| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Huber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Doss (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Samuel Sampson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Bise (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dallas Mosqueda (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Wade Breault inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Belmont | Wade Breault can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 19:44 | Marquette | Daniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson hits a runner in the paint | 29-28 |
| 19:15 | Belmont | Stephen Huber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | Stephen Huber gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | The refs have stopped play. Samuel Sampson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 29-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Reynolds (PG) Samuel Sampson | |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Dallas Mosqueda is called for the reach on Joseph Cole - foul #1 on Dallas Mosqueda, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Wade Breault scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Smith | 32-31 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | Joseph Cole comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | John Doss can't tip it in | 32-31 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Stephen Huber tips it home | 34-31 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda double dribbles | 34-31 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | John Doss is hacked by Dallas Mosqueda - foul #2 on Dallas Mosqueda, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Kirk Martz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 17:22 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Cole - foul #2 on Joseph Cole, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Robichaud (PF), Edward Deshields (C) Stephen Huber, John Doss | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (SF), Vince Stolle (C) Dale Cunningham, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 16:57 | Marquette | Vince Stolle's layup is rejected by Richard Robichaud | 34-31 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Wade Breault can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Reynolds - foul #1 on Brian Reynolds, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Gregory Zonker (SG) Joseph Cole, Kirk Martz | |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Jerome Bronson (C) Daniel Smith, Eric Bise | |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Wade Breault makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Edward Deshields snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:26 | Belmont | Samuel Sampson is called for the reach on Stephen Acker - foul #3 on Samuel Sampson, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin (C) Wade Breault | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG) Samuel Sampson | |
| 16:00 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin misses the tip | 35-31 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Robert Santillan gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Stephen Acker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Zonker (fresh) SF - Edward Deshields (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Santillan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vince Stolle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Marquette | Vince Stolle's pass is intercepted by Stephen Acker | 35-31 |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Stephen Acker hits the finger roll | 37-31 |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Vince Stolle scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Brian Reynolds and the foul's on Edward Deshields - foul #1 on Edward Deshields, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Kirk Martz (SG), Stephen Huber (PF), John Doss (C) Stephen Acker, Gregory Zonker, Richard Robichaud, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Brian Jensen, Robert Santillan, Jerome Bronson | |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Vince Stolle makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Joseph Cole is hacked by Samuel Sampson - foul #4 on Samuel Sampson, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wade Breault (SF) Edward Deshields | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Eric Bise (PF) Samuel Sampson, Brian Reynolds, Vince Stolle | |
| 14:37 | Belmont | Dallas Mosqueda swats the layup by Joseph Cole | 37-34 |
| 14:35 | Marquette | Daniel Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Stephen Huber steps in front of the Daniel Smith pass | 37-34 |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Joseph Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Reynolds (PG) Robert Santillan | |
| 13:53 | Marquette | John Doss is called for the reach on Dale Cunningham - foul #3 on John Doss, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Eric Bise loses the dribble to Kirk Martz | 37-34 |
| 13:14 | Belmont | Kirk Martz loses the ball out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG) Joseph Cole | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on John Doss - foul #4 on John Doss, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Robichaud (C) John Doss | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG) Daniel Smith | |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Eric Bise gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Reynolds | 37-37 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-37 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Kirk Martz steals the ball from Brian Jensen | 39-37 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Dallas Mosqueda blocks the short jumper by Kirk Martz | 39-37 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Brian Jensen grabs the board | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Stephen Acker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kirk Martz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Breault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Huber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Robichaud (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Cunningham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Bise (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dallas Mosqueda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda banks in the layup set up by Brian Reynolds | 39-39 |
| 11:25 | Belmont | Eric Bise swats the layup by Richard Robichaud | 39-39 |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 11:09 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dale Cunningham | 39-42 |
| 10:55 | Belmont | Stephen Acker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Eric Bise pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Edward Deshields (SF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Kirk Martz, Wade Breault, Stephen Huber | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Vince Stolle (PF), Jerome Bronson (C) Brian Reynolds, Dale Cunningham, Eric Bise, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud is hacked by Vince Stolle - foul #2 on Vince Stolle, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| 10:23 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Robert Santillan - foul #2 on Robert Santillan, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (SG) Stephen Acker | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:23 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 10:23 | Belmont | Joseph Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:23 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses the 3rd free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Vince Stolle pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Daniel Smith is hacked by Gregory Zonker - foul #1 on Gregory Zonker, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Huber (PF) Richard Robichaud | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:55 | Marquette | Brian Jensen loses the dribble to Stephen Huber | 40-42 |
