| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Carl Ball (fresh) SG - Charles Moats (fresh) SF - Leland Stites (fresh) PF - John Lewis (fresh) C - Dan Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Milwaukee | Carl Ball hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Lee - foul #1 on Matthew Lee, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Milwaukee | Carl Ball makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:25 | Milwaukee | Carl Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Lee | 5-2 |
| 18:33 | Milwaukee | Leland Stites buries a jumper from the right block set up by Carl Ball | 5-4 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | Steve Gregory loses the dribble to Carl Ball | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | Milwaukee | Dan Moore can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 5-4 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ernest Sylvester | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | Belmont | Dennis Savage buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 17:20 | Milwaukee | Charles Moats knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | John Lewis denies the turnaround by Ernest Sylvester | 7-7 |
| 17:05 | Milwaukee | Leland Stites gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:49 | Milwaukee | Carl Ball misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:48 | Belmont | Steve Gregory gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Matthew Lee blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Moats - foul #1 on Charles Moats, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Gaston (SF) Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:34 | Milwaukee | Dan Moore grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:28 | Milwaukee | John Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dan Moore - foul #1 on Dan Moore, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (SG), Clemente O'Neill (C) Steve Gregory, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Milwaukee | Harold Gaston swats the layup by Leland Stites | 8-7 |
| 16:04 | Milwaukee | Leland Stites snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:41 | Milwaukee | Dan Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from Carl Ball | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Carl Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Moats (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leland Stites (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lewis (fresh) C - Dan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester comes up short on the shot from the right block | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 14:58 | Milwaukee | Matthew Lee is called for the reach on Carl Ball - foul #2 on Matthew Lee, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Matthew Lee, Harold Gaston, Ernest Sylvester | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | David Keyser (PG), Robert Tanner (SG), Owen Stamper (SF), Brian Thacker (C) Carl Ball, Charles Moats, Leland Stites, Dan Moore | |
| 14:52 | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Willard Hendricks - foul #1 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| 14:52 | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper misses the free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Steve Gregory is hacked by Brian Thacker - foul #1 on Brian Thacker, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Roy Rector (C) John Lewis | |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-11 |
| 14:00 | Milwaukee | David Keyser hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:59 | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Steve Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Clemente O'Neill | 12-11 |
| 13:20 | Milwaukee | Brian Thacker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Brian Thacker, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester (PF) Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Carl Ball (PG), Charles Moats (SG), Leland Stites (SF), John Lewis (PF), Dan Moore (C) David Keyser, Robert Tanner, Owen Stamper, Brian Thacker, Roy Rector | |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks buries a floater from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 12:58 | Milwaukee | Charles Moats is whistled for a carry | 14-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (PG), Harold Gaston (C) Leslie Matherne, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Steve Gregory hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 14-11 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Dennis Savage pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester loses the ball out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Davis (SG), Clemente O'Neill (C) Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 12:12 | Milwaukee | Carl Ball is hacked by Harold Gaston - foul #1 on Harold Gaston, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| 12:00 | Milwaukee | Joe Shuffler is called for the reach on Charles Moats - foul #1 on Joe Shuffler, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| 11:47 | Milwaukee | Leland Stites connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Ball | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) SG - Michael Davis (fresh) SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Carl Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Moats (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leland Stites (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lewis (fresh) C - Dan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 11:17 | Milwaukee | Dan Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:01 | Milwaukee | Michael Davis steps in front of the Dan Moore pass | 14-14 |
| 10:44 | Belmont | Michael Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 10:43 | Milwaukee | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 10:37 | Milwaukee | Dan Moore connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Carl Ball and he's hacked by Joe Shuffler - foul #2 on Joe Shuffler, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Joe Shuffler, Michael Davis, Harold Gaston, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper (SF) Leland Stites | |
| 10:37 | Milwaukee | Dan Moore misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:37 | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:17 | Milwaukee | Charles Moats knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Carl Ball | 14-19 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Dennis Savage scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Leslie Matherne | 16-19 |
| 09:49 | Milwaukee | John Lewis connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Ball | 16-22 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-22 |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 09:01 | Milwaukee | Carl Ball knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Moats | 18-24 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Gregory | 21-24 |
