joel Bouton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 14:39 | Belmont | Frank Stephens gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:21 | Belmont | Frank Stephens misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 14:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jason Bishop | 34-38 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the easy layup | 34-38 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Frank Stephens snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Frank Stephens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Jason Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | The short jumper by Jason Bishop is denied by Paul Loughman | 34-38 |
| 13:09 | Marquette | Joel Bouton tips it in | 36-38 |
| 12:40 | Belmont | Wayne Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 12:38 | Belmont | Paul Loughman gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:25 | Belmont | Joel Bouton steals the ball from Frank Stephens | 36-38 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Jason Bishop misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeff Woods - foul #1 on Jeff Woods, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Myers (PF) Anthony Gustin | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Dixon (PG), Gerald Johnson (SG), Thomas Andrews (SF), Steven Cooper (PF), Theodore Thomas (C) James Wright, Frank Stephens, Wayne Collins, Paul Loughman, Jeff Woods | |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Jason Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:05 | Belmont | Steven Cooper gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 11:45 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Williams (PG), Branko Sucharski (C) Kamau Abu, Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) C - Branko Sucharski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Andrews (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Cooper (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - Theodore Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Marquette | James Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joel Bouton | 40-38 |
| 11:08 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 40-38 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Andrews | 40-38 |
| 10:55 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Dixon | 40-40 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Joel Bouton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:08 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Johnson | 40-42 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Thomas Andrews is called for the reach on Donald Myers - foul #1 on Thomas Andrews, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kamau Abu (PG), Sung Zhou (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF), Jason Bishop (C) Lowell Sandifer, Joel Bouton, Donald Myers, Branko Sucharski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Wayne Collins (SF) Thomas Andrews | |
| 09:21 | Marquette | Sung Zhou double dribbles | 40-42 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 09:00 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | James Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 08:44 | Belmont | Robert Dixon gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:39 | Belmont | Robert Dixon's floater is knocked away by Sung Zhou | 40-42 |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Sung Zhou gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Theodore Thomas is called for the reach on Kamau Abu - foul #3 on Theodore Thomas, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer (SG), Joel Bouton (SF) James Williams, Sung Zhou | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Wright (PG), Paul Loughman (C) Robert Dixon, Theodore Thomas | |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Lowell Sandifer | 42-42 |
| 07:37 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 07:35 | Belmont | Wayne Collins gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Wright (fresh) SG - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - Paul Loughman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Steven Cooper clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson tips it in | 42-44 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin double dribbles | 42-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Branko Sucharski (C) Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Dixon (PG), Frank Stephens (SF), Theodore Thomas (C) Gerald Johnson, Wayne Collins, Steven Cooper | |
| 06:41 | Belmont | Paul Loughman hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Stephens - foul #1 on Frank Stephens, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sung Zhou (SF) Joel Bouton | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Paul Loughman | 42-44 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Frank Stephens hits a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Lowell Sandifer - foul #2 on Lowell Sandifer, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Myers (PF) Anthony Gustin | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Frank Stephens makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 05:27 | Marquette | Paul Loughman picks off the pass by Sung Zhou | 42-47 |
| 05:15 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Wright | 42-49 |
| 04:52 | Marquette | Donald Myers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Robert Dixon pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joel Bouton (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF), Jason Bishop (C) Sung Zhou, Donald Myers, Branko Sucharski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gerald Johnson (SG), Wayne Collins (SF), Steven Cooper (PF) James Wright, Frank Stephens, Paul Loughman | |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Kamau Abu steals it from Robert Dixon | 42-49 |
| 04:09 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 03:43 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 45-49 |
| 03:42 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas misses the tip | 45-49 |
| 03:40 | Belmont | Wayne Collins tips it in | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - Theodore Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 03:19 | Belmont | Steven Cooper gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Steven Cooper evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-51 |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 03:02 | Marquette | Kamau Abu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| 02:56 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lowell Sandifer - foul #3 on Lowell Sandifer, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| 02:56 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 02:56 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin blows the layup | 45-52 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Steven Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 02:15 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Kamau Abu knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Dixon - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Loughman (C) Theodore Thomas | |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Kamau Abu makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Kamau Abu is called for the reach on Robert Dixon - foul #3 on Kamau Abu, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Theodore Thomas (C) Paul Loughman | |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jason Bishop - foul #1 on Jason Bishop, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:43 | Marquette | Joel Bouton gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:25 | Marquette | Robert Dixon picks off the pass by Kamau Abu | 48-55 |
| 01:18 | Belmont | Jason Bishop picks off the pass by Steven Cooper | 48-55 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin tips it but misses | 48-55 |
| 01:02 | Belmont | Robert Dixon pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Robert Dixon is hacked by Kamau Abu - foul #4 on Kamau Abu, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Frank Stephens (SF) Wayne Collins | |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Robert Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Jason Bishop pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | Marquette | The jump hook by Jason Bishop is blocked by Theodore Thomas | 48-55 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Jason Bishop tips it in | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Belmont | Steven Cooper misses long on a jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Jason Bishop gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Lowell Sandifer is called for the reach on Gerald Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lowell Sandifer, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Wayne Collins (SF) Frank Stephens | |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-57 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Lowell Sandifer - foul #5 on Lowell Sandifer, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Williams (SG) Lowell Sandifer | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Wright (PG) Robert Dixon | |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | James Williams scores on a 3 from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | James Wright runs out the clock | 56-59 |