| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) PF - Michael Nations (fresh) C - Shawn Faust (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Timothy Bones (fresh) SG - Gary Ashby (fresh) SF - Richard Dalton (fresh) PF - Simon Lacey (fresh) C - Edward Newsome (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Michael Nations wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:48 | Belmont | Shawn Faust misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Manhattan | Edward Newsome snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Manhattan | Gary Ashby can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Belmont | Kenneth Root grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | Gary Ashby steals the ball from Shawn Faust | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Manhattan | Gary Ashby loses the dribble to Patrick Smith | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Michael Nations is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Nations, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Manhattan | Kenneth Root steps in front of the Simon Lacey pass | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Sean Swaim lays it in set up by Kenneth Root | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sean Swaim - foul #1 on Sean Swaim, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:16 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | Sean Swaim misses the fadeaway from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Shawn Faust snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Belmont | Patrick Smith is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) Kenneth Root, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 17:20 | Manhattan | Simon Lacey knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Gary Ashby | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Belmont | Sean Swaim misses long on a 3 from straight away | 2-4 |
| 16:55 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Simon Lacey | 2-4 |
| 16:32 | Manhattan | Edward Newsome hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Simon Lacey and the foul's on Shawn Faust - foul #1 on Shawn Faust, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Wallace McDonald (SG), Kenneth Root (SF) Sean Swaim, Patrick Smith, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Charles Henslee (SG), Thomas Polen (SF), Boris Levandowski (PF) Gary Ashby, Richard Dalton, Simon Lacey | |
| 16:32 | Manhattan | Edward Newsome makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson hits a turnaround from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 16:08 | Manhattan | Thomas Polen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:06 | Manhattan | Boris Levandowski misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones hits the follow up shot | 4-9 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Kenneth Root banks in the layup on a great pass from Ray Stewart and the foul's on Thomas Polen - foul #1 on Thomas Polen, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (PF) Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Larry Zeyer (PG) Timothy Bones | |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Kenneth Root makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) SG - Wallace McDonald (fresh) SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) C - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Larry Zeyer (fresh) SG - Charles Henslee (fresh) SF - Thomas Polen (fresh) PF - Boris Levandowski (fresh) C - Edward Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Manhattan | Edward Newsome connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Henslee | 7-11 |
| 15:20 | Belmont | Edward Newsome blocks the short jumper by Bobby Johnson | 7-11 |
| 15:18 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Edward Newsome | 7-11 |
| 15:05 | Manhattan | Larry Zeyer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 15:03 | Manhattan | Edward Newsome hits the follow up shot | 7-13 |
| 14:49 | Belmont | Michael Nations lays it up and in and the foul's on Larry Zeyer - foul #1 on Larry Zeyer, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Ray Stewart (SF), Shawn Faust (C) Clarence Lowe, Wallace McDonald, Kenneth Root, Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Timothy Bones (PG), Gary Ashby (SG), Richard Dalton (SF), Simon Lacey (PF), Walter Pina (C) Larry Zeyer, Charles Henslee, Thomas Polen, Boris Levandowski, Edward Newsome | |
| 14:49 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:27 | Manhattan | Richard Dalton is hacked by Shawn Faust - foul #2 on Shawn Faust, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Root (SF), Mario Velasquez (C) Michael Nations, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 14:17 | Manhattan | Gary Ashby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| 14:01 | Belmont | Kenneth Root drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Smith and he's fouled by Richard Dalton - foul #1 on Richard Dalton, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| 14:01 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:01 | Manhattan | Richard Dalton gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:56 | Manhattan | Gary Ashby hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Bones | 12-16 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | Gary Ashby steals it from Sean Swaim | 12-16 |
| 13:30 | Manhattan | Gary Ashby lays it up and in | 12-18 |
| 13:16 | Belmont | Gary Ashby takes the ball from Patrick Smith | 12-18 |
| 12:52 | Manhattan | Gary Ashby connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-21 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Sean Swaim clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Bones - foul #1 on Timothy Bones, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (SG), Wallace McDonald (SF), Michael Nations (PF), Bobby Johnson (C) Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Ray Stewart, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Larry Zeyer (PG), Thomas Polen (SF), Boris Levandowski (PF), Edward Newsome (C) Timothy Bones, Richard Dalton, Simon Lacey, Walter Pina | |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Sean Swaim makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Sean Swaim misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 12:27 | Manhattan | Boris Levandowski gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 12:04 | Manhattan | Thomas Polen misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Wallace McDonald - foul #1 on Wallace McDonald, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Redd (PG) Sean Swaim | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Charles Henslee (SG) Gary Ashby | |
| 12:04 | Manhattan | Thomas Polen makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 12:04 | Manhattan | Thomas Polen misses the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Redd (fresh) SG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) SF - Wallace McDonald (fresh) PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Larry Zeyer (fresh) SG - Charles Henslee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Polen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Boris Levandowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Newsome (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Boris Levandowski - foul #1 on Boris Levandowski, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 11:13 | Manhattan | Larry Zeyer is hacked by David Redd - foul #1 on David Redd, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG) Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Timothy Bones (PG), Simon Lacey (PF) Larry Zeyer, Boris Levandowski | |
| 10:57 | Manhattan | Simon Lacey buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Bones | 15-24 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | David Redd comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 10:35 | Manhattan | Charles Henslee grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 10:19 | Manhattan | Thomas Polen loses the ball out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF) Clarence Lowe, Wallace McDonald | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Gary Ashby (SG), Richard Dalton (SF) Charles Henslee, Thomas Polen | |
| 09:59 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) David Redd, Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 09:46 | Manhattan | Gary Ashby drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Dalton | 15-27 |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Sean Swaim misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 09:36 | Manhattan | Simon Lacey pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 09:29 | Manhattan | Edward Newsome can't throw it down | 15-27 |
