| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert King (fresh) SG - Joseph Bouie (fresh) SF - Frederick Benham (fresh) PF - Curtis Liu (fresh) C - Robert Driver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) SG - David Herrick (fresh) SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) PF - Donald Cook (fresh) C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Driver wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | The jump hook by Robert Driver is blocked by Donald Cook | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Robert Driver is called for the reach on David Herrick - foul #1 on Robert Driver, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Belmont | Joseph Bouie steals the ball from David Herrick | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Frederick Benham is called for a charge - foul #1 on Frederick Benham, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | Glenn Favors misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | Santos Trottier tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Robert Driver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Glenn Favors drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Robert Driver misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Donald Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:43 | Belmont | Santos Trottier is fouled on the floor by Robert King - foul #1 on Robert King, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Juan Moran (PG), Thomas Linn (SG), Vince Gillen (SF), Christopher Price (PF), Charles Cole (C) Robert King, Joseph Bouie, Frederick Benham, Curtis Liu, Robert Driver | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Santos Trottier can't connect on a shot in the paint | 0-4 |
| 17:24 | Marquette | Vince Gillen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Thomas Linn misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | Vince Gillen pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Christopher Price misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Cook - foul #1 on Donald Cook, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Christopher Price makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Christopher Price makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Glenn Favors buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alex Vaughan | 2-6 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | Glenn Favors is called for the reach on Charles Cole - foul #1 on Glenn Favors, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Robert Driver (C) Christopher Price, Charles Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Buckler (SF), Hayden Cobb (PF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Glenn Favors, Donald Cook, Alex Vaughan | |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Kittrell | 2-6 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Vince Gillen | 2-6 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Robert Driver can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Linn (fresh) SG - Joseph Bouie (fresh) SF - Juan Moran (fresh) PF - Vince Gillen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Driver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Herrick (fresh) SF - Damon Buckler (fresh) PF - Hayden Cobb (fresh) C - Manuel Kittrell (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Belmont | David Herrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Robert Driver gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:39 | Marquette | Robert Driver drills a runner from the right block and the foul's on Manuel Kittrell - foul #1 on Manuel Kittrell, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (PG), Frederick Benham (SF), Curtis Liu (PF) Joseph Bouie, Juan Moran, Vince Gillen | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG) Santos Trottier | |
| 15:39 | Marquette | Robert Driver makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:24 | Belmont | David Herrick double dribbles | 5-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Vince Gillen (SF), Charles Cole (C) Robert King, Frederick Benham, Robert Driver | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Curtis Liu lays it up and in | 7-6 |
| 14:49 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Vince Gillen - foul #1 on Vince Gillen, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (PG), Frederick Benham (SF), Robert Driver (C) Thomas Linn, Curtis Liu, Charles Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Glenn Favors (SF), Alex Vaughan (C) Ernest Witherspoon, David Herrick, Hayden Cobb | |
| 14:49 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:49 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Robert King dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Driver | 9-8 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Robert Driver - foul #2 on Robert Driver, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Linn (SG), Curtis Liu (PF), Charles Cole (C) Joseph Bouie, Vince Gillen, Robert Driver | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Cook (PF) Manuel Kittrell | |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Frederick Benham misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Glenn Favors - foul #2 on Glenn Favors, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Vince Gillen (PF) Robert King, Curtis Liu | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Herrick (SG) Glenn Favors | |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Frederick Benham makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Frederick Benham makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:30 | Belmont | Donald Cook knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 11-12 |
| 13:12 | Marquette | Damon Buckler is called for the reach on Frederick Benham - foul #1 on Damon Buckler, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (PG), Juan Moran (SF), Curtis Liu (PF), William Silber (C) Thomas Linn, Frederick Benham, Vince Gillen, Charles Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia (SF), Hayden Cobb (C) Damon Buckler, Alex Vaughan | |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Juan Moran scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Bouie | 14-12 |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Curtis Liu pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Juan Moran buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert King | 17-12 |
| 12:14 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Robert King makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Bouie | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bouie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Juan Moran (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Curtis Liu (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Silber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Herrick (fairly fresh) SF - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hayden Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Belmont | Juan Moran is called for the reach on Courtney Plasencia - foul #1 on Juan Moran, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Linn (SG), Frederick Benham (SF), Vince Gillen (PF), Charles Cole (C) Robert King, Joseph Bouie, Curtis Liu, William Silber | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Damon Buckler (SG), Alex Vaughan (C) Santos Trottier, David Herrick, Donald Cook | |
| 11:26 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan banks in the layup set up by Damon Buckler | 19-17 |
| 11:07 | Marquette | Frederick Benham knocks in the shot from the right block | 21-17 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Frederick Benham connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Juan Moran | 23-20 |
| 10:20 | Belmont | Damon Buckler misses the jumper from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Juan Moran | 23-20 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | Vince Gillen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-20 |
| 09:55 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb's floater is knocked away by Vince Gillen | 23-20 |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan tips it home | 23-22 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Frederick Benham misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Courtney Plasencia - foul #1 on Courtney Plasencia, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (PG), Joseph Bouie (SG), Curtis Liu (PF), William Silber (C) Juan Moran, Thomas Linn, Vince Gillen, Charles Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), David Herrick (SG), Scott Commander (SF), Donald Cook (PF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Ernest Witherspoon, Damon Buckler, Courtney Plasencia, Hayden Cobb, Alex Vaughan | |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Frederick Benham makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Frederick Benham makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | David Herrick is hacked by Joseph Bouie - foul #1 on Joseph Bouie, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Price (SF) Frederick Benham | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:16 | Belmont | David Herrick makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | David Herrick makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert King | 28-24 |
