| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Norberto Medina (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Glass (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carroll Vanderford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 19:43 | Belmont | Richard Kempton snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 19:16 | Belmont | Jack Adamson tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 18:51 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-31 |
| 18:29 | Belmont | Jack Adamson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Arnold Grass | 42-31 |
| 18:04 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue can't finish the layup | 42-31 |
| 18:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford grabs the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-31 |
| 17:56 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue tips it but misses | 42-31 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Arnold Grass grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison is fouled in the backcourt by Norberto Medina - foul #3 on Norberto Medina, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG) Daniel Tennison | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims (PG), Leopoldo Romano (SG), Edward Choudhury (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Norberto Medina, Ralph Wright, Norman Glass, Carroll Vanderford, John Bogue | |
| 17:34 | Belmont | Arnold Grass can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 42-31 |
| 17:33 | Belmont | Jack Adamson tips it in | 44-31 |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-31 |
| 17:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney snags the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 16:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Sims and he's hacked by Andrew Hanson - foul #2 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Irving Jordan (SF), Ronald Coppola (PF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton, Andrew Hanson, Arnold Grass | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG) Leopoldo Romano | |
| 16:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 44-34 |
| 16:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 16:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Sims | 44-36 |
| 16:15 | Belmont | Bruce Hale loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue (C) Joseph Abraham | |
| 16:06 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue connects on the floater from close range set up by Edward Choudhury | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Larry Sims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Choudhury (fairly fresh) PF - Johnathan Garney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Bogue (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 15:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney hits a 3 from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Bruce Hale is hacked by Ralph Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Wright, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Daniel Tennison, Bruce Hale, Irving Jordan, Ronald Coppola, Robert Bresnahan | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG), Leopoldo Romano (SG), Norman Glass (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), Erik Laws (C) Larry Sims, Ralph Wright, Edward Choudhury, Johnathan Garney, John Bogue | |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Richard Kempton misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Norman Glass - foul #1 on Norman Glass, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham (C) Erik Laws | |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Richard Kempton makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Richard Kempton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Norman Glass | 48-43 |
| 14:40 | Belmont | Norberto Medina steals it from Delbert Paylor in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 14:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano lays it up and in on a great pass from Norberto Medina | 48-45 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor is open and buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Arnold Grass | 50-45 |
| 14:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Hanson blocks the short jumper by Leopoldo Romano | 50-45 |
| 14:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham tips it but misses | 50-45 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Richard Kempton pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor is fouled in the backcourt by Norberto Medina - foul #4 on Norberto Medina, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Irving Jordan (C) Delbert Paylor, Jack Adamson, Arnold Grass | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG), John Bogue (C) Norberto Medina, Joseph Abraham | |
| 13:43 | Belmont | Bruce Hale clanks a jumper from the left side | 50-45 |
| 13:41 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Bogue | 50-45 |
| 13:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Irving Jordan takes the ball from Leopoldo Romano | 50-45 |
| 13:13 | Belmont | Richard Kempton drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Tennison | 52-45 |
| 13:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 13:06 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | Carroll Vanderford blocks the short jumper by Daniel Tennison | 52-45 |
| 12:35 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Bogue | 52-45 |
| 12:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 12:13 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison is fouled in the backcourt by Leopoldo Romano - foul #2 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Ronald Coppola (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Daniel Tennison, Bruce Hale, Richard Kempton, Andrew Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims (PG), Edward Choudhury (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Leopoldo Romano, Norman Glass, Carroll Vanderford, John Bogue | |
| 11:54 | Belmont | Johnathan Garney takes the ball from Irving Jordan | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Coppola (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Larry Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Choudhury (fresh) PF - Joseph Abraham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnathan Garney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Sims | 52-47 |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Edward Choudhury is called for the reach on Irving Jordan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Choudhury, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Kempton (SF) Irving Jordan | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:08 | Belmont | Larry Sims steps in front of the Jack Adamson pass | 52-47 |
| 11:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright can't finish the layup | 52-47 |
| 11:03 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Abraham | 52-47 |
| 10:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright misses short on a floater from the left side | 52-47 |
