| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edward Dooley (fresh) SG - Ronald Lock (fresh) SF - Sol Speicher (fresh) PF - Robert Palmquist (fresh) C - Daniel Gutenberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Mule (fresh) SG - Joseph Bowers (fresh) SF - Jeffery Campbell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Smiley (fresh) C - Charles Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Charles Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | American U. | Daniel Gutenberger pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | American U. | Daniel Gutenberger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley is fouled on the floor by Robert Palmquist - foul #1 on Robert Palmquist, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers drills a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | American U. | Edward Dooley misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Belmont | Brian Mule grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | Charles Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | Charles Brown buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Bowers | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | American U. | Robert Palmquist hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Bowers - foul #1 on Joseph Bowers, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | American U. | Robert Palmquist makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:06 | American U. | Robert Palmquist makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffery Campbell, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | American U. | Daniel Gutenberger misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | American U. | Sol Speicher pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:33 | American U. | Sol Speicher is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Sol Speicher, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary (C) Charles Brown | |
| 17:19 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:57 | American U. | Edward Dooley makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sol Speicher | 4-6 |
| 16:46 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 16:44 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell grabs the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Belmont | Edward Dooley is called for the reach on Joseph Bowers - foul #1 on Edward Dooley, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Johnson (PG), John Zitzmann (SF), Christopher Carroll (C) Edward Dooley, Sol Speicher, Daniel Gutenberger | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh (PG), Robert Tobey (SG), Charles Colvin (SF), Tyrone Bunger (PF) Brian Mule, Joseph Bowers, Jeffery Campbell, Kenneth Smiley | |
| 16:16 | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-6 |
| 16:15 | American U. | John Zitzmann pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:52 | American U. | John Zitzmann misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:50 | Belmont | Robert Tobey gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Ronald Lock (fresh) SF - John Zitzmann (fresh) PF - Robert Palmquist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Zarrineh (fresh) SG - Robert Tobey (fresh) SF - Charles Colvin (fresh) PF - Tyrone Bunger (fresh) C - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Townsley (SG), Jeffrey Wilson (C) Ronald Lock, Robert Palmquist | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Brown (C) Thomas O'Leary | |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:06 | American U. | John Zitzmann can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 15:05 | American U. | Jeffrey Wilson snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 14:58 | American U. | John Zitzmann misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-8 |
| 14:57 | American U. | Jeffrey Wilson hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| 14:40 | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:39 | American U. | John Zitzmann gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:32 | American U. | Gary Townsley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 14:16 | American U. | The rebound goes to Christopher Carroll | 6-8 |
| 14:09 | American U. | Stephen Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Dooley (PG), Ronald Lock (SG), Sol Speicher (SF), Robert Palmquist (PF), Daniel Gutenberger (C) Stephen Johnson, Gary Townsley, John Zitzmann, Christopher Carroll, Jeffrey Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (PG), Joseph Bowers (SG), Jeffery Campbell (SF), Kenneth Smiley (PF) Charles Zarrineh, Robert Tobey, Charles Colvin, Tyrone Bunger | |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Brian Mule can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 6-8 |
| 13:55 | American U. | The rebound goes to Sol Speicher | 6-8 |
| 13:41 | American U. | Robert Palmquist can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-8 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers connects on the 3 from straight away | 6-11 |
| 13:19 | American U. | Daniel Gutenberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary (C) Charles Brown | |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Daniel Gutenberger denies the turnaround by Jeffery Campbell | 6-11 |
| 12:49 | American U. | Robert Palmquist grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:44 | American U. | Thomas O'Leary is called for the reach on Sol Speicher - foul #1 on Thomas O'Leary, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| 12:26 | American U. | Robert Palmquist is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Palmquist, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Carroll (PF) Robert Palmquist | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Brian Mule can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 6-11 |
| 12:07 | American U. | Christopher Carroll grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 11:55 | American U. | Christopher Carroll dunks the ball set up by Sol Speicher and the foul's on Kenneth Smiley - foul #1 on Kenneth Smiley, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Johnson (PG), Gary Townsley (SG) Edward Dooley, Ronald Lock | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Brown (C) Thomas O'Leary | |
| 11:55 | American U. | Christopher Carroll makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Gary Townsley (fresh) SF - Sol Speicher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Gutenberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Mule (fresh) SG - Joseph Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Smiley (fresh) C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Belmont | Brian Mule connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Bowers and the foul's on Christopher Carroll - foul #1 on Christopher Carroll, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | American U. | John Zitzmann (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (C) Sol Speicher, Daniel Gutenberger | |
| Subs | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger (PF) Kenneth Smiley | |
| 11:26 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:17 | American U. | Jeffrey Wilson drills a jumper from the left block | 11-14 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Christopher Carroll denies the turnaround by Tyrone Bunger | 11-14 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:58 | Belmont | John Zitzmann is called for the reach on Jeffery Campbell - foul #1 on John Zitzmann, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Lock (SG) Jeffrey Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG), Charles Colvin (SG) Brian Mule, Joseph Bowers | |
| 10:58 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:58 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:29 | American U. | Gary Townsley hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Carroll | 13-16 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Ronald Lock is called for the reach on Tyrone Bunger - foul #1 on Ronald Lock, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Dooley (PG), Daniel Gutenberger (C) Stephen Johnson, Gary Townsley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley (PF), Thomas O'Leary (C) Jeffery Campbell, Charles Brown | |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:56 | American U. | Edward Dooley is called for traveling | 13-18 |
| Subs | American U. | Sol Speicher (SF) John Zitzmann | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (PG), Joseph Bowers (SG) Robert Tobey, Tyrone Bunger | |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 13-20 |