| 08:22 | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 08:20 | Milwaukee | John Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 08:06 | Milwaukee | John Lewis misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 21-24 |
| 08:05 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Willard Hendricks | 21-24 |
| 07:43 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Gaston (SF), Clemente O'Neill (PF) Dennis Savage, Ernest Sylvester | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | David Keyser (PG), Robert Tanner (SG), Leland Stites (SF), Roy Rector (C) Carl Ball, Charles Moats, John Lewis, Dan Moore | |
| 07:43 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:43 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - David Keyser (fresh) SG - Robert Tanner (fresh) SF - Leland Stites (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Owen Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Rector (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Clemente O'Neill - foul #1 on Clemente O'Neill, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Boyd (PG), Edwin Morgan (PF) Leslie Matherne, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 07:14 | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:14 | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 06:59 | Milwaukee | Roy Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:41 | Milwaukee | Roy Rector clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-26 |
| 06:39 | Milwaukee | Leland Stites tips it back up and in | 23-28 |
| 06:24 | Belmont | Harold Gaston clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Leland Stites - foul #1 on Leland Stites, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Davis (SG), Dennis Savage (SF) Steve Gregory, Edwin Morgan | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Derek Villarreal (PF) Owen Stamper | |
| 06:24 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:24 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:20 | Milwaukee | Raymond Boyd steals the ball from David Keyser in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Raymond Boyd banks in the layup | 26-28 |
| 06:03 | Milwaukee | Harold Gaston takes the ball from Leland Stites | 26-28 |
| 05:50 | Belmont | Raymond Boyd hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 05:31 | Milwaukee | Roy Rector is called for 5 seconds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Ernest Sylvester (PF), Willard Hendricks (C) Raymond Boyd, Harold Gaston, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Carl Ball (PG), Charles Moats (SG), John Lewis (PF) David Keyser, Robert Tanner, Derek Villarreal | |
| 05:23 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 05:21 | Milwaukee | Leland Stites grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:16 | Milwaukee | Ernest Sylvester steals the ball from Roy Rector | 29-28 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Dennis Savage is whistled for a carry | 29-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG) Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Dan Moore (C) Roy Rector | |
| 04:53 | Milwaukee | John Lewis's pass is intercepted by Ernest Sylvester | 29-28 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Steve Gregory comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 04:35 | Milwaukee | Dan Moore snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 04:22 | Milwaukee | John Lewis buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leland Stites | 29-30 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 04:11 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks tips it back up and in | 31-30 |
| 03:59 | Milwaukee | Dan Moore is fouled on the floor by Dennis Savage - foul #1 on Dennis Savage, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Harold Gaston (SF) Leslie Matherne, Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper (SF) Leland Stites | |
| 03:59 | Milwaukee | Dan Moore misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:59 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Harold Gaston is denied on a layup by Owen Stamper | 31-30 |
| 03:37 | Milwaukee | Dan Moore gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Carl Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Moats (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Stamper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Milwaukee | John Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Gaston | 31-30 |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Matthew Lee snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 02:56 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 02:55 | Belmont | Harold Gaston hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| 02:33 | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks double dribbles | 33-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Clemente O'Neill (PF) Steve Gregory, Ernest Sylvester, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | David Keyser (PG), Robert Tanner (SG), Leland Stites (SF), Brian Thacker (PF) Carl Ball, Charles Moats, John Lewis, Dan Moore | |
| 01:46 | Milwaukee | Dennis Savage is called for the reach on Robert Tanner - foul #2 on Dennis Savage, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| 01:46 | Milwaukee | Robert Tanner misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:46 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 01:23 | Milwaukee | Owen Stamper gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:07 | Milwaukee | David Keyser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 01:05 | Milwaukee | Leland Stites hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Matthew Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 00:51 | Milwaukee | Leland Stites grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:38 | Milwaukee | Leland Stites is fouled on the floor by Dennis Savage - foul #3 on Dennis Savage, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Joe Shuffler (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF) Leslie Matherne, Dennis Savage, Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Carl Ball (PG), John Lewis (PF) David Keyser, Owen Stamper | |
| 00:38 | Milwaukee | Leland Stites makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:38 | Milwaukee | Leland Stites misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:38 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Matthew Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Willard Hendricks (C) Matthew Lee, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Charles Moats (SG), Dan Moore (C) Leland Stites, Brian Thacker | |
| 00:02 | Milwaukee | John Lewis misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Milwaukee | John Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 33-33 |