| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fresh) SG - Gilbert Davis (fresh) SF - Greg Lane (fresh) PF - John Witherington (fresh) C - Bryan Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) SG - Robert Moscato (fresh) SF - Henry Wallace (fresh) PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) C - Eric Patten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Terry Bishop wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Bryan Kennedy takes the ball from Eric Patten | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Belmont | Greg Lane lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Hudson | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Terry Bishop is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | John Witherington misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dino Jarnutowski - foul #1 on Dino Jarnutowski, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | John Witherington makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | John Witherington makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Henry Wallace hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dino Jarnutowski | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Greg Lane banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Hudson and he's hacked by Terry Bishop - foul #1 on Terry Bishop, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Greg Lane makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Terry Bishop dunks the ball on a nice dish by Henry Wallace | 7-5 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Michael Hudson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Greg Lane | 10-5 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Robert Moscato clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Eric Patten hits the follow up shot | 10-7 |
| 16:48 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Greg Lane | 12-7 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Robert Moscato makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dino Jarnutowski | 12-10 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Terry Bishop steps in front of the Gilbert Davis pass | 12-10 |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Robert Moscato can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 15:50 | Belmont | Greg Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Davis (fresh) SF - Greg Lane (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Witherington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Moscato (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Patten (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 15:28 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Greg Lane misses short on a jumper from the left block | 12-10 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Gilbert Davis steals the ball from Terry Bishop | 12-10 |
| 14:29 | Belmont | John Witherington can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 12-10 |
| 14:28 | Marquette | Eric Patten snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 14:22 | Belmont | Greg Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Michael Hudson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 13:49 | Marquette | John Witherington is called for the reach on Eric Patten - foul #1 on John Witherington, team foul #1 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Zurawik (PG), Myles Hill (SG), Eddie Cotton (SF), Tomas Basquez (PF), Thomas Bacchus (C) Michael Hudson, Gilbert Davis, Greg Lane, John Witherington, Bryan Kennedy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Todd McQuown (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Robert Moscato, Henry Wallace, Terry Bishop, Eric Patten | |
| 13:31 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell misses the shot from the baseline | 15-10 |
| 13:30 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 13:07 | Belmont | Edward Bower takes the ball from Roger Zurawik | 15-10 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Tomas Basquez swats the short shot by Todd McQuown | 15-10 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Thomas Bacchus | 15-10 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Eddie Cotton banks in the layup on a great pass from Myles Hill and the foul's on Neal Matranga - foul #1 on Neal Matranga, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Henry Wallace (SF) Neal Matranga | |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Eddie Cotton misses the free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 12:10 | Marquette | Edward Bower misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tomas Basquez - foul #1 on Tomas Basquez, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gilbert Davis (SG), Greg Lane (SF) Myles Hill, Eddie Cotton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Patten (C) Eric Quintanilla | |
| 12:10 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:10 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:45 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Patten | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) SG - Gilbert Davis (fresh) SF - Greg Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Basquez (fresh) C - Thomas Bacchus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd McQuown (fresh) PF - Robert Caldwell (fresh) C - Eric Patten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Eric Patten misses the fadeaway from the right block | 17-12 |
| 11:29 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 11:23 | Belmont | Greg Lane clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Caldwell - foul #1 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG), John Witherington (PF) Roger Zurawik, Tomas Basquez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Moscato (SG), Neal Matranga (SF) Henry Wallace, Eric Patten | |
| 11:23 | Belmont | Greg Lane makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:23 | Belmont | Greg Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:04 | Marquette | Todd McQuown misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 19-12 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | Todd McQuown gets the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Robert Moscato is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Davis - foul #1 on Gilbert Davis, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy (C) Thomas Bacchus | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Henry Wallace (SG), Terry Bishop (PF), Eric Patten (C) Edward Bower, Robert Moscato, Neal Matranga, Robert Caldwell | |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Moscato (SG) Terry Bishop | |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Michael Hudson connects on the floater from the right side | 21-12 |
| 10:03 | Marquette | Robert Moscato knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Henry Wallace | 21-15 |
| 09:44 | Belmont | Dino Jarnutowski steals it from Michael Hudson | 21-15 |
| 09:22 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Zurawik (PG), Tomas Basquez (SG), Eddie Cotton (SF) Michael Hudson, Gilbert Davis, Greg Lane | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Terry Bishop (SF) Dino Jarnutowski, Robert Moscato, Henry Wallace | |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy blows the layup | 21-15 |
