| Lineup | American U. | PG - Domenic Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Chestnut (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Defazio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Buckingham (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Dennis Savage inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester is hacked by Michael Defazio - foul #1 on Michael Defazio, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Lee and he's hacked by Michael Defazio - foul #2 on Michael Defazio, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:57 | American U. | William Buckingham misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-35 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Willard Hendricks | 37-35 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | Steve Gregory drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lee | 37-38 |
| 18:30 | American U. | Michael Chestnut can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 18:28 | American U. | Paul Young can't tip it in | 37-38 |
| 18:26 | American U. | Michael Defazio snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 18:09 | American U. | Michael Chestnut can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:08 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 17:45 | American U. | Michael Defazio can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Dennis Savage - foul #1 on Dennis Savage, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 17:45 | American U. | Michael Defazio makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:45 | American U. | Michael Defazio makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:31 | Belmont | Matthew Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Domenic Marino - foul #1 on Domenic Marino, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | American U. | James Dorris (SF), Brian Cecil (PF) Michael Chestnut, Michael Defazio | |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Gaston (SF) Dennis Savage | |
| 17:31 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:31 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:31 | American U. | William Buckingham grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:12 | American U. | Matthew Lee is called for the reach on Brian Cecil - foul #1 on Matthew Lee, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Adam Matheney (PG), Michael Rice (C) Domenic Marino, William Buckingham | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (SG), Clemente O'Neill (C) Steve Gregory, Willard Hendricks | |
| 16:52 | American U. | Paul Young makes the 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill misses the lay-in | 42-41 |
| 16:23 | American U. | Paul Young grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:03 | American U. | Paul Young is called for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Young, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Domenic Marino (PG), Michael Chestnut (SG), Michael Defazio (PF), William Buckingham (C) Adam Matheney, Paul Young, Brian Cecil, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF) Matthew Lee, Ernest Sylvester | |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Chestnut - foul #3 on Michael Chestnut, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Thabiti Akre (SF) James Dorris | |
| Subs | Belmont | Willard Hendricks (C) Harold Gaston | |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Steve Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:46 | American U. | Michael Chestnut snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Domenic Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Chestnut (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thabiti Akre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Defazio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Buckingham (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 8 pts. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | American U. | Thabiti Akre can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 15:25 | American U. | William Buckingham gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:07 | American U. | Leslie Matherne steals the ball from Michael Defazio | 42-42 |
| 14:53 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne is hacked by William Buckingham - foul #1 on William Buckingham, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester (PF) Clemente O'Neill | |
| 14:41 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 14:40 | American U. | Domenic Marino pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:15 | American U. | Thabiti Akre comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 14:14 | American U. | Thabiti Akre gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:57 | American U. | Michael Chestnut makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 13:37 | American U. | Michael Defazio grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 13:26 | American U. | Domenic Marino scores on a floater from the right side and he's hacked by Willard Hendricks - foul #3 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Paul Young (SG), Brian Cecil (PF), Michael Rice (C) Michael Chestnut, Michael Defazio, William Buckingham | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Harold Gaston (SF), Clemente O'Neill (C) Leslie Matherne, Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage, Willard Hendricks | |
| 13:26 | American U. | Domenic Marino misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:26 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Matthew Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Domenic Marino - foul #2 on Domenic Marino, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Adam Matheney (PG) Domenic Marino | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:04 | American U. | Thabiti Akre clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 13:02 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ernest Sylvester | 47-44 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill double dribbles | 47-44 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Edwin Morgan (PF) Ernest Sylvester | |
| 12:35 | American U. | Thabiti Akre scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Young | 50-44 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Rice - foul #1 on Michael Rice, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | American U. | James Dorris (SF) Thabiti Akre | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG) Joe Shuffler | |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:04 | American U. | Brian Cecil grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:50 | American U. | Brian Cecil misses long on a shot from the left block | 50-45 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Adam Matheney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Young (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Dorris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Cecil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Morgan (fresh) C - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clemente O'Neill | 50-48 |
| 11:07 | American U. | Brian Cecil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Matthew Lee can't throw it down but the foul's on Paul Young - foul #2 on Paul Young, team foul #9 | 50-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Domenic Marino (PG), Michael Chestnut (SG), Thabiti Akre (SF), Michael Defazio (PF), William Buckingham (C) Adam Matheney, Paul Young, James Dorris, Brian Cecil, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Savage (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF), Willard Hendricks (C) Harold Gaston, Edwin Morgan, Clemente O'Neill | |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:51 | American U. | Michael Defazio gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:30 | American U. | William Buckingham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 10:29 | American U. | Thabiti Akre grabs the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:12 | American U. | Domenic Marino misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:05 | Belmont | Matthew Lee scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Gregory | 50-52 |
