| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Michael Doss (fresh) SG - Robert Hogan (fresh) SF - Paul Hackworth (fresh) PF - Bill Ridgley (fresh) C - Troy Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Michael Bowser (fresh) SG - William Vickrey (fresh) SF - Fred Winn (fresh) PF - Richard Behrens (fresh) C - Dustin Lopes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tampa | Robert Hogan steps in front of the Fred Winn pass | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Belmont Abbey | Paul Hackworth lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Hogan | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Tampa | Richard Behrens lays it in on a great pass from Fred Winn and he's fouled by Bill Ridgley - foul #1 on Bill Ridgley, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Tampa | Richard Behrens makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Behrens picks off the pass by Michael Doss | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Tampa | Richard Behrens throws it down on a great pass from Michael Bowser | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Hogan misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on William Vickrey - foul #1 on William Vickrey, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:32 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:17 | Tampa | Robert Hogan takes the ball from Dustin Lopes | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | Belmont Abbey | Paul Hackworth scores on a 3 from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 17:44 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:43 | Belmont Abbey | The rebound goes to Bill Ridgley | 7-5 |
| 17:22 | Belmont Abbey | Michael Doss misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 17:21 | Belmont Abbey | Troy Roberts tips it in | 9-5 |
| 17:16 | Tampa | Michael Bowser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 17:15 | Belmont Abbey | The rebound goes to Troy Roberts | 9-5 |
| 17:05 | Belmont Abbey | Bill Ridgley's pass is intercepted by William Vickrey | 9-5 |
| 17:01 | Tampa | Michael Bowser banks in the layup set up by William Vickrey | 9-7 |
| 16:33 | Belmont Abbey | Troy Roberts hits the finger roll | 11-7 |
| 16:18 | Tampa | Richard Behrens is denied on a layup by Troy Roberts | 11-7 |
| 16:16 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 16:00 | Tampa | Richard Behrens misses the jumper in the paint | 11-7 |
| 15:58 | Belmont Abbey | Michael Doss grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Michael Doss (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Hogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Hackworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bill Ridgley (fairly fresh) C - Troy Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Michael Bowser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Vickrey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Winn (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Behrens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Dustin Lopes (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Belmont Abbey | Michael Doss loses the ball out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Robert Estes (PG), Daniel Espinal (SG), Mitchell Pettis (SF), Ryan Hatfield (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) Michael Doss, Robert Hogan, Paul Hackworth, Bill Ridgley, Troy Roberts | |
| Subs | Tampa | Kevin Tomlinson (PG), Nathaniel Raymond (SG), Erik Benton (SF), Ricky Paradise (PF), Jason Ostby (C) Michael Bowser, William Vickrey, Fred Winn, Richard Behrens, Dustin Lopes | |
| 15:32 | Tampa | Kevin Tomlinson is whistled for a carry | 11-7 |
| 15:21 | Belmont Abbey | Daniel Espinal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 15:19 | Belmont Abbey | Daniel Espinal tips it back up and in | 13-7 |
| 15:10 | Tampa | Ricky Paradise is hacked by Ryan Hatfield - foul #1 on Ryan Hatfield, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| 14:56 | Tampa | Jason Ostby misses the lay-in | 13-7 |
| 14:54 | Belmont Abbey | Ryan Hatfield snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 14:45 | Belmont Abbey | Mitchell Pettis misses long on a floater from close range | 13-7 |
| 14:43 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Estes grabs the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:22 | Belmont Abbey | Ricky Paradise is called for the reach on Robert Estes - foul #1 on Ricky Paradise, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| 14:11 | Belmont Abbey | Mitchell Pettis is fouled on the floor by Erik Benton - foul #1 on Erik Benton, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | | |
| Subs | Tampa | Dustin Lopes (C) Ricky Paradise | |
| 13:59 | Belmont Abbey | Daniel Espinal jams it on a nice dish by Robert Estes | 15-7 |
| 13:45 | Tampa | Erik Benton hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Tomlinson | 15-9 |
| 13:27 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Estes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-9 |
| 13:26 | Tampa | Erik Benton grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 13:21 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Dikembe Dong - foul #1 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | David Greer (PG), Robert Hogan (SG), Bill Ridgley (PF), Troy Roberts (C) Daniel Espinal, Mitchell Pettis, Ryan Hatfield, Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Tampa | Michael Bowser (PG), William Vickrey (SG), Fred Winn (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Kevin Tomlinson, Nathaniel Raymond, Erik Benton, Jason Ostby | |
| 13:21 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:21 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:06 | Belmont Abbey | Troy Roberts misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by William Vickrey - foul #2 on William Vickrey, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Paul Hackworth (SF) Robert Estes | |
| Subs | Tampa | Kevin Tomlinson (SG) William Vickrey | |