| 10:49 | Belmont | Richard Kempton gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Jack Adamson is hacked by Ralph Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Wright, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Hanson (PF) Richard Kempton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell (PF) Joseph Abraham | |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Jack Adamson makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Jack Adamson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 10:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 10:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Johnathan Garney | 54-49 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Jack Adamson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-49 |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 09:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims is hacked by Delbert Paylor - foul #2 on Delbert Paylor, team foul #2 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Irving Jordan (SF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Delbert Paylor, Jack Adamson, Ronald Coppola, Arnold Grass | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (PG), Norman Glass (SF), John Bogue (C) Larry Sims, Edward Choudhury, Johnathan Garney | |
| 09:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-49 |
| 09:23 | Belmont | Irving Jordan snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison loses the ball out of bounds | 54-49 |
| 08:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Bruce Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Kempton (SF) Andrew Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham (PF) Lawrence Campbell | |
| 08:36 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Bruce Hale | 54-49 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Bruce Hale's pass is intercepted by Ralph Wright in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 08:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano lays it up and in on a great pass from Ralph Wright | 54-51 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Hale and the foul's on Leopoldo Romano - foul #3 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Adamson (SG), Arnold Grass (C) Bruce Hale, Robert Bresnahan | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims (PG), Carroll Vanderford (PF) Leopoldo Romano, Joseph Abraham | |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison misses the free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:14 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass can't finish the layup | 56-51 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Arnold Grass pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Larry Sims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Glass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carroll Vanderford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bogue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Richard Kempton connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Tennison | 58-51 |
| 07:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 58-51 |
| 07:05 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:47 | Belmont | Irving Jordan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 06:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford can't finish the layup | 61-51 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 06:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 05:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 61-51 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Richard Kempton gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | Irving Jordan is called for traveling | 61-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Ronald Coppola (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton, Irving Jordan, Arnold Grass | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG), Leopoldo Romano (SG), Edward Choudhury (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Larry Sims, Ralph Wright, Norman Glass, Carroll Vanderford, John Bogue | |
| 04:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-51 |
| 04:54 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Leopoldo Romano | 61-51 |
| 04:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 04:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury can't tip it in | 61-51 |
| 04:36 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:26 | Belmont | Bruce Hale is denied on a layup by Johnathan Garney | 61-51 |
| 04:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 03:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bruce Hale - foul #3 on Bruce Hale, team foul #3 | 61-51 |
| 03:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 03:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 03:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Coppola (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Norberto Medina (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leopoldo Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Choudhury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Abraham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnathan Garney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano's floater is knocked away by Ronald Coppola | 61-52 |
| 03:22 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Bresnahan | 61-52 |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Bruce Hale blows the layup but he's fouled by Edward Choudhury - foul #3 on Edward Choudhury, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Irving Jordan (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Delbert Paylor, Ronald Coppola, Andrew Hanson, Robert Bresnahan | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims (SG), Lawrence Campbell (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), Erik Laws (C) Leopoldo Romano, Edward Choudhury, Joseph Abraham, Johnathan Garney | |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Bruce Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina is hacked by Bruce Hale - foul #4 on Bruce Hale, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG) Bruce Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | Richard Kempton gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Richard Kempton is fouled in the backcourt by Norberto Medina - foul #5 on Norberto Medina, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG) Norberto Medina | |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Richard Kempton makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Richard Kempton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 02:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Richard Kempton drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jack Adamson | 66-52 |
| 01:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Irving Jordan steals the ball from Larry Sims | 66-52 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Jack Adamson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 66-52 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Irving Jordan snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Arnold Grass is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Campbell - foul #1 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #11 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Ronald Coppola (PF) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (SG), Edward Choudhury (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Ralph Wright, Lawrence Campbell, Carroll Vanderford, Erik Laws | |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Arnold Grass misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Arnold Grass makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Edward Choudhury | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Johnathan Garney is called for the reach on Bruce Hale - foul #2 on Johnathan Garney, team foul #12 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan (C) Arnold Grass | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Bruce Hale makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Choudhury | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor runs out the clock | 68-56 |