| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lerch (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Poulin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Denault (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Poulin | 27-24 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Jerry Albright snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen jams it set up by Shannon Corwin | 27-26 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jerry Albright - foul #1 on Jerry Albright, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | Marvin Bailey denies the turnaround by Todd Brooks | 28-26 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Damian Morgan grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 18:08 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 17:44 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch lays it in | 30-29 |
| 17:22 | Belmont | Todd Brooks buries a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Ronnie Kennedy - foul #2 on Ronnie Kennedy, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 17:22 | Belmont | Todd Brooks makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:01 | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Jay Denault | 32-32 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Damian Morgan clanks a floater from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 16:54 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:34 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Paul Poulin | 35-32 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | Jerry Albright comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Edward Nguyen takes the ball from Michael Lerch | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lerch (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Paul Poulin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jay Denault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Albright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen misses the easy layup | 35-32 |
| 15:27 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Marvin Bailey | 35-32 |
| 15:04 | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Bailey | 38-32 |
| 14:37 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 14:35 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Lerch | 38-32 |
| 14:07 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Paul Poulin | 40-32 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Jerry Albright is whistled for a carry | 40-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Kevin Scheuerman (SG), Donald Fowler (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Timothy Luke (C) Damian Morgan, Shannon Corwin, Todd Brooks, Edward Nguyen, Jerry Albright | |
| 13:26 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-32 |
| 13:12 | Belmont | Timothy Luke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 13:10 | Belmont | Timothy Luke grabs the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:04 | Belmont | Walter Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-34 |
| 12:43 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Poulin | 45-34 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Timothy Luke connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ervin Sarno | 45-37 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Ervin Sarno - foul #1 on Ervin Sarno, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner (SF), Ognjen Dobrowski (C) Jay Denault, Marvin Bailey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Shannon Corwin (SG), Edward Nguyen (PF) Ervin Sarno, Kevin Scheuerman, Walter Williams | |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Timothy Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 11:54 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-37 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Donald Fowler hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Shaw (C) Ronnie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lerch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Paul Poulin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SF - Tyler Spooner (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Ognjen Dobrowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Luke (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:09 | Belmont | Timothy Luke misses the lay-in | 45-39 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin can't tip it in | 45-39 |
| 11:05 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses the easy layup | 45-39 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Donald Fowler pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:19 | Belmont | Timothy Luke can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 09:51 | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Lerch | 48-39 |
| 09:28 | Belmont | Ognjen Dobrowski is called for the reach on Damian Morgan - foul #1 on Ognjen Dobrowski, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (SF), Ronnie Kennedy (PF), Marvin Bailey (C) Michael Lerch, Ognjen Dobrowski, David Shaw | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Kevin Scheuerman (SG), Todd Brooks (SF), Jerry Albright (C) Damian Morgan, Shannon Corwin, Donald Fowler, Timothy Luke | |
| 09:13 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ervin Sarno | 48-41 |
| 08:53 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Ronnie Kennedy is called for the reach on Todd Brooks - foul #3 on Ronnie Kennedy, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shannon Corwin (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Kevin Scheuerman, Edward Nguyen | |
| 08:19 | Belmont | Marvin Bailey denies the turnaround by Walter Williams | 48-41 |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Todd Brooks tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy connects on the floater in the lane set up by Paul Poulin | 50-43 |
| 07:30 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin is called for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch (PG), Ognjen Dobrowski (PF) Paul Poulin, Ronnie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Donald Fowler (SF), Edward Nguyen (PF) Ervin Sarno, Todd Brooks, Walter Williams | |
| 07:16 | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jay Denault | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lerch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Spooner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jay Denault (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ognjen Dobrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 07:04 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | Jerry Albright blocks the jumper by Jay Denault | 53-43 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | Donald Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen is whistled for a carry | 53-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin (SG), Ronnie Kennedy (PF) Tyler Spooner, Marvin Bailey | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:53 | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edward Nguyen | 53-43 |
| 05:34 | Belmont | Donald Fowler lays it up and in | 53-45 |
| 05:11 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault is whistled for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner (SF) Jay Denault | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (SG), Timothy Luke (C) Shannon Corwin, Jerry Albright | |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Timothy Luke snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Timothy Luke makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-48 |
| 04:17 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 03:53 | Southern Cal | Donald Fowler is called for the reach on Michael Lerch - foul #4 on Donald Fowler, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (SF), Marvin Bailey (C) Tyler Spooner, Ronnie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shannon Corwin (SG), Todd Brooks (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Ervin Sarno, Donald Fowler, Edward Nguyen | |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey tips it home | 55-48 |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin is called for 5 seconds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Jerry Albright (C) Damian Morgan, Walter Williams | |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Ervin Sarno is called for the reach on Michael Lerch - foul #2 on Ervin Sarno, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lerch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Poulin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SF - Jay Denault (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ognjen Dobrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Luke (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy (PF) Ognjen Dobrowski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Donald Fowler (SF), Edward Nguyen (PF) Ervin Sarno, Todd Brooks, Timothy Luke | |
| 02:26 | Belmont | Donald Fowler's layup is rejected by Ronnie Kennedy | 55-48 |
| 02:25 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 02:18 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 01:53 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy is called for traveling | 55-48 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jay Denault - foul #3 on Jay Denault, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin is fouled on the floor by Edward Nguyen - foul #1 on Edward Nguyen, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Donald Fowler pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Belmont | Ronnie Kennedy blocks the short jumper by Shannon Corwin | 55-49 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Ronnie Kennedy | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | Damian Morgan is called for the reach on Ronnie Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damian Morgan, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Andrews (SF) Jay Denault | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Damian Morgan is called for the reach on Paul Poulin - foul #2 on Damian Morgan, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edward Nguyen | 55-49 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Jerry Albright is hacked by Marvin Bailey - foul #1 on Marvin Bailey, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (SF) Jason Andrews | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Corwin | 55-49 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Nguyen | 55-49 |
| 00:20 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-52 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch is fouled in the backcourt by Damian Morgan - foul #3 on Damian Morgan, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner (SF) Jay Denault | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Damian Morgan is called for the reach on Michael Lerch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Damian Morgan, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (SF) Tyler Spooner | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Damian Morgan is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Damian Morgan, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner (SF) Jay Denault | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG) Damian Morgan | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch is hacked by Edward Nguyen - foul #2 on Edward Nguyen, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Donald Fowler hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 61-55 |