| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fresh) SG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) SF - Greg Lane (fresh) PF - John Witherington (fresh) C - Bryan Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Belmont | John Witherington makes the driving attempt from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Hudson - foul #1 on Michael Hudson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy drills a shot from the right block | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Terry Bishop connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dino Jarnutowski | 5-4 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Michael Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:27 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Hudson | 5-6 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | John Witherington misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Neal Matranga - foul #1 on Neal Matranga, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Patrick Sisk (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF), Todd McQuown (PF), Eric Buswell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Terry Bishop, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 16:40 | Belmont | John Witherington makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | John Witherington misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:40 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Buswell | 5-7 |
| 16:19 | Marquette | John Witherington is called for the reach on Todd McQuown - foul #1 on John Witherington, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus (C) Bryan Kennedy | |
| 15:48 | Belmont | Greg Lane is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Greg Lane, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Pugh (PG) Michael Hudson | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) SG - Patrick Sisk (fresh) SF - Archie Ricciardi (fresh) PF - Todd McQuown (fresh) C - Eric Buswell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Pugh (fresh) SG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) SF - Greg Lane (fresh) PF - John Witherington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Bacchus (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Todd McQuown can't finish the layup | 5-7 |
| 15:26 | Belmont | Greg Lane grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Edward Bower is called for the reach on John Witherington - foul #1 on Edward Bower, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Tomas Basquez (SG), Myles Hill (SF), Walter Rezendes (C) Roger Zurawik, Greg Lane, John Witherington | |
| 15:14 | Belmont | William Pugh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-7 |
| 15:13 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:56 | Marquette | Todd McQuown misses the lay-in | 5-7 |
| 14:54 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Eric Buswell is called for the reach on William Pugh - foul #1 on Eric Buswell, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Neal Matranga (SF), Terry Bishop (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Edward Bower, Archie Ricciardi, Todd McQuown, Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG), Bryan Kennedy (C) Myles Hill, Walter Rezendes | |
| 14:24 | Belmont | Michael Hudson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Bryan Kennedy | 5-9 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Caldwell | 7-9 |
| 14:01 | Belmont | Michael Hudson's pass is intercepted by Neal Matranga | 7-9 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Bishop | 9-9 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | William Pugh can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 13:04 | Marquette | Terry Bishop gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Bryan Kennedy is called for the reach on Robert Caldwell - foul #1 on Bryan Kennedy, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF), Todd McQuown (PF), Eric Buswell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Patrick Sisk, Neal Matranga, Terry Bishop, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Zurawik (SG), Greg Lane (SF), John Witherington (PF) Michael Hudson, Tomas Basquez, Thomas Bacchus | |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd McQuown | 12-9 |
| 11:58 | Belmont | William Pugh is whistled for a carry | 12-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Caldwell (C) Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Rezendes (C) Bryan Kennedy | |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Todd McQuown makes the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on John Witherington - foul #2 on John Witherington, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Neal Matranga (SF), Scott Moulton (C) Edward Bower, Archie Ricciardi, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG), Thomas Bacchus (PF) William Pugh, John Witherington | |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Todd McQuown misses the free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:40 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) PF - Todd McQuown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Moulton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) SF - Greg Lane (fresh) PF - Thomas Bacchus (fresh) C - Walter Rezendes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Belmont | Greg Lane drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Roger Zurawik | 14-11 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 10:50 | Marquette | Todd McQuown tips it in | 16-11 |
| 10:30 | Belmont | Eric Quintanilla steals the ball from Walter Rezendes | 16-11 |
| 10:06 | Marquette | Todd McQuown hits a driving attempt from close range | 18-11 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | Greg Lane buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael Hudson | 18-13 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Neal Matranga double dribbles | 18-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Patrick Sisk (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF), Terry Bishop (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Todd McQuown, Scott Moulton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Tomas Basquez (PF), Bryan Kennedy (C) Thomas Bacchus, Walter Rezendes | |
| 09:23 | Belmont | Edward Bower steps in front of the Greg Lane pass | 18-13 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Terry Bishop hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-13 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi grabs the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 08:27 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-13 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Greg Lane pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tomas Basquez | 18-16 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Terry Bishop is hacked by Bryan Kennedy - foul #2 on Bryan Kennedy, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Neal Matranga (SF) Edward Bower, Patrick Sisk, Archie Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Pugh (PG), Myles Hill (SF), Thomas Bacchus (PF), Walter Rezendes (C) Michael Hudson, Roger Zurawik, Greg Lane, Bryan Kennedy | |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Neal Matranga is hacked by Walter Rezendes - foul #1 on Walter Rezendes, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Neal Matranga makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Neal Matranga makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Pugh (fresh) SG - Tomas Basquez (fresh) SF - Myles Hill (fresh) PF - Thomas Bacchus (fresh) C - Walter Rezendes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Belmont | Myles Hill misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Bishop - foul #1 on Terry Bishop, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| 07:06 | Belmont | Myles Hill misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:06 | Belmont | Myles Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla is fouled on the floor by Myles Hill - foul #1 on Myles Hill, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:52 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:38 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus loses the dribble to Eric Quintanilla | 21-17 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla lays it in | 23-17 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:54 | Marquette | Thomas Bacchus swats the short shot by Robert Caldwell | 23-17 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Myles Hill pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:34 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes misses short on a floater from the right side | 23-17 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes snags the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 05:23 | Belmont | Myles Hill scores on a 3 from straight away | 23-20 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Walter Rezendes picks off the pass by Robert Caldwell | 23-20 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes hits the follow up shot | 23-22 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell drills a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Walter Rezendes - foul #2 on Walter Rezendes, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Patrick Sisk (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF), Todd McQuown (PF) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Terry Bishop | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG), Roger Zurawik (SG), Greg Lane (SF), Thomas Mayville (PF) William Pugh, Tomas Basquez, Myles Hill, Walter Rezendes | |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Greg Lane | 26-24 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Edward Bower is fouled on the floor by Greg Lane - foul #2 on Greg Lane, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Buswell (C) Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Witherington (PF), Bryan Kennedy (C) Thomas Mayville, Thomas Bacchus | |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Edward Bower steps in front of the Roger Zurawik pass | 28-24 |
| 03:00 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Bower | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Archie Ricciardi (fresh) PF - Todd McQuown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eric Buswell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Witherington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bryan Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Archie Ricciardi is called for the reach on Michael Hudson - foul #1 on Archie Ricciardi, team foul #5 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Neal Matranga (SF), Terry Bishop (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Edward Bower, Archie Ricciardi, Todd McQuown, Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:20 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik hits a shot from the right side | 31-26 |
| 01:52 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 01:51 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Bryan Kennedy | 31-26 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Sisk - foul #1 on Patrick Sisk, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG), Eric Buswell (C) Patrick Sisk, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Terry Bishop drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Quintanilla | 33-28 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Greg Lane is fouled on the floor by Terry Bishop - foul #2 on Terry Bishop, team foul #7 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Patrick Sisk (SG), Robert Caldwell (C) Eric Quintanilla, Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Greg Lane makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Greg Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:48 | Marquette | John Witherington steals it from Terry Bishop | 33-30 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Michael Hudson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Lane | 33-33 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Terry Bishop is fouled on the floor by John Witherington - foul #3 on John Witherington, team foul #11 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF), Eric Buswell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Patrick Sisk, Neal Matranga, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Pugh (PG), Tomas Basquez (SG), Myles Hill (SF), Thomas Bacchus (PF), Walter Rezendes (C) Michael Hudson, Roger Zurawik, Greg Lane, John Witherington, Bryan Kennedy | |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Terry Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-33 |