| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Velasco (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Gary Williams inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Belmont | Mathew Patenaude picks off the pass by Gary Williams in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| 19:57 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer lays it in on a great pass from Mathew Patenaude | 28-22 |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Gary Williams | 30-22 |
| 19:21 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco scores on a 3 from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | The pull-up jumper by Edmund Roark is blocked by James Davis | 30-25 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:37 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey loses the ball out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher (SF), Michael Swope (PF) Raymond Boyer, James Mattson | |
| 18:23 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Edmund Roark | 30-27 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 18:03 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:42 | Ohio | Michael Swope comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Taylor Palomares | 30-27 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | Kenneth Eicher is called for the reach on Jeremy Hammons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Eicher, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), Raymond Gabler (SG), John Heskett (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Chad Aubrey, James Davis, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Gerald Mead (C) Edmund Roark, Mathew Patenaude, Thomas Velasco | |
| 17:29 | Belmont | Randy Kepner knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Gary Williams | 32-27 |
| 17:23 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF) Gary Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Boyer (SF), James Mattson (PF) Kenneth Eicher, Gerald Mead | |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | John Heskett misses the tip | 32-27 |
| 17:05 | Belmont | Randy Kepner tips it back up and in | 34-27 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-27 |
| 16:48 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 36-27 |
| 16:17 | Ohio | Michael Swope's pass is intercepted by Randy Kepner | 36-27 |
| 16:05 | Belmont | Jesse Smith steps in front of the John Heskett pass | 36-27 |
| 15:43 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 15:42 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses the tip | 36-27 |
| 15:41 | Belmont | John Heskett gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Randy Kepner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) SF - Mark Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Heskett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Mattson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Swope (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Belmont | Raymond Boyer steals the ball from Randy Kepner in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| 15:20 | Ohio | Jesse Smith is fouled on the floor by Randy Kepner - foul #3 on Randy Kepner, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF), James Davis (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Randy Kepner, Raymond Gabler, Mark Jacobs, John Heskett, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), Gerald Mead (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Bronsky, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson, Michael Swope | |
| 15:07 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mathew Patenaude | 36-29 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Gary Williams drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons and he's hacked by Edmund Roark - foul #2 on Edmund Roark, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Gary Williams makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:34 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses short on a shot from the left block | 39-29 |
| 14:33 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Taylor Palomares | 39-29 |
| 14:21 | Belmont | James Davis misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 14:20 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 14:05 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is hacked by Jeremy Hammons - foul #2 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Marc Bybee (SG), James Mattson (PF) Mathew Patenaude, Gerald Mead | |
| 13:51 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-29 |
| 13:49 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Williams | 41-31 |
| 13:17 | Ohio | James Mattson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 41-31 |
| 13:16 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 13:13 | Belmont | Kenneth Eicher picks off the pass by Jeremy Hammons in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 13:01 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 12:59 | Ohio | Marc Bybee grabs the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 12:40 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 12:38 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Edmund Roark | 41-31 |
| 12:24 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Taylor Palomares - foul #2 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), Raymond Gabler (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), John Heskett (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams, James Davis, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Gerald Mead (PF) Edmund Roark, Marc Bybee, Kenneth Eicher, James Mattson | |
| 12:24 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:24 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Kennedy | 41-32 |
| 12:05 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Gabler | 43-32 |
| 12:01 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Velasco | 43-34 |
| 11:56 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Patenaude - foul #3 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Swope (PF) Thomas Velasco | |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Randy Kepner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerald Mead - foul #1 on Gerald Mead, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 11:28 | Ohio | Jesse Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 11:27 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Heskett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kennedy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Boyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Swope (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Mead (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler misses the jumper from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 11:07 | Ohio | Michael Swope snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 10:43 | Ohio | John Heskett swats the shot by Jesse Smith | 45-34 |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Randy Kepner pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 10:20 | Ohio | Gerald Mead grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 10:14 | Ohio | Jesse Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-34 |
