| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) SG - Robert Quattlebaum (fresh) SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) PF - Gilbert Hill (fresh) C - Ruben Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fresh) SG - William Hecht (fresh) SF - Charles Vrabel (fresh) PF - Jack Jones (fresh) C - Max Rouse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Ruben Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Belmont | Ruben Miller misses long on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | VMI | Charles Vrabel grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | VMI | Charles Vrabel travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | VMI | Max Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | VMI | Allen Cohn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ruben Miller | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | Ruben Miller can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | VMI | Max Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | VMI | Max Rouse clanks a jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ruben Miller | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | Robert Lema hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Quattlebaum | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | VMI | William Hecht is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Hecht, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Robert Lema misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:51 | VMI | Jack Jones gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | VMI | Charles Vrabel drills a 3 from straight away set up by Max Rouse | 3-3 |
| 17:27 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lema | 5-3 |
| 17:15 | VMI | Allen Cohn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Vrabel | 5-3 |
| 17:06 | VMI | Charles Vrabel misses the jumper from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:04 | Belmont | Levi Gordon snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gilbert Hill, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Cronan (PG), Carey Steffen (SG), Randolph Thompson (SF), Andrew Bean (PF), Jonathan Calloway (C) Robert Lema, Robert Quattlebaum, Levi Gordon, Gilbert Hill, Ruben Miller | |
| Subs | VMI | Claude Funk (SG), Roger Madrigal (PF), John Hill (C) William Hecht, Jack Jones, Max Rouse | |
| 16:48 | VMI | Charles Vrabel misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 5-3 |
| 16:47 | VMI | Charles Vrabel tips it in | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Larry Cronan misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), Richard Rhodes (SF) Allen Cohn, Charles Vrabel | |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Larry Cronan makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Larry Cronan misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:32 | VMI | The rebound goes to Roger Madrigal | 6-5 |
| 16:17 | VMI | Sherman McCowin comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:16 | VMI | Claude Funk can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | VMI | John Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:02 | VMI | Claude Funk clanks a shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:01 | VMI | Claude Funk tips it home | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Cronan (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Carey Steffen (fresh) SF - Randolph Thompson (fresh) PF - Andrew Bean (fresh) C - Jonathan Calloway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Sherman McCowin (fresh) SG - Claude Funk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Rhodes (fresh) PF - Roger Madrigal (fresh) C - John Hill (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Belmont | Jonathan Calloway misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 6-7 |
| 15:45 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:27 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:08 | VMI | Sherman McCowin is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Calloway - foul #1 on Jonathan Calloway, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Levi Gordon (SF), Gilbert Hill (PF), Ruben Miller (C) Larry Cronan, Randolph Thompson, Andrew Bean, Jonathan Calloway | |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG), William Hecht (SG), Charles Vrabel (SF), Jack Jones (PF), Max Rouse (C) Sherman McCowin, Claude Funk, Richard Rhodes, Roger Madrigal, John Hill | |
| 15:03 | VMI | Allen Cohn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-7 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Ruben Miller grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Ruben Miller is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ruben Miller, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum (SG) Carey Steffen | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 14:27 | VMI | Jack Jones misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 8-7 |
| 14:25 | Belmont | Ruben Miller grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | Max Rouse is called for the reach on Gilbert Hill - foul #1 on Max Rouse, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Robert Lema misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 13:57 | VMI | Jack Jones pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:52 | VMI | Charles Vrabel clanks a floater from the left block | 8-7 |
| 13:50 | VMI | William Hecht grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:29 | VMI | William Hecht knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Cohn | 8-9 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill buries a fadeaway from close range | 10-9 |
| 13:02 | VMI | Robert Lema steals it from William Hecht | 10-9 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | Robert Lema hits the finger roll | 12-9 |
| 12:38 | VMI | William Hecht misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 12:36 | Belmont | Ruben Miller grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Ruben Miller blows the layup but he's hacked by Max Rouse - foul #2 on Max Rouse, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Cronan (PG), Carey Steffen (SG), Randolph Thompson (SF), Andrew Bean (PF) Robert Lema, Robert Quattlebaum, Levi Gordon, Gilbert Hill | |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), Claude Funk (SG), Richard Rhodes (SF), Roger Madrigal (PF), John Hill (C) Allen Cohn, William Hecht, Charles Vrabel, Jack Jones, Max Rouse | |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Ruben Miller makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Ruben Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:19 | VMI | Roger Madrigal gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:01 | VMI | Roger Madrigal misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Andrew Bean - foul #1 on Andrew Bean, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jonathan Calloway (C) Ruben Miller | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 12:01 | VMI | Roger Madrigal makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:01 | VMI | Roger Madrigal makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Cronan (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Carey Steffen (fresh) SF - Randolph Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Bean (fresh) C - Jonathan Calloway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Sherman McCowin (fresh) SG - Claude Funk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Rhodes (fresh) PF - Roger Madrigal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hill (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Larry Cronan misses the easy layup | 13-11 |
| 11:35 | VMI | Roger Madrigal grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 11:15 | VMI | John Hill scores on a jumper in the lane | 13-13 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | Andrew Bean is denied on a layup by Roger Madrigal | 13-13 |
| 10:57 | VMI | Roger Madrigal snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 10:50 | VMI | John Hill misses the dunk attempt | 13-13 |
