| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SF - David Amaro (fresh) PF - Michael Nations (fresh) C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) SG - Michael Adams (fresh) SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) PF - Daniel Kittleson (fresh) C - Christopher Vail (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Belmont | John Murray is fouled on the floor by Michael Adams - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Michael Nations misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | David Amaro drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Murray | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | DePaul | Christopher Vail tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses long on a floater in the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | John Murray grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Belmont | Michael Nations scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Amaro | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | DePaul | Christopher Vail scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Adams | 5-7 |
| 17:28 | Belmont | Ralph Thomas steps in front of the Michael Nations pass | 5-7 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | Patrick Smith pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Donald Melia is called for the reach on John Murray - foul #1 on Donald Melia, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Vail - foul #1 on Christopher Vail, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:32 | DePaul | Michael Adams buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Thomas | 6-10 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | John Murray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 6-10 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Michael Nations can't tip it in | 6-10 |
| 16:11 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:53 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Michael Adams and he's fouled by David Amaro - foul #1 on David Amaro, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Ray Stewart (PF) John Murray, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:53 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas makes the free throw | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SF - David Amaro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) SG - Michael Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Kittleson (fresh) C - Christopher Vail (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Vail - foul #2 on Christopher Vail, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Hughes (PF), Joel Luther (C) Daniel Kittleson, Christopher Vail | |
| 15:33 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:33 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:33 | DePaul | Joel Luther pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 15:13 | DePaul | Michael Adams misses short on a shot from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 15:11 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Amaro | 6-13 |
| 14:55 | Belmont | Patrick Smith scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by James Merideth | 8-13 |
| 14:40 | DePaul | Michael Adams misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Amaro | 8-13 |
| 14:19 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-13 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Joel Luther grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes loses the dribble to Patrick Smith | 8-13 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Michael Adams picks off the pass by Mario Velasquez | 8-13 |
| 13:44 | DePaul | Michael Adams lays it in | 8-15 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 3 from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 13:24 | DePaul | Mario Velasquez is called for the reach on Ralph Thomas - foul #1 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF) Patrick Smith, David Amaro, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joaquin Ramey (PG), Gene Stubbs (SG), Damon Earls (SF), Daniel Kittleson (PF) Donald Melia, Michael Adams, Ralph Thomas, Joel Luther | |
| 13:12 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs is fouled on the floor by James Merideth - foul #1 on James Merideth, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| 13:00 | DePaul | Joaquin Ramey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-15 |
| 12:58 | DePaul | Damon Earls hits the follow up shot | 11-17 |
| 12:38 | Belmont | James Merideth can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 12:36 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson tips it in | 13-17 |
| 12:19 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Merideth - foul #2 on James Merideth, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (SG), John Sharp (C) James Merideth, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Joel Luther (C) Joaquin Ramey, Kevin Hughes | |
| 12:19 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 12:19 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | John Sharp misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 11:55 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson tips it home | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) SG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) SF - Damon Earls (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Kittleson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Luther (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 11:48 | DePaul | Joel Luther tips it back up and in | 15-21 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | John Sharp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 11:36 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Daniel Kittleson | 15-21 |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs is hacked by Dennis Halsey - foul #1 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), David Amaro (SF), Mario Velasquez (C) Dennis Halsey, Bobby Johnson, John Sharp | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Thomas (SF) Damon Earls | |
| 11:13 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas misses the turnaround from the right block | 15-21 |
| 11:12 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Michael Nations hits a jumper from the left block | 17-21 |
| 10:42 | DePaul | The jump hook by Joel Luther is blocked by Michael Nations | 17-21 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Smith | 19-21 |
| 10:23 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas can't finish the layup | 19-21 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Murray | 19-21 |
| 10:03 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Joel Luther - foul #1 on Joel Luther, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Ray Stewart (PF) John Murray, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Adams (SG), Kevin Hughes (PF), Damon Earls (C) Gene Stubbs, Daniel Kittleson, Joel Luther | |
| 10:03 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:03 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:52 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Melia | 20-23 |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 09:24 | DePaul | The jump hook by Ralph Thomas is blocked by Mario Velasquez | 22-23 |
| 09:22 | Belmont | David Amaro snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 09:00 | Belmont | Patrick Smith connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Amaro | 24-23 |