| 10:13 | Ohio | Michael Swope tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Raymond Boyer steals it from Raymond Gabler | 45-36 |
| 09:36 | Ohio | John Heskett is called for the reach on Mathew Patenaude - foul #3 on John Heskett, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF), James Davis (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Randy Kepner, Raymond Gabler, Mark Jacobs, John Heskett, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Marc Bybee (SF), James Mattson (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Jesse Smith, Mathew Patenaude, Raymond Boyer, Michael Swope, Gerald Mead | |
| 09:20 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco makes the runner in the lane | 45-38 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | The short jumper by James Davis is denied by Thomas Velasco | 45-38 |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Gary Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:56 | Belmont | Kenneth Bronsky picks off the pass by Chad Aubrey | 45-38 |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky lays it in | 45-40 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chad Aubrey and the foul's on Thomas Velasco - foul #2 on Thomas Velasco, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher (SF) Marc Bybee | |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 08:29 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG) Edmund Roark | |
| 07:49 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Eicher | 48-43 |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Gary Williams makes the wide open 3 from the right wing set up by Jeremy Hammons | 51-43 |
| 07:17 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Williams - foul #1 on Gary Williams, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), John Heskett (PF) Jeremy Hammons, Chad Aubrey, James Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio | Marc Bybee (SF), Michael Swope (C) James Mattson, Thomas Velasco | |
| 07:17 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:17 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:17 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Heskett (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Benton (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Bybee (fresh) PF - Kenneth Eicher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Swope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 07:09 | Ohio | Marc Bybee snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 07:05 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky loses the ball out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), James Mattson (PF) Robert Benton, Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher | |
| 07:02 | Belmont | Marc Bybee picks off the pass by Elijah Sullivan in the backcourt | 51-43 |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Michael Swope can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Heskett - foul #4 on John Heskett, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SF), James Kennedy (PF) Gary Williams, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Michael Swope misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Michael Swope makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 06:16 | Ohio | Michael Swope grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:00 | Ohio | Michael Swope drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mathew Patenaude | 51-47 |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | James Kennedy tips it in | 53-47 |
| 05:40 | Ohio | Edmund Roark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 05:38 | Belmont | Randy Kepner gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:31 | Belmont | James Kennedy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Gabler | 55-47 |
| 05:07 | Ohio | Edmund Roark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mathew Patenaude | 55-50 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF), James Davis (PF), Mark Jacobs (C) Raymond Gabler, Elijah Sullivan, Randy Kepner, James Kennedy, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Kenneth Eicher (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Edmund Roark, Mathew Patenaude, Marc Bybee, James Mattson, Michael Swope | |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Jacobs - foul #1 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (PF) James Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:21 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Jacobs | 58-51 |
| 04:08 | Ohio | Gary Williams picks off the pass by Gerald Mead | 58-51 |
| 03:49 | Belmont | Gary Williams is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Ohio | Mark Jacobs denies the turnaround by Gerald Mead | 60-51 |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer hits the follow up shot | 60-53 |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bronsky - foul #1 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), James Davis (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Jeremy Hammons, John Heskett, Mark Jacobs | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Michael Swope (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher, Gerald Mead | |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses long on a floater from the left side | 60-53 |
| 03:01 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco grabs the board | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Benton (fresh) SG - Mathew Patenaude (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Boyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Swope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Velasco (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Ohio | Robert Benton hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mathew Patenaude | 60-55 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Gary Williams connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Taylor Palomares | 62-55 |
| 01:59 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Michael Swope tips it back up and in | 62-57 |
| 01:31 | Belmont | Gary Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG) Raymond Gabler | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), James Mattson (PF) Robert Benton, Michael Swope | |
| 01:11 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco jams it on a great pass from Mathew Patenaude | 62-59 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares's floater is tipped away by Thomas Velasco | 62-59 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Gary Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mathew Patenaude - foul #4 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SF) Gary Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Edmund Roark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares is hacked by Edmund Roark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edmund Roark, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Randy Kepner is hacked by Edmund Roark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edmund Roark, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the board | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares runs out the clock | 67-62 |