| 10:49 | VMI | Claude Funk grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:33 | VMI | Sherman McCowin hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Claude Funk | 13-15 |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Carey Steffen travels with the ball | 13-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Robert Quattlebaum (SG), Levi Gordon (SF), Gilbert Hill (PF), Ruben Miller (C) Larry Cronan, Carey Steffen, Randolph Thompson, Andrew Bean, Jonathan Calloway | |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG), William Hecht (SG), Charles Vrabel (SF), Jack Jones (PF) Sherman McCowin, Claude Funk, Richard Rhodes, John Hill | |
| 09:54 | VMI | Jack Jones clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 13-15 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Ruben Miller is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ruben Miller, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jonathan Calloway (C) Ruben Miller | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Bundy (C) Roger Madrigal | |
| 09:21 | VMI | Allen Cohn hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Hecht | 13-18 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Levi Gordon scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 08:44 | VMI | Jack Jones makes the turnaround from the left block set up by William Hecht and he's hacked by Levi Gordon - foul #1 on Levi Gordon, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (PG), Randolph Thompson (SG), Andrew Bean (C) Robert Lema, Robert Quattlebaum, Jonathan Calloway | |
| Subs | VMI | John Hill (C) Robert Bundy | |
| 08:44 | VMI | Jack Jones misses the free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:44 | Belmont | Levi Gordon snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | Carey Steffen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-20 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph Thompson | 16-20 |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Levi Gordon hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 16-20 |
| 08:24 | VMI | Jack Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:03 | VMI | William Hecht makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-23 |
| 08:00 | Belmont | William Hecht steals it from Carey Steffen in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| 07:39 | VMI | John Hill comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Bean - foul #2 on Andrew Bean, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Jonathan Calloway (PF) Gilbert Hill, Andrew Bean | |
| Subs | VMI | Claude Funk (SG), Roger Madrigal (PF) William Hecht, Jack Jones | |
| 07:39 | VMI | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:39 | VMI | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carey Steffen (fresh) SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Calloway (fresh) C - Randolph Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Funk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Vrabel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Madrigal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum (SG), Gilbert Hill (PF) Carey Steffen, Randolph Thompson | |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), Richard Rhodes (SF) Allen Cohn, Charles Vrabel | |
| 06:55 | VMI | Richard Rhodes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Sherman McCowin | 16-27 |
| 06:41 | Belmont | Jonathan Calloway scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Lema | 18-27 |
| 06:19 | VMI | Sherman McCowin clanks a shot from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum's floater is tipped away by Roger Madrigal | 18-27 |
| 05:54 | VMI | Richard Rhodes grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 05:47 | VMI | Roger Madrigal misses the floater from close range | 18-27 |
| 05:45 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Funk | 18-27 |
| 05:37 | VMI | Claude Funk clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 18-27 |
| 05:35 | VMI | Claude Funk hits the follow up shot | 18-29 |
| 05:06 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Claude Funk - foul #1 on Claude Funk, team foul #5 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Grant Jones (PG), Carey Steffen (SG), Larry Cronan (SF), Randolph Thompson (C) Robert Lema, Robert Quattlebaum, Levi Gordon, Jonathan Calloway | |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG), William Hecht (SG), Charles Vrabel (SF), Jack Jones (PF), Robert Bundy (C) Sherman McCowin, Claude Funk, Richard Rhodes, Roger Madrigal, John Hill | |
| 05:06 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:06 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:51 | VMI | Carey Steffen is called for the reach on William Hecht - foul #1 on Carey Steffen, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| 04:51 | VMI | William Hecht misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Carey Steffen scores on a shot in the lane | 22-29 |
| 04:33 | VMI | Robert Bundy buries a fadeaway from close range set up by William Hecht | 22-31 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Larry Cronan hits a shot in the paint set up by Carey Steffen | 24-31 |
| 03:55 | VMI | Charles Vrabel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 03:54 | VMI | Jack Jones gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 03:37 | VMI | Robert Bundy misses long on a floater from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill grabs the board | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Grant Jones (fresh) SG - Carey Steffen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Cronan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilbert Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randolph Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hecht (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Vrabel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bundy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill is denied on a layup by Robert Bundy | 24-31 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill can't tip it in | 24-31 |
| 03:19 | VMI | Jack Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 03:04 | VMI | Charles Vrabel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 03:02 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gilbert Hill | 24-31 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 24-31 |
| 02:49 | VMI | William Hecht snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 02:38 | VMI | Allen Cohn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Vrabel | 24-34 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill hits a floater from the right block | 26-34 |
| 01:55 | VMI | Jack Jones hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Cohn | 26-36 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 26-36 |
| 01:42 | VMI | Robert Bundy snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 01:35 | VMI | Jack Jones loses the dribble to Randolph Thompson | 26-36 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Larry Cronan misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 01:14 | VMI | The rebound goes to Robert Bundy | 26-36 |
| 01:07 | VMI | Robert Bundy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Carey Steffen grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Carey Steffen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 26-36 |
| 00:40 | VMI | Allen Cohn grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:37 | VMI | Grant Jones steps in front of the Allen Cohn pass in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Larry Cronan misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Vrabel - foul #1 on Charles Vrabel, team foul #6 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum (SG), Levi Gordon (SF), Andrew Bean (PF), Ruben Miller (C) Grant Jones, Carey Steffen, Gilbert Hill, Randolph Thompson | |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), Claude Funk (SG), Richard Rhodes (SF), Roger Madrigal (PF), Max Rouse (C) Allen Cohn, William Hecht, Charles Vrabel, Jack Jones, Robert Bundy | |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Larry Cronan makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Larry Cronan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:03 | VMI | Claude Funk connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Max Rouse | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Levi Gordon clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-39 |