| 13:06 | Belmont Abbey | Troy Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:06 | Belmont Abbey | Troy Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:45 | Tampa | Michael Bowser drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Tomlinson | 17-14 |
| 12:32 | Belmont Abbey | Troy Roberts knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Hogan | 19-14 |
| 12:12 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 19-14 |
| 12:11 | Belmont Abbey | Bill Ridgley gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 11:54 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Hogan is fouled on the floor by Michael Bowser - foul #1 on Michael Bowser, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Michael Doss (PG), Robert Estes (SF), Mitchell Pettis (PF) David Greer, Paul Hackworth, Bill Ridgley | |
| Subs | Tampa | Nathaniel Raymond (SG), Richard Behrens (PF), Ricky Paradise (C) Kevin Tomlinson, Fred Winn, Dustin Lopes | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Michael Doss (fresh) SG - Robert Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Estes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mitchell Pettis (fresh) C - Troy Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Michael Bowser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Raymond (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Behrens (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ricky Paradise (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Estes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 11:42 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Richard Behrens | 19-14 |
| 11:21 | Tampa | Robert Estes steals the ball from Ricky Paradise | 19-14 |
| 10:58 | Belmont Abbey | Mitchell Pettis loses the dribble to Richard Behrens | 19-14 |
| 10:33 | Tampa | Richard Behrens's floater is tipped away by Troy Roberts | 19-14 |
| 10:32 | Belmont Abbey | Michael Doss gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:09 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Hogan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-14 |
| 10:07 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Michael Bowser | 19-14 |
| 10:03 | Tampa | Nathaniel Raymond can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 10:02 | Tampa | Richard Behrens can't tip it in | 19-14 |
| 10:01 | Belmont Abbey | Troy Roberts gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:46 | Belmont Abbey | Ricky Paradise swats the layup by Mitchell Pettis | 19-14 |
| 09:44 | Tampa | Richard Behrens snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 09:30 | Tampa | Michael Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Daniel Espinal (PG), Troy Cochran (SG), Paul Hackworth (SF), Bill Ridgley (PF), Ryan Hatfield (C) Michael Doss, Robert Hogan, Robert Estes, Mitchell Pettis, Troy Roberts | |
| Subs | Tampa | Kevin Tomlinson (PG), Erik Benton (SG), Fred Winn (SF), Jason Ostby (PF), Dustin Lopes (C) Michael Bowser, Nathaniel Raymond, Michael Jones, Richard Behrens, Ricky Paradise | |
| 09:20 | Belmont Abbey | Ryan Hatfield makes the jumper from the right block set up by Bill Ridgley | 21-14 |
| 08:53 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 08:45 | Belmont Abbey | Troy Cochran misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 08:43 | Tampa | Kevin Tomlinson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:36 | Tampa | Jason Ostby is fouled on the floor by Bill Ridgley - foul #2 on Bill Ridgley, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Dikembe Dong (C) Bill Ridgley | |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| 08:21 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes double dribbles | 21-17 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Robert Estes (PG) Troy Cochran | |
| Subs | Tampa | Michael Bowser (PG) Fred Winn | |
| 08:09 | Belmont Abbey | Dikembe Dong knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 23-17 |
| 08:02 | Tampa | Michael Bowser misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Estes - foul #1 on Robert Estes, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Michael Doss (PG) Daniel Espinal | |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| 08:02 | Tampa | Michael Bowser misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:02 | Tampa | Michael Bowser makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:53 | Belmont Abbey | Paul Hackworth can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 23-18 |
| 07:52 | Tampa | Erik Benton grabs the board | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Michael Doss (fresh) SG - Robert Estes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Hackworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Michael Bowser (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Tomlinson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Erik Benton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Ostby (fresh) C - Dustin Lopes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Tampa | Kevin Tomlinson makes the fadeaway near the basket | 23-20 |
| 07:24 | Belmont Abbey | Dikembe Dong blows the dunk | 23-20 |
| 07:23 | Tampa | Jason Ostby grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:02 | Tampa | Michael Bowser knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jason Ostby | 23-23 |
| 06:52 | Belmont Abbey | Dikembe Dong clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Tomlinson - foul #1 on Kevin Tomlinson, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Robert Hogan (SG), Daniel Espinal (SF), Mitchell Pettis (PF) Michael Doss, Paul Hackworth, Ryan Hatfield | |
| Subs | Tampa | Nathaniel Raymond (PG), Fred Winn (SF), Ricky Paradise (PF) Michael Bowser, Erik Benton, Jason Ostby | |
| 06:52 | Belmont Abbey | Dikembe Dong makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:52 | Belmont Abbey | Dikembe Dong makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:31 | Tampa | Ricky Paradise blows the layup | 25-23 |