| 08:49 | Belmont | Robert King is called for the reach on Santos Trottier - foul #2 on Robert King, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Juan Moran (PG), Vince Gillen (SF) Robert King, Christopher Price | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:49 | Belmont | Santos Trottier misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 08:49 | Marquette | Curtis Liu gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 08:30 | Marquette | William Silber is fouled on the floor by Donald Cook - foul #2 on Donald Cook, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Linn (PG) Vince Gillen | |
| Subs | Belmont | Alex Vaughan (C) Donald Cook | |
| 08:30 | Marquette | William Silber misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 08:30 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 08:04 | Belmont | Curtis Liu swats the short shot by Scott Commander | 28-24 |
| 08:03 | Belmont | Santos Trottier can't tip it in | 28-24 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Curtis Liu grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 07:57 | Marquette | Juan Moran misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie snags the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Juan Moran can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Thomas Linn can't tip it in | 28-24 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Alex Vaughan | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Linn (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Bouie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Moran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Liu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Silber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Herrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Commander (fresh) PF - Manuel Kittrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Vaughan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Scott Commander misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Thomas Linn snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie is fouled on the floor by Scott Commander - foul #1 on Scott Commander, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Vince Gillen (PG), Frederick Benham (SF), Christopher Price (PF), Charles Cole (C) Thomas Linn, Juan Moran, Curtis Liu, William Silber | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Buckler (SF), Hayden Cobb (PF) Scott Commander, Alex Vaughan | |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | David Herrick misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 06:41 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charles Cole | 30-24 |
| 06:18 | Marquette | David Herrick steps in front of the Charles Cole pass | 30-24 |
| 06:02 | Belmont | Vince Gillen steals the ball from Hayden Cobb | 30-24 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Vince Gillen can't finish the layup | 30-24 |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Vince Gillen grabs the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Christopher Price can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 30-24 |
| 05:46 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Herrick | 30-24 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | David Herrick misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 05:25 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell tips it in | 30-26 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Frederick Benham grabs the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Christopher Price is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Price, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Juan Moran (PG), Thomas Linn (SG), Curtis Liu (PF), William Silber (C) Vince Gillen, Joseph Bouie, Frederick Benham, Charles Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Courtney Plasencia (SF), Scott Commander (PF), Alex Vaughan (C) Santos Trottier, Damon Buckler, Hayden Cobb, Manuel Kittrell | |
| 04:49 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon is fouled on the floor by Juan Moran - foul #2 on Juan Moran, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Frederick Benham (SF) Juan Moran, Christopher Price | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:49 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Curtis Liu clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Commander - foul #2 on Scott Commander, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Vince Gillen (SF) Frederick Benham | |
| Subs | Belmont | Hayden Cobb (PF) Scott Commander | |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Curtis Liu makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Curtis Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 04:22 | Marquette | Thomas Linn gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Alex Vaughan takes the ball from Joseph Bouie | 32-28 |
| 03:55 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Vince Gillen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (PG), Frederick Benham (SF), Robert Driver (C) Joseph Bouie, Vince Gillen, William Silber | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Favors (SF), Donald Cook (PF) David Herrick, Hayden Cobb | |
| 03:31 | Belmont | Glenn Favors makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Linn (fresh) SF - Frederick Benham (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Curtis Liu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Driver (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Robert King travels in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Damon Buckler (SG) Ernest Witherspoon, Courtney Plasencia | |
| 03:18 | Belmont | Santos Trottier misses the floater from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Thomas Linn pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 03:07 | Marquette | Robert Driver misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Curtis Liu grabs the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Robert King clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-34 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Donald Cook | 32-34 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Robert Driver swats the layup by Alex Vaughan | 32-34 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Robert King grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Frederick Benham misses the dunk | 32-34 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Alex Vaughan | 32-34 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Santos Trottier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Thomas Linn snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Curtis Liu comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 32-34 |
| 01:50 | Marquette | Frederick Benham tips it but misses | 32-34 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Thomas Linn gets the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | Robert King misses long on a turnaround from close range | 32-34 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:29 | Belmont | Santos Trottier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Vince Gillen (SF), Christopher Price (PF) Thomas Linn, Frederick Benham, Curtis Liu | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), David Herrick (SG), Courtney Plasencia (SF), Hayden Cobb (PF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Santos Trottier, Damon Buckler, Glenn Favors, Donald Cook, Alex Vaughan | |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Robert Driver can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Manuel Kittrell - foul #2 on Manuel Kittrell, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Robert Driver makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Robert Driver makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb double dribbles | 34-34 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Robert King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joseph Bouie | 34-34 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Robert Driver hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Bouie | 36-34 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Robert Driver grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |