| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Gafford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ralph Lueras (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Victor Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Kline (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bernard Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Joseph Kline inbounds the ball | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Belmont | Ralph Lueras is hacked by Michael Lyon - foul #1 on Michael Lyon, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Victor Sharp clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-24 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Bernard Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Victor Sharp scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-27 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Michael Lyon knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Irving Seeley | 44-27 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Joseph Kline is fouled on the floor by John Gross - foul #1 on John Gross, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| 18:20 | Belmont | Jody Garrison hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Lueras | 44-29 |
| 18:13 | Marquette | Michael Lyon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-29 |
| 17:59 | Belmont | Frank Gafford swats the dunk try by Jody Garrison | 47-29 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Bernard Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Joseph Kline knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Victor Sharp | 47-32 |
| 17:27 | Marquette | Irving Seeley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Kline - foul #2 on Joseph Kline, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger (PF) John Gross | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Hodge (PG), Joshua Carr (PF), Ronald Alexander (C) Ralph Lueras, Jody Garrison, Bernard Willis | |
| 17:27 | Marquette | Irving Seeley makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 17:27 | Marquette | Irving Seeley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 17:22 | Belmont | Larry Hodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 17:10 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Victor Sharp - foul #2 on Victor Sharp, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs (SG) Victor Sharp | |
| 17:10 | Marquette | Frank Gafford makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 17:10 | Marquette | Frank Gafford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 16:51 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Hodge | 51-34 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Larry Hodge steals it from Matthew Lybarger | 51-34 |
| 16:25 | Belmont | Joseph Kline lays it in set up by Larry Hodge | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Thomas Fuchs steps in front of the Matthew Lybarger pass | 51-36 |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Larry Hodge is whistled for a carry | 51-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), James Kelly (SG), Robert Batres (SF), John Gross (PF) Michael Lyon, Karson Flury, Irving Seeley, Frank Gafford | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ralph Lueras (PG), Victor Sharp (SG), Jody Garrison (PF), Bernard Willis (C) Larry Hodge, Joseph Kline, Joshua Carr, Ronald Alexander | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kelly (fresh) SF - Robert Batres (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Gross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Lybarger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ralph Lueras (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Fuchs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jody Garrison (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bernard Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Marquette | John Gross can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Bernard Willis - foul #3 on Bernard Willis, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| 15:35 | Marquette | John Gross makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 15:35 | Marquette | John Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 15:20 | Belmont | Victor Sharp works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-36 |
| 15:19 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs snags the offensive board | 53-36 |
| 15:03 | Belmont | Bernard Willis travels with the ball | 53-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF) Matthew Lybarger | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 14:54 | Marquette | Robert Batres makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Kelly | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:38 | Belmont | Bernard Willis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Sharp | 55-39 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | George Chambers scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Kelly | 58-39 |
| 14:03 | Belmont | Victor Sharp misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-39 |
| 14:02 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Willis | 58-39 |
| 13:44 | Belmont | Bernard Willis can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-39 |
| 13:42 | Marquette | John Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Irving Seeley double dribbles | 58-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Karson Flury (SG), Matthew Lybarger (PF), Frank Gafford (C) George Chambers, Irving Seeley, John Gross, Robert Batres | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Hodge (PG), Joseph Kline (SF), Joshua Carr (PF), Ronald Alexander (C) Ralph Lueras, Victor Sharp, Jody Garrison, Bernard Willis | |
| 13:21 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF) James Kelly | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Karson Flury is hacked by Larry Hodge - foul #2 on Larry Hodge, team foul #4 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (SG) Irving Seeley | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Williams (PG) Thomas Fuchs | |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Frank Gafford drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Karson Flury | 60-39 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | Ronald Alexander hits the finger roll | 60-41 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | Michael Lyon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-41 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | Frank Gafford tips it in | 62-41 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | Larry Hodge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Chambers - foul #2 on George Chambers, team foul #3 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Kelly (SF), John Gross (PF) George Chambers, Matthew Lybarger | |
| Subs | Belmont | Victor Sharp (SG), Jody Garrison (PF), Bernard Willis (C) John Williams, Joshua Carr, Ronald Alexander | |
| 12:02 | Belmont | Larry Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | Larry Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 11:38 | Marquette | The jump hook by Frank Gafford is blocked by Bernard Willis | 62-43 |
| 11:37 | Marquette | Frank Gafford grabs the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Kelly (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Gafford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Kline (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Garrison (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bernard Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Marquette | Karson Flury scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Lyon | 64-43 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Bernard Willis is fouled on the floor by Frank Gafford - foul #3 on Frank Gafford, team foul #4 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF), Matthew Lybarger (C) James Kelly, Frank Gafford | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ralph Lueras (PG) Larry Hodge | |
| 10:50 | Belmont | Jody Garrison is whistled for a carry | 64-43 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | Bernard Willis steps in front of the Matthew Lybarger pass | 64-43 |
| 10:15 | Belmont | Jody Garrison misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-43 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Bernard Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 10:05 | Belmont | Jody Garrison misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 64-43 |
| 10:03 | Belmont | Jody Garrison hits the follow up shot | 64-45 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Karson Flury | 66-45 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Victor Sharp works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger's pass is intercepted by Jody Garrison | 66-48 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Ralph Lueras misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | John Gross hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-48 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ralph Lueras | 66-48 |
| 08:08 | Belmont | Victor Sharp misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-48 |
| 08:06 | Marquette | John Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | John Gross is fouled on the floor by Joseph Kline - foul #3 on Joseph Kline, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), James Kelly (SG), Robert Batres (PF), Frank Gafford (C) Michael Lyon, Karson Flury, John Gross, Matthew Lybarger | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Williams (PG), Larry Hodge (SG), Thomas Fuchs (SF), Joshua Carr (PF), Ronald Alexander (C) Ralph Lueras, Victor Sharp, Joseph Kline, Jody Garrison, Bernard Willis | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kelly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Batres (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Gafford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Larry Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Fuchs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Robert Batres misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-48 |
| 07:08 | Belmont | Joshua Carr pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | James Kelly steals it from Joshua Carr | 66-48 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | George Chambers hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-48 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Joshua Carr throws it down and he's hacked by Irving Seeley - foul #2 on Irving Seeley, team foul #5 | 69-50 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Joshua Carr misses the free throw | 69-50 |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Frank Gafford grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Frank Gafford clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 69-50 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Thomas Fuchs | 69-50 |
| 05:42 | Belmont | John Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Robert Batres grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | James Kelly makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-50 |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Campbell (PG), Matthew Lybarger (C) Irving Seeley, Frank Gafford | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger drills a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Ronald Alexander - foul #1 on Ronald Alexander, team foul #6 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Williams (C) Joshua Carr | |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger makes the free throw | 75-50 |
| 04:39 | Belmont | John Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Fuchs | 75-52 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | George Chambers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-52 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs grabs the board | 75-52 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Larry Hodge makes the jumper near the basket | 75-54 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Robert Batres misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Fuchs - foul #2 on Thomas Fuchs, team foul #7 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Kitt (SF), Joshua Carr (C) John Williams, Ronald Alexander | |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Robert Batres misses the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Robert Batres misses the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 03:50 | Belmont | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Joshua Carr hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 75-54 |
| 03:34 | Marquette | Jason Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 75-54 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jason Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Chambers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Batres (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Lybarger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Hodge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fuchs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Kitt (fresh) PF - John Williams (fresh) C - Joshua Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Robert Batres loses the dribble to Thomas Fuchs | 75-54 |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Larry Hodge is fouled on the floor by James Kelly - foul #3 on James Kelly, team foul #6 | 75-54 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Jason Campbell is called for the reach on Joshua Carr - foul #1 on Jason Campbell, team foul #7 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Adkins (PG) Jason Campbell | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Joshua Carr makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Joshua Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | James Kelly clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-56 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Larry Hodge gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Larry Hodge misses long on a floater from the right block | 75-56 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Larry Hodge tips it back up and in | 75-58 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | George Chambers misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 75-58 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Matthew Lybarger gets the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 01:33 | Marquette | George Chambers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-58 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Gregory Kitt buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-61 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | George Chambers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Adkins | 81-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Joshua Carr's pass is intercepted by Robert Batres | 81-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | George Chambers is hacked by Thomas Fuchs - foul #3 on Thomas Fuchs, team foul #8 | 81-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Campbell (PG) Raymond Adkins | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Williams (PG), Ronald Alexander (C) Gregory Kitt, John Williams | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | George Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 00:16 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs pulls down the rebound | 81-61 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | John Williams travels with the ball | 81-61 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Jason Campbell runs out the clock | 81-61 |