| 09:16 | American U. | Sol Speicher buries a floater from the right block | 15-20 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 15-20 |
| 08:54 | American U. | Sol Speicher snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:52 | American U. | Edward Dooley is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Mule - foul #1 on Brian Mule, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Townsley (SG), John Zitzmann (PF) Ronald Lock, Christopher Carroll | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:42 | American U. | Thomas O'Leary is called for the reach on Edward Dooley - foul #2 on Thomas O'Leary, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Johnson (PG) Edward Dooley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger (PF), Charles Brown (C) Kenneth Smiley, Thomas O'Leary | |
| 08:28 | American U. | Stephen Johnson misses the easy layup | 15-20 |
| 08:27 | American U. | Gary Townsley can't tip it in | 15-20 |
| 08:25 | American U. | John Zitzmann grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:11 | American U. | Sol Speicher misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 08:09 | American U. | John Zitzmann snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:00 | American U. | Sol Speicher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Charles Colvin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:53 | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 07:52 | American U. | Sol Speicher grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:38 | American U. | Sol Speicher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 15-20 |
| 07:37 | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger grabs the board | 15-20 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Gary Townsley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sol Speicher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Zitzmann (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Gutenberger (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Mule (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Bowers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Colvin (fairly fresh) PF - Tyrone Bunger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Belmont | Charles Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Dooley (PG), Ronald Lock (SG), Jeffrey Wilson (PF) Stephen Johnson, Sol Speicher, Daniel Gutenberger | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh (PG), Robert Tobey (SG), Jeffery Campbell (SF), Kenneth Smiley (PF) Brian Mule, Joseph Bowers, Charles Colvin, Tyrone Bunger | |
| 07:13 | American U. | Jeffery Campbell is called for the reach on Ronald Lock - foul #2 on Jeffery Campbell, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Carroll (PF) Jeffrey Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger (SF), Michael Shoop (C) Jeffery Campbell, Charles Brown | |
| 07:13 | American U. | Ronald Lock misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smiley | 15-20 |
| 06:51 | Belmont | Robert Tobey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Zarrineh | 15-23 |
| 06:25 | American U. | Ronald Lock can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 06:24 | American U. | John Zitzmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 06:12 | American U. | John Zitzmann hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Edward Dooley | 18-23 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Smiley | 18-23 |
| 05:38 | Belmont | Ronald Lock takes the ball from Tyrone Bunger | 18-23 |
| 05:23 | American U. | Ronald Lock hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Dooley | 21-23 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Michael Shoop comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Zarrineh | 21-23 |
| 05:05 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley is whistled for traveling | 21-23 |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Johnson (PG), Edwin Wilebski (SG), Sol Speicher (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), Daniel Gutenberger (C) Edward Dooley, Ronald Lock, Gary Townsley, Christopher Carroll, John Zitzmann | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (PG), Joseph Bowers (SG), Charles Colvin (SF), Charles Brown (C) Charles Zarrineh, Robert Tobey, Tyrone Bunger, Kenneth Smiley | |
| 04:43 | American U. | Daniel Gutenberger misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Brian Mule gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:36 | Belmont | Brian Mule knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Charles Brown | 21-25 |
| 04:11 | American U. | Daniel Gutenberger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 03:54 | Belmont | Charles Colvin travels with the ball | 24-25 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Lock (SG), Robert Palmquist (PF) Edwin Wilebski, Jeffrey Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell (SF), Thomas O'Leary (PF) Charles Colvin, Michael Shoop | |
| 03:34 | American U. | Daniel Gutenberger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 03:33 | American U. | Sol Speicher tips it back up and in | 26-25 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Ronald Lock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sol Speicher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Palmquist (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gutenberger (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Mule (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Belmont | Robert Palmquist is called for the reach on Brian Mule - foul #3 on Robert Palmquist, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Carroll (PF) Robert Palmquist | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley (PF) Thomas O'Leary | |
| 03:13 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:13 | Belmont | Brian Mule misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:13 | American U. | Christopher Carroll gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:57 | American U. | Christopher Carroll can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Smiley - foul #2 on Kenneth Smiley, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | American U. | John Zitzmann (SF) Sol Speicher | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary (C) Charles Brown | |
| 02:57 | American U. | Christopher Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:57 | American U. | Christopher Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Zitzmann - foul #2 on John Zitzmann, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Dooley (PG), Gary Townsley (SF) Stephen Johnson, Daniel Gutenberger | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:38 | American U. | John Zitzmann pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:26 | American U. | Christopher Carroll scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Lock | 30-27 |
| 02:20 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffery Campbell | 30-29 |
| 02:09 | American U. | John Zitzmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Wilson (C) Ronald Lock | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:51 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on John Zitzmann - foul #3 on John Zitzmann, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Johnson (SF) John Zitzmann | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG), Charles Colvin (SG) Brian Mule, Joseph Bowers | |
| 01:51 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:51 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:51 | American U. | Jeffrey Wilson gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 01:34 | American U. | Christopher Carroll clanks a turnaround from the right block | 30-30 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 01:12 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robert Tobey | 30-32 |
| 00:52 | American U. | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 30-32 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smiley | 30-32 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell clanks a floater from the left side | 30-32 |
| 00:38 | American U. | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 00:19 | American U. | Edward Dooley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Tobey | 30-34 |
| 00:03 | American U. | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Charles Colvin grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Charles Colvin hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-34 |