| 06:29 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:16 | Tampa | Mitchell Pettis is called for the reach on Fred Winn - foul #1 on Mitchell Pettis, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | David Greer (PG), Troy Roberts (C) Robert Estes, Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Tampa | Richard Behrens (PF) Dustin Lopes | |
| 06:09 | Tampa | Fred Winn knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Tomlinson and he's fouled by Robert Hogan - foul #1 on Robert Hogan, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| 06:09 | Tampa | Fred Winn misses the free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:09 | Belmont Abbey | Mitchell Pettis snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 05:41 | Belmont Abbey | Daniel Espinal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 25-25 |
| 05:40 | Belmont Abbey | David Greer can't tip it in | 25-25 |
| 05:39 | Belmont Abbey | Troy Roberts tips it in | 27-25 |
| 05:21 | Tampa | Ricky Paradise knocks in the runner from the right block | 27-27 |
| 05:09 | Belmont Abbey | Kevin Tomlinson is called for the reach on Robert Hogan - foul #2 on Kevin Tomlinson, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Michael Doss (PG) David Greer | |
| Subs | Tampa | Michael Bowser (PG), Erik Benton (SF), Dustin Lopes (C) Kevin Tomlinson, Fred Winn, Ricky Paradise | |
| 05:09 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Hogan misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:09 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:58 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 04:35 | Belmont Abbey | Daniel Espinal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 04:34 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:13 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 04:11 | Belmont Abbey | Mitchell Pettis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:00 | Belmont Abbey | Daniel Espinal buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Doss and the foul's on Michael Bowser - foul #2 on Michael Bowser, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Paul Hackworth (SF), Bill Ridgley (PF), Ryan Hatfield (C) Robert Hogan, Mitchell Pettis, Troy Roberts | |
| Subs | Tampa | William Vickrey (SG), Fred Winn (SF), Jason Ostby (PF) Michael Bowser, Nathaniel Raymond, Richard Behrens | |
| 04:00 | Belmont Abbey | Daniel Espinal makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:53 | Tampa | Fred Winn misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-29 |
| 03:52 | Tampa | Erik Benton tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Michael Doss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Espinal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Hackworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bill Ridgley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Erik Benton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Vickrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Winn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Ostby (fresh) C - Dustin Lopes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Belmont Abbey | Fred Winn is called for the reach on Paul Hackworth - foul #1 on Fred Winn, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Robert Estes (PG), Troy Cochran (SG) Michael Doss, Daniel Espinal | |
| Subs | Tampa | Kevin Tomlinson (PG), Ricky Paradise (PF) Erik Benton, Jason Ostby | |
| 03:35 | Belmont Abbey | Paul Hackworth makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:35 | Belmont Abbey | Paul Hackworth misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:35 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Ricky Paradise | 31-31 |
| 03:18 | Tampa | Ricky Paradise travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| 02:58 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Estes lays it up and in | 33-31 |
| 02:30 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes lays it up and in set up by Fred Winn | 33-33 |
| 02:06 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Estes knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Ridgley | 36-33 |
| 01:52 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Ryan Hatfield - foul #2 on Ryan Hatfield, team foul #8 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Michael Doss (PG), Robert Hogan (SG), Dikembe Dong (C) Troy Cochran, Paul Hackworth, Ryan Hatfield | |
| Subs | Tampa | Nathaniel Raymond (PG), Erik Benton (SF), Richard Behrens (PF) Kevin Tomlinson, Fred Winn, Ricky Paradise | |
| 01:52 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:52 | Tampa | Dustin Lopes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:35 | Belmont Abbey | Michael Doss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 01:34 | Tampa | Richard Behrens grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 01:15 | Tampa | Bill Ridgley takes the ball from Erik Benton | 36-35 |
| 00:50 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Hogan misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 00:49 | Belmont Abbey | Bill Ridgley grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 00:39 | Belmont Abbey | Bill Ridgley can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 36-35 |
| 00:37 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Hogan snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 00:22 | Belmont Abbey | Dustin Lopes picks off the pass by Robert Estes | 36-35 |
| 00:04 | Tampa | Erik Benton blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Estes - foul #2 on Robert Estes, team foul #9 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Daniel Espinal (PG), Troy Cochran (SG), Paul Hackworth (SF), Ryan Hatfield (PF), Troy Roberts (C) Michael Doss, Robert Hogan, Robert Estes, Bill Ridgley, Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Tampa | Michael Bowser (PG), Kevin Tomlinson (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Jason Ostby (C) Nathaniel Raymond, William Vickrey, Richard Behrens, Dustin Lopes | |
| 00:04 | Tampa | Erik Benton makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:04 | Tampa | Erik Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:00 | Belmont Abbey | Troy Cochran misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 36-37 |