| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lerch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Farrar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Murry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Strachan (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Dwight Murry inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Julian Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 19:35 | Belmont | Daniel Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:30 | Belmont | Joe Coletti clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | Julian Lee gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Dwight Murry comes up short on the floater from the left block | 31-31 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Michael Strachan tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 19:04 | Belmont | David Summerlin misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 19:02 | Belmont | Michael Lerch grabs the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:53 | Belmont | Daniel Gray can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Michael Lerch snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Jesse Smith is called for traveling | 31-33 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | Julian Lee hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-36 |
| 17:59 | Belmont | Daniel Gray travels with the ball | 31-36 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the jump hook from close range set up by Julian Lee | 31-38 |
| 17:32 | Belmont | Joe Coletti buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | Jim Farrar misses the fadeaway from the right block | 34-38 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Michael Lerch | 34-38 |
| 16:59 | Belmont | David Summerlin misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 16:57 | Marquette | Mark Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Dwight Murry misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Gray - foul #3 on Daniel Gray, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Grimm (PF), Scott Bowens (C) Michael Lerch, Daniel Gray | |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Howse (C) Michael Strachan | |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Dwight Murry misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Joe Coletti loses the dribble to Mark Carter | 34-39 |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Samuel Howse misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Joe Coletti | 34-39 |
| 16:05 | Belmont | David Summerlin is fouled on the floor by Jim Farrar - foul #3 on Jim Farrar, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Marcus Hodges (C) David Summerlin, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (PG), Richard Barton (SG), Al Gould (PF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Julian Lee, Jim Farrar, Dwight Murry, Mark Carter | |
| 15:51 | Belmont | Joe Coletti clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | Marcus Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Bowens (fresh) PF - Darryl Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Hodges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Forney (fresh) SG - Richard Barton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Howse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Gould (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Belmont | Marcus Hodges drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Brooks | 36-39 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Joe Coletti steals the ball from Richard Barton | 36-39 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Joe Coletti hits the finger roll | 38-39 |
| 14:43 | Marquette | Al Gould is called for a charge - foul #1 on Al Gould, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Jesse Smith (SF), Michael Lerch (PF), Daniel Gray (C) Joe Coletti, Scott Bowens, Darryl Grimm, Marcus Hodges | |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Jim Farrar (SG), Mark Carter (PF), Michael Strachan (C) Michael Forney, Richard Barton, Al Gould, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Jesse Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Daniel Gray hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 14:12 | Marquette | David Summerlin steps in front of the Jim Farrar pass | 40-39 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Daniel Gray's pass is intercepted by Julian Lee | 40-39 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Jim Farrar is fouled on the floor by Michael Lerch - foul #1 on Michael Lerch, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Coletti (SG) William Brooks | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dwight Murry (SF) Samuel Howse | |
| 13:42 | Marquette | Julian Lee drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Strachan | 40-42 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Daniel Gray loses the dribble to Dwight Murry | 40-42 |
| 13:20 | Marquette | Jim Farrar blows the layup | 40-42 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Daniel Gray | 40-42 |
| 13:14 | Belmont | Joe Coletti misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 13:12 | Belmont | Joe Coletti snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | Joe Coletti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Julian Lee snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Michael Strachan drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jim Farrar | 40-44 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Joe Coletti is hacked by Michael Strachan - foul #2 on Michael Strachan, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Grimm (PF) Michael Lerch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (PG), Samuel Howse (SF), Al Gould (PF) Julian Lee, Dwight Murry, Mark Carter | |
| 12:05 | Belmont | Jesse Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-44 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Joe Coletti can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 11:46 | Marquette | Samuel Howse pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Forney (fresh) SG - Jim Farrar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Howse (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Gould (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Strachan (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Marquette | Michael Strachan loses the dribble to Darryl Grimm | 40-44 |
| 11:19 | Belmont | Jesse Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Summerlin | 43-44 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | David Summerlin takes the ball from Michael Forney | 43-44 |
| 10:49 | Belmont | David Summerlin lays it in | 45-44 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Jim Farrar is called for traveling | 45-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Richard Shane (SG), Scott Bowens (SF), Michael Lerch (PF) David Summerlin, Joe Coletti, Jesse Smith, Daniel Gray | |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Richard Barton (SG), Dwight Murry (SF), Mark Carter (PF) Michael Forney, Jim Farrar, Al Gould, Michael Strachan | |
| 09:59 | Belmont | Richard Shane drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 09:41 | Marquette | The jump hook by Samuel Howse is blocked by Darryl Grimm | 48-44 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Samuel Howse tips it but misses | 48-44 |