| 09:48 | American U. | Michael Defazio connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thabiti Akre | 53-52 |
| 09:21 | Belmont | Steve Gregory buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Lee | 53-54 |
| 09:06 | American U. | Michael Chestnut clanks a runner from the left block | 53-54 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Michael Defazio blocks the short jumper by Matthew Lee | 53-54 |
| 08:59 | American U. | Michael Defazio grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:52 | American U. | Dennis Savage blocks the short jumper by William Buckingham | 53-54 |
| 08:50 | American U. | Thabiti Akre tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Matthew Lee drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willard Hendricks | 55-56 |
| 08:14 | American U. | Michael Chestnut misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 07:56 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks drills a fadeaway in the paint | 55-58 |
| 07:52 | American U. | Michael Chestnut clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 07:51 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:41 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks loses the ball out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Adam Matheney (PG), Paul Young (SG), James Dorris (SF), Brian Cecil (PF), Michael Rice (C) Domenic Marino, Michael Chestnut, Thabiti Akre, Michael Defazio, William Buckingham | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Harold Gaston (SF), Clemente O'Neill (C) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage, Willard Hendricks | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Adam Matheney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Young (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Dorris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Cecil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 8 pts. 16 reb. C - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | American U. | Brian Cecil clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 07:23 | Belmont | Harold Gaston snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 06:56 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne's floater is knocked away by Brian Cecil | 55-58 |
| 06:54 | American U. | James Dorris grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:37 | American U. | Paul Young is denied on a layup by Clemente O'Neill | 55-58 |
| 06:35 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Harold Gaston blows the layup | 55-58 |
| 06:12 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne is whistled for a carry | 55-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Domenic Marino (PG), Thabiti Akre (SF), Michael Defazio (PF), William Buckingham (C) Adam Matheney, James Dorris, Brian Cecil, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Savage (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Harold Gaston, Ernest Sylvester | |
| 05:32 | American U. | Thabiti Akre hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 05:30 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Chestnut (SG) Paul Young | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG) Joe Shuffler | |
| 04:56 | American U. | Domenic Marino knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thabiti Akre | 58-58 |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill hits a jump hook from close range set up by Leslie Matherne | 58-60 |
| 04:19 | American U. | Clemente O'Neill is called for the reach on Michael Defazio - foul #1 on Clemente O'Neill, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Harold Gaston (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF) Leslie Matherne, Dennis Savage, Clemente O'Neill | |
| 04:01 | American U. | Michael Defazio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 03:59 | American U. | Domenic Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:42 | American U. | William Buckingham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 03:41 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Steve Gregory | 58-60 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Domenic Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Chestnut (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thabiti Akre (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Defazio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - William Buckingham (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 8 pts. 17 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-60 |
| 03:21 | American U. | Michael Chestnut pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:08 | American U. | Michael Defazio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 03:07 | American U. | Michael Chestnut tips it home | 60-60 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 02:49 | American U. | William Buckingham grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 02:44 | American U. | Michael Chestnut can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-60 |
| 02:42 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Chestnut - foul #4 on Michael Chestnut, team foul #10 | 60-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Adam Matheney (PG), Paul Young (SG), James Dorris (SF), Brian Cecil (PF), Michael Rice (C) Domenic Marino, Michael Chestnut, Thabiti Akre, Michael Defazio, William Buckingham | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Savage (SF), Clemente O'Neill (PF) Harold Gaston, Ernest Sylvester | |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:28 | American U. | Michael Rice grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 02:28 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| 02:06 | American U. | James Dorris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Dorris, team foul #11 | 60-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Chestnut (SG), Thabiti Akre (SF) James Dorris, Brian Cecil | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester (PF) Willard Hendricks | |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester is hacked by Paul Young - foul #3 on Paul Young, team foul #12 | 60-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Domenic Marino (PG), Michael Defazio (PF), William Buckingham (C) Adam Matheney, Paul Young, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Belmont | Willard Hendricks (C) Clemente O'Neill | |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:38 | American U. | Michael Defazio hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 60-62 |
| 01:37 | American U. | Michael Defazio tips it back up and in | 62-62 |
| 01:09 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Lee | 62-64 |
| 00:50 | American U. | Thabiti Akre connects on the driving attempt from close range | 64-64 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Matthew Lee knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Sylvester | 64-66 |
| 00:18 | American U. | Thabiti Akre is fouled on the floor by Willard Hendricks - foul #4 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #5 | 64-66 |
| 00:13 | American U. | The jump hook by Michael Chestnut is blocked by Willard Hendricks | 64-66 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Steve Gregory | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Steve Gregory is fouled in the backcourt by Domenic Marino - foul #3 on Domenic Marino, team foul #13 | 64-66 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Steve Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Steve Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | American U. | Dennis Savage picks off the pass by Michael Chestnut | 64-68 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Steve Gregory is hacked by Domenic Marino in the backcourt - foul #4 on Domenic Marino, team foul #14 | 64-68 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (SF) Dennis Savage | |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Steve Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Steve Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Domenic Marino misses long on a halfcourt shot | 64-70 |