| 09:28 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Michael Nations | 15-27 |
| 09:10 | Belmont | Patrick Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mario Velasquez | 18-27 |
| 09:08 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones's pass is intercepted by Patrick Smith in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| 08:54 | Belmont | Sean Swaim connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 20-27 |
| 08:34 | Manhattan | Edward Newsome is called for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Wallace McDonald (SF), Ray Stewart (PF), Bobby Johnson (C) Sean Swaim, Kenneth Root, Michael Nations, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Larry Zeyer (PG), Boris Levandowski (PF), Walter Pina (C) Timothy Bones, Simon Lacey, Edward Newsome | |
| 08:20 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 08:19 | Manhattan | Richard Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 07:52 | Manhattan | Larry Zeyer knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gary Ashby | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wallace McDonald (fresh) PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) C - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Larry Zeyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Ashby (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Dalton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Boris Levandowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Pina (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Dalton - foul #2 on Richard Dalton, team foul #6 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Redd (PG) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Charles Henslee (SG), Thomas Polen (SF), Edward Newsome (C) Gary Ashby, Richard Dalton, Walter Pina | |
| 07:31 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 07:31 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 07:31 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Edward Newsome | 20-30 |
| 07:16 | Manhattan | Larry Zeyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-30 |
| 07:14 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 06:56 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-30 |
| 06:55 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Boris Levandowski | 20-30 |
| 06:41 | Manhattan | Charles Henslee is fouled on the floor by Clarence Lowe - foul #1 on Clarence Lowe, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Kenneth Root (SF), Michael Nations (PF) David Redd, Wallace McDonald, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Timothy Bones (PG), Simon Lacey (PF) Larry Zeyer, Boris Levandowski | |
| 06:41 | Manhattan | Charles Henslee makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 06:41 | Manhattan | Charles Henslee makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Michael Nations comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 20-32 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Michael Nations tips it in | 22-32 |
| 06:05 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Root - foul #1 on Kenneth Root, team foul #8 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Mario Velasquez (C) Clarence Lowe, Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Gary Ashby (SG) Charles Henslee | |
| 06:05 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 06:05 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Patrick Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 05:49 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Thomas Polen | 22-34 |
| 05:29 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones is hacked by Sean Swaim - foul #2 on Sean Swaim, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Redd (PG) Sean Swaim | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 05:29 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | David Redd travels with the ball | 22-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wallace McDonald (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) Kenneth Root, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 04:57 | Manhattan | Patrick Smith takes the ball from Gary Ashby | 22-34 |
| 04:53 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses the dunk attempt | 22-34 |
| 04:51 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Simon Lacey | 22-34 |
| 04:33 | Manhattan | Gary Ashby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-34 |
| 04:32 | Manhattan | Edward Newsome tips it in | 22-36 |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Patrick Smith | 25-36 |
| 04:09 | Manhattan | Gary Ashby misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Patrick Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 04:01 | Manhattan | Simon Lacey grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 03:40 | Manhattan | Mario Velasquez is called for the reach on Simon Lacey - foul #1 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #10 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Clarence Lowe (SG), Kenneth Root (SF), Michael Nations (PF), Shawn Faust (C) David Redd, Patrick Smith, Wallace McDonald, Ray Stewart, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Larry Zeyer (PG), Charles Henslee (SG), Richard Dalton (SF), Walter Pina (C) Timothy Bones, Gary Ashby, Thomas Polen, Edward Newsome | |
| 03:40 | Manhattan | Simon Lacey misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 03:40 | Manhattan | Simon Lacey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Faust (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Larry Zeyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Henslee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dalton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Simon Lacey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Pina (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Belmont | Michael Nations banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sean Swaim | 27-37 |
| 03:25 | Manhattan | Charles Henslee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-37 |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Shawn Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 02:55 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-37 |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Kenneth Root grabs the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Sean Swaim knocks in the floater from the left side | 29-37 |
| 02:13 | Manhattan | Charles Henslee is hacked by Clarence Lowe - foul #2 on Clarence Lowe, team foul #11 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), David Redd (PF) Clarence Lowe, Kenneth Root, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Timothy Bones (PG), Boris Levandowski (PF), Edward Newsome (C) Larry Zeyer, Simon Lacey, Walter Pina | |
| 02:13 | Manhattan | Charles Henslee makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:13 | Manhattan | Charles Henslee makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-39 |
| 01:51 | Manhattan | Boris Levandowski gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 01:44 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones is hacked by Shawn Faust - foul #3 on Shawn Faust, team foul #12 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wallace McDonald (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) David Redd, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Gary Ashby (SG) Charles Henslee | |
| 01:44 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:44 | Manhattan | Timothy Bones misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:44 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Newsome - foul #1 on Edward Newsome, team foul #7 | 29-39 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:25 | Manhattan | Gary Ashby knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Bones | 31-42 |
| 01:18 | Belmont | Sean Swaim misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-42 |
| 01:16 | Manhattan | Richard Dalton pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 01:03 | Manhattan | Richard Dalton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Boris Levandowski and he's hacked by Sean Swaim - foul #3 on Sean Swaim, team foul #13 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Kenneth Root (SF) Sean Swaim, Wallace McDonald | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 01:03 | Manhattan | Richard Dalton makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Ray Stewart throws it down | 33-45 |
| 00:28 | Manhattan | Richard Dalton scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Bones | 33-47 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Patrick Smith loses the dribble to Gary Ashby | 33-47 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Gary Ashby misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-47 |