| 09:37 | Belmont | William Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:15 | Belmont | William Brooks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 09:14 | Belmont | Michael Lerch snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Richard Shane misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Samuel Howse pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Julian Lee can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Brooks - foul #1 on William Brooks, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Joe Coletti (SG), Jesse Smith (SF), Marcus Hodges (C) William Brooks, Richard Shane, Michael Lerch, Darryl Grimm | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (SG), Michael Strachan (C) Richard Barton, Samuel Howse | |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Julian Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:05 | Belmont | Jesse Smith misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Strachan - foul #3 on Michael Strachan, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Gray (C) Marcus Hodges | |
| Subs | Marquette | Al Gould (SF) Dwight Murry | |
| 08:05 | Belmont | Jesse Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:05 | Belmont | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:47 | Marquette | Al Gould buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Carter | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Bowens (fresh) C - Daniel Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Farrar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Al Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Strachan (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Jesse Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Al Gould - foul #2 on Al Gould, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Jesse Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Michael Strachan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 07:05 | Belmont | Daniel Gray gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Daniel Gray is hacked by Al Gould - foul #3 on Al Gould, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Lerch (PF) Scott Bowens | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (PG), Dwight Murry (SF), Samuel Howse (PF) Julian Lee, Al Gould, Mark Carter | |
| 06:28 | Belmont | Samuel Howse is called for the reach on Michael Lerch - foul #3 on Samuel Howse, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Michael Strachan | |
| 06:28 | Belmont | Michael Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:28 | Belmont | Michael Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Samuel Howse buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Forney | 52-49 |
| 05:48 | Belmont | David Summerlin loses the dribble to Jim Farrar | 52-49 |
| 05:44 | Marquette | Jim Farrar banks in the layup | 52-51 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | Joe Coletti is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Joe Coletti, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Grimm (C) Daniel Gray | |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Richard Barton (SG), Mark Carter (PF), Michael Strachan (C) Michael Forney, Jim Farrar, Samuel Howse, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | Michael Lerch pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:42 | Belmont | Joe Coletti lays it in on a nice dish by Darryl Grimm | 54-51 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Dwight Murry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Summerlin - foul #1 on David Summerlin, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Scott Bowens (SF), Marcus Hodges (C) David Summerlin, Jesse Smith, Michael Lerch | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Dwight Murry misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:21 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Darryl Grimm | 54-52 |
| 04:06 | Belmont | William Brooks is called for traveling | 54-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (SG), Samuel Howse (SF) Richard Barton, Dwight Murry | |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Jim Farrar buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Strachan | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Coletti (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Bowens (fresh) PF - Darryl Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Farrar (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Howse (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Strachan (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Joe Coletti knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Brooks | 56-55 |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Jim Farrar is hacked by Joe Coletti - foul #4 on Joe Coletti, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Jesse Smith (SF), Daniel Gray (C) Joe Coletti, Scott Bowens, Marcus Hodges | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Michael Strachan | |
| 02:51 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz is whistled for traveling | 56-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Al Gould (PF) Mark Carter | |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Coletti (SG), Michael Lerch (PF) William Brooks, Darryl Grimm | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dwight Murry (SF), Mark Carter (PF), Michael Strachan (C) Samuel Howse, Al Gould, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Daniel Gray misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jim Farrar - foul #4 on Jim Farrar, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Daniel Gray makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Daniel Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Mark Carter knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Dwight Murry | 58-58 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Daniel Gray can't finish the layup | 58-58 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Mark Carter | 58-58 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Dwight Murry is hacked by Jesse Smith - foul #2 on Jesse Smith, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:29 | Belmont | Michael Lerch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Daniel Gray hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Summerlin - foul #2 on David Summerlin, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Julian Lee makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:09 | Belmont | Jesse Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Michael Lerch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Jim Farrar is hacked by Jesse Smith - foul #3 on Jesse Smith, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Jim Farrar misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Daniel Gray | 60-61 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Daniel Gray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 60-61 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Dwight Murry grabs the board | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Marquette | David Summerlin is called for the reach on Dwight Murry in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Summerlin, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Dwight Murry misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Belmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Michael Lerch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Jim Farrar grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Jim Farrar is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Coletti - foul #5 on Joe Coletti, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (SG) Joe Coletti | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Jim Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Jim Farrar misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Daniel Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Daniel Gray misses long on a fullcourt shot | 60-63 |