| 09:42 | Belmont | Robert Santillan is called for the reach on Joseph Cole - foul #3 on Robert Santillan, team foul #8 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Reynolds (PG) Brian Jensen | |
| 09:42 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Vince Stolle grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 09:18 | Marquette | Daniel Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Stephen Huber drills a jumper near the basket set up by Edward Deshields | 42-45 |
| 08:41 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-45 |
| 08:39 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Robert Santillan knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Reynolds | 42-47 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brian Reynolds - foul #2 on Brian Reynolds, team foul #9 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF) Gregory Zonker, Stephen Huber, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cunningham (SF), Eric Bise (PF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Robert Santillan, Vince Stolle, Jerome Bronson | |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Joseph Cole makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Joseph Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Reynolds | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Deshields (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Bise (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dallas Mosqueda (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 07:32 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Dallas Mosqueda | 44-50 |
| 07:13 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 44-50 |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Daniel Smith snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 06:57 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds misses the lay-in | 44-50 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham tips it in | 44-52 |
| 06:44 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 06:22 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 06:06 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dallas Mosqueda - foul #3 on Dallas Mosqueda, team foul #10 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), John Doss (C) Joseph Cole, Edward Deshields | |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Brian Jensen (SG), Robert Santillan (SF), Vince Stolle (C) Brian Reynolds, Daniel Smith, Dale Cunningham, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 06:06 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:06 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:51 | Marquette | Robert Santillan hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brian Jensen and he's hacked by Richard Robichaud - foul #1 on Richard Robichaud, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerome Bronson (C) Eric Bise | |
| 05:51 | Marquette | Robert Santillan misses the free throw | 46-54 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | John Doss grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | John Doss is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on John Doss, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Huber (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Richard Robichaud, John Doss | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Sampson and he's hacked by Kirk Martz - foul #1 on Kirk Martz, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson misses the free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | Wade Breault lays it in set up by Stephen Acker | 48-56 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Acker - foul #1 on Stephen Acker, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (SG), Austin Mapp (SF) Kirk Martz, Wade Breault | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Reynolds (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Eric Bise (PF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Brian Jensen, Robert Santillan, Jerome Bronson, Vince Stolle | |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Austin Mapp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Eric Bise buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brian Reynolds | 48-59 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Stephen Huber misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-59 |
| 04:07 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Huber | 48-59 |
| 03:55 | Belmont | The jumper by Austin Mapp is denied by Eric Bise | 48-59 |
| 03:53 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham grabs the board | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Stephen Acker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Zonker (fresh) SF - Austin Mapp (fresh) PF - Stephen Huber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Samuel Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Bise (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Dallas Mosqueda (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Eric Bise knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel Sampson | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gregory Zonker, team foul #10 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (SG), Edward Deshields (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF) Stephen Acker, Austin Mapp, Stephen Huber | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG), Robert Santillan (SF), Vince Stolle (PF), Jerome Bronson (C) Samuel Sampson, Dale Cunningham, Eric Bise, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Robert Santillan is hacked by Richard Robichaud - foul #2 on Richard Robichaud, team foul #11 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Austin Mapp (SF) Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Robert Santillan makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Robert Santillan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Edward Deshields's pass is intercepted by Robert Santillan | 48-63 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Brian Jensen hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Vince Stolle | 48-66 |
| 02:13 | Belmont | Austin Mapp misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 02:11 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson grabs the board | 48-66 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Vince Stolle | 48-69 |
| 01:31 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Robichaud | 50-69 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds is hacked by Austin Mapp - foul #1 on Austin Mapp, team foul #12 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Timothy Gatlin (C) Thomas Courtney, Austin Mapp | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 50-70 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | Robert Santillan pulls down the rebound | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Vince Stolle hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-73 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 50-73 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Edward Deshields grabs the offensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 50-73 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Vince Stolle gets the rebound | 50-73 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds runs out the clock | 50-73 |