| 08:40 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas misses the lay-in | 24-23 |
| 08:39 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | David Amaro misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 08:31 | DePaul | Michael Adams pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 08:24 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas is whistled for a carry | 24-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Bobby Johnson (SF) Patrick Smith, David Amaro | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Daniel Kittleson (PF) Donald Melia, Ralph Thomas | |
| 07:55 | Belmont | Kevin Hughes steals the ball from John Murray | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) C - Mario Velasquez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) SG - Michael Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damon Earls (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Kittleson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | DePaul | Michael Adams buries a floater from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Murray | 26-25 |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Michael Nations (PF), John Sharp (C) Dennis Halsey, Ray Stewart, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Ralph Thomas (SF), Joel Luther (C) Michael Adams, Damon Earls, Kevin Hughes | |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Patrick Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Murray | 29-25 |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | John Sharp pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 06:21 | DePaul | Joel Luther pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 06:16 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs double dribbles | 29-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Guinn (PG), David Amaro (SF), Ray Stewart (C) John Murray, Bobby Johnson, John Sharp | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 05:56 | DePaul | Donald Melia gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:52 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Melia | 29-28 |
| 05:48 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn misses the easy layup | 29-28 |
| 05:46 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Ralph Thomas - foul #1 on Ralph Thomas, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mario Velasquez (C) Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Adams (SG), Kevin Hughes (PF) Gene Stubbs, Daniel Kittleson | |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:19 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Melia | 31-30 |
| 04:58 | Belmont | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Smith is blocked by Ralph Thomas | 31-30 |
| 04:56 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Michael Adams makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Melia | 31-33 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 04:42 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Michael Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 04:22 | Belmont | Michael Nations gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Melia - foul #2 on Donald Melia, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Ray Stewart (PF) Matthew Guinn, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Damon Earls (SF), Daniel Kittleson (PF) Donald Melia, Ralph Thomas, Joel Luther | |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 04:03 | DePaul | Michael Adams connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Patrick Smith is hacked by Gene Stubbs - foul #1 on Gene Stubbs, team foul #8 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Christopher Vail (C) Michael Adams, Kevin Hughes | |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 03:45 | DePaul | Christopher Vail gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Damon Earls (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Kittleson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Vail (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | DePaul | Christopher Vail can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Mario Velasquez - foul #2 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #6 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (SG) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:31 | DePaul | Christopher Vail misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 03:31 | DePaul | Christopher Vail makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 03:31 | DePaul | Christopher Vail misses the 3rd free throw | 33-37 |
| 03:31 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 03:26 | Belmont | James Merideth makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Murray | 36-37 |
| 03:17 | DePaul | Donald Melia's layup is rejected by Ray Stewart | 36-37 |
| 03:15 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson tips it home | 36-39 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Ray Stewart is hacked by Daniel Kittleson - foul #1 on Daniel Kittleson, team foul #9 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (SF) David Amaro | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Thomas (SF) Daniel Kittleson | |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Ray Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Ray Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Christopher Vail banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gene Stubbs | 38-41 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | John Murray misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Melia - foul #3 on Donald Melia, team foul #10 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (PF) Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Adams (SG), Kevin Hughes (PF) Donald Melia, Damon Earls | |
| 02:16 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | John Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 02:16 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 01:59 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Bobby Johnson - foul #1 on Bobby Johnson, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG) John Murray | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:59 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 01:59 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | Michael Nations loses the dribble to Ralph Thomas | 39-43 |
| 01:12 | DePaul | Christopher Vail throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SF), Mario Velasquez (C) Bobby Johnson, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joel Luther (C) Christopher Vail | |
| 00:57 | Belmont | David Amaro misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 00:56 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Joel Luther | 39-43 |
| 00:34 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Nations - foul #1 on Michael Nations, team foul #8 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Bobby Johnson (PF) James Merideth, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joaquin Ramey (PG), Damon Earls (SF) Gene Stubbs, Ralph Thomas | |
| 00:34 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 00:34 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez hits the finger roll set up by John Murray | 41-45 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Michael Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Joaquin Ramey | 41-45 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | The clock runs out | 41-45 |