| 09:03 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:44 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Todd McQuown pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | Terry Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Myles Hill (SG), Thomas Bacchus (C) John Witherington, Bryan Kennedy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Robert Moscato (SG), Henry Wallace (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Edward Bower, Eric Quintanilla, Todd McQuown, Eric Patten | |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Robert Moscato is called for the reach on Myles Hill - foul #1 on Robert Moscato, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gilbert Davis (SG), Greg Lane (SF) Myles Hill, Eddie Cotton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Patten (C) Robert Caldwell | |
| 08:02 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gilbert Davis, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG) Gilbert Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Henry Wallace comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) SF - Greg Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Basquez (fresh) C - Thomas Bacchus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Moscato (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Patten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-15 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Michael Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Michael Hudson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-15 |
| 07:21 | Marquette | Robert Moscato snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Henry Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 06:33 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 21-15 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| 06:09 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Eric Patten pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Eric Patten hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Moscato and he's fouled by Thomas Bacchus - foul #1 on Thomas Bacchus, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Myles Hill (SG), Eddie Cotton (SF), John Witherington (PF), Bryan Kennedy (C) Roger Zurawik, Greg Lane, Tomas Basquez, Thomas Bacchus | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Todd McQuown (PF) Dino Jarnutowski, Robert Moscato, Terry Bishop | |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Eric Patten misses the free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:03 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:46 | Belmont | Myles Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Myles Hill grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 05:37 | Belmont | John Witherington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Eric Patten gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Edward Bower is fouled on the floor by Michael Hudson - foul #1 on Michael Hudson, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Tomas Basquez (SG), Greg Lane (SF) Michael Hudson, Eddie Cotton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Robert Moscato (SG), Terry Bishop (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Edward Bower, Eric Quintanilla, Henry Wallace, Eric Patten | |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Robert Moscato hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Bishop | 21-22 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Myles Hill can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | John Witherington tips it but misses | 21-22 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | John Witherington snags the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Greg Lane blows the layup | 21-22 |
| 04:23 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Caldwell | 21-22 |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell misses the easy layup | 21-22 |
| 03:52 | Belmont | Myles Hill gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Myles Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Zurawik (PG), Gilbert Davis (SG) Myles Hill, Tomas Basquez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Henry Wallace (SF), Eric Patten (C) Robert Moscato, Terry Bishop, Robert Caldwell | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) SG - Gilbert Davis (fresh) SF - Greg Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Witherington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Todd McQuown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Patten (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Todd McQuown is hacked by John Witherington - foul #2 on John Witherington, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG) Roger Zurawik | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Moscato (SG) Dino Jarnutowski | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Todd McQuown makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Todd McQuown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis misses long on a floater from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Greg Lane tips it in | 23-24 |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Edward Bower scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Todd McQuown | 23-26 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Greg Lane buries a driving attempt in the lane | 25-26 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Robert Moscato clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Eric Patten tips it in | 25-28 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Edward Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Edward Bower throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Eddie Cotton (SF), Tomas Basquez (PF), Thomas Bacchus (C) Greg Lane, John Witherington, Bryan Kennedy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Terry Bishop (SF) Edward Bower, Robert Moscato | |
| 01:44 | Belmont | Eddie Cotton hits the finger roll | 27-28 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Terry Bishop can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tomas Basquez - foul #2 on Tomas Basquez, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Zurawik (PG) Michael Hudson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Moscato (SG) Todd McQuown | |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Terry Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Eddie Cotton misses the easy layup | 27-29 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Eric Patten pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Gilbert Davis is called for the reach on Robert Moscato - foul #3 on Gilbert Davis, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Myles Hill (SG) Gilbert Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Robert Moscato makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Robert Moscato makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Patten | 27-31 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Robert Moscato clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 27-31 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik clanks a fullcourt shot | 27-31 |