| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Vail (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Kenneth Root inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Patrick Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Murray | 29-38 |
| 19:21 | DePaul | Michael Adams connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Donald Melia | 31-38 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | John Murray is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Murray, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 18:41 | DePaul | Ray Stewart is called for the reach on Donald Melia - foul #1 on Ray Stewart, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 18:27 | DePaul | The jump hook by Michael Adams is blocked by Mario Velasquez | 31-38 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Christopher Vail can't tip it in | 31-38 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | John Murray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez hits the follow up shot | 31-40 |
| 18:06 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 17:43 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Kenneth Root knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 33-43 |
| 17:12 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas's pass is intercepted by Ray Stewart | 33-43 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Patrick Smith is fouled on the floor by Christopher Vail - foul #2 on Christopher Vail, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Joshua Powell (PF), Noah Courter (C) Michael Adams, Ralph Thomas, Christopher Wilson, Christopher Vail | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), David Amaro (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF), John Sharp (C) John Murray, Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Ray Stewart, Mario Velasquez | |
| 16:36 | Belmont | James Merideth banks in the layup | 33-45 |
| 16:18 | DePaul | Noah Courter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 16:17 | Belmont | Michael Nations snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 33-45 |
| 15:56 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Stephen Vance | 33-45 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Powell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Noah Courter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Amaro (fresh) SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | DePaul | Joshua Powell hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Melia | 36-45 |
| 15:31 | Belmont | David Amaro loses the dribble to Stephen Vance | 36-45 |
| 15:14 | DePaul | Stephen Vance misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bobby Johnson - foul #1 on Bobby Johnson, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Adams (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Christopher Vail (C) Donald Melia, Joshua Powell, Noah Courter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF), Ray Stewart (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) David Amaro, Bobby Johnson, Michael Nations, John Sharp | |
| 15:14 | DePaul | Stephen Vance misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:14 | DePaul | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 14:55 | DePaul | Stephen Vance grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 14:40 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 14:38 | DePaul | Christopher Vail snags the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 14:33 | DePaul | Christopher Vail's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Root | 37-45 |
| 14:31 | DePaul | Stephen Vance tips it in | 39-45 |
| 14:16 | Belmont | Patrick Smith hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Stewart | 39-47 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Christopher Vail can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Ray Stewart - foul #2 on Ray Stewart, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Thomas (SF) Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG) James Merideth | |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Christopher Vail makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Christopher Vail misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:03 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 13:44 | Belmont | Kenneth Root can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Vail - foul #3 on Christopher Vail, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Noah Courter (C) Gene Stubbs, Christopher Vail | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:44 | Belmont | Kenneth Root makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:44 | Belmont | Kenneth Root makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:29 | DePaul | Michael Adams comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 13:27 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 13:16 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 13:15 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson grabs the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 13:00 | DePaul | Michael Adams drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ralph Thomas | 43-49 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Noah Courter swats the short shot by Ray Stewart | 43-49 |
| 12:50 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Velasquez | 43-49 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Christopher Wilson swats the short shot by Mario Velasquez | 43-49 |
| 12:32 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:26 | DePaul | Noah Courter connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Adams and the foul's on Mario Velasquez - foul #1 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (SG), Christopher Vail (C) Michael Adams, Christopher Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (PF), Bobby Johnson (C) Ray Stewart, Mario Velasquez | |
| 12:26 | DePaul | Noah Courter makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 11:58 | Belmont | Michael Nations misses short on a shot from the left side | 46-49 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noah Courter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Vail (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | DePaul | Noah Courter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 11:44 | DePaul | Christopher Vail pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 11:27 | DePaul | The jump hook by Ralph Thomas is blocked by Bobby Johnson | 46-51 |
| 11:26 | Belmont | Patrick Smith gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Kenneth Root's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Vail | 46-51 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Christopher Vail | 46-51 |
| 10:37 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:28 | Belmont | Kenneth Root loses the dribble to Ralph Thomas | 46-51 |
| 10:07 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Root - foul #1 on Kenneth Root, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Adams (SG), Steven Featherstone (SF), Christopher Wilson (PF), Stephen Vance (C) Donald Melia, Ralph Thomas, Noah Courter, Christopher Vail | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), David Amaro (SG), Ray Stewart (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) John Murray, Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Michael Nations | |
| 10:07 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:07 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez connects on the floater from the left block | 46-53 |
| 09:36 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone misses the 3 from straight away | 46-53 |
| 09:34 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs misses the tip | 46-53 |
| 09:32 | Belmont | James Merideth gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | Gene Stubbs picks off the pass by James Merideth | 46-53 |
| 09:05 | DePaul | The jump hook by Christopher Wilson is blocked by Mario Velasquez | 46-53 |
| 09:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Mario Velasquez | 46-53 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Featherstone - foul #1 on Steven Featherstone, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG) Gene Stubbs | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:47 | DePaul | Stephen Vance snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 08:22 | DePaul | David Amaro is called for the reach on Michael Adams - foul #1 on David Amaro, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Thomas (SF), Christopher Vail (C) Steven Featherstone, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (SF) Bobby Johnson | |
| 08:22 | DePaul | Michael Adams makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:22 | DePaul | Michael Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Michael Nations is hacked by Ralph Thomas - foul #2 on Ralph Thomas, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF) David Amaro, Michael Nations | |
| 07:54 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Kenneth Root pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Christopher Wilson is called for the reach on Ray Stewart - foul #3 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG) James Merideth | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Vail (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Patrick Smith can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 07:20 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Christopher Wilson | 48-53 |
| 07:02 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson lays it up and in set up by Donald Melia and he's fouled by Ray Stewart - foul #3 on Ray Stewart, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (SG) Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (PF), John Sharp (C) Ray Stewart, Mario Velasquez | |
| 07:02 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:02 | Belmont | Michael Nations snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Patrick Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 06:38 | DePaul | Donald Melia grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:20 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 06:18 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:10 | DePaul | Donald Melia drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Wilson | 53-53 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Kenneth Root knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 53-56 |
| 05:42 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 53-56 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Sharp | 53-56 |
| 05:25 | Belmont | Patrick Smith jams it on a great pass from John Sharp | 53-58 |
| 04:59 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Melia | 55-58 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Adams (SG), Stephen Vance (PF), Noah Courter (C) Gene Stubbs, Christopher Wilson, Christopher Vail | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Ray Stewart (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) John Murray, Michael Nations, John Sharp | |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Kenneth Root clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 04:38 | DePaul | Stephen Vance pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:23 | DePaul | Michael Adams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 04:22 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Michael Adams knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Donald Melia and he's fouled by Patrick Smith - foul #2 on Patrick Smith, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Powell (PF) Ralph Thomas | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Michael Adams misses the free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:12 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 03:54 | Belmont | James Merideth clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 03:52 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Noah Courter | 57-58 |
| 03:29 | DePaul | Mario Velasquez is called for the reach on Noah Courter - foul #2 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Wilson (PF) Joshua Powell | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), David Amaro (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF) James Merideth, Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root | |
| 03:29 | DePaul | Noah Courter makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:29 | DePaul | Noah Courter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Michael Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Noah Courter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Amaro (fresh) SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Belmont | Stephen Vance takes the ball from Bobby Johnson | 59-58 |
| 03:09 | DePaul | Michael Adams can't finish the layup | 59-58 |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 03:01 | DePaul | Noah Courter grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:58 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Thomas (SF), Christopher Vail (C) Stephen Vance, Noah Courter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF) David Amaro, Bobby Johnson | |
| 02:55 | DePaul | Donald Melia comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Ray Stewart pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Kenneth Root buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Mario Velasquez | 59-60 |
| 02:24 | DePaul | Christopher Vail slams it home on a great pass from Christopher Wilson | 61-60 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Kenneth Root scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ray Stewart | 61-62 |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-62 |
| 01:29 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez double dribbles | 61-62 |
| 01:09 | DePaul | Christopher Vail is denied on a layup by Mario Velasquez | 61-62 |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:55 | DePaul | Michael Adams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Ray Stewart loses the dribble to Christopher Vail | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Donald Melia is denied on a layup by Ray Stewart | 64-62 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | John Murray pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | John Murray misses the jumpshot from the right side | 64-62 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Christopher Wilson | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson runs out the clock | 64-62 |