| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Light (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Gary Williams inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Belmont | James Davis is hacked by Ralph Werth - foul #1 on Ralph Werth, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Gary Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 19:21 | DePaul | Harold Light grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 19:04 | DePaul | Ralph Werth's pass is intercepted by James Davis | 30-31 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Gary Williams is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| 18:33 | DePaul | John Lamb misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 18:31 | DePaul | Phillip Jones can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 18:30 | Belmont | James Davis gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Harold Light - foul #2 on Harold Light, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:07 | DePaul | Harry Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 18:06 | Belmont | James Davis snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Hammons | 30-35 |
| 17:28 | DePaul | Harry Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Lamb | 33-35 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Chad Aubrey | 33-38 |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Harry Jones misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-38 |
| 17:02 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | James Davis is fouled on the floor by Phillip Jones - foul #1 on Phillip Jones, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SG), Carl Ryan (C) Phillip Jones, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), John Heskett (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, James Davis, Taylor Palomares | |
| 16:49 | Belmont | Carl Ryan steals it from Chad Aubrey | 33-38 |
| 16:33 | DePaul | John Lamb misses badly on a floater from the left block | 33-38 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | James Kennedy hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Carl Ryan - foul #3 on Carl Ryan, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), John Fehr (SF), Robert Jefferson (C) John Lamb, Harry Jones, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 16:24 | Belmont | James Kennedy makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:04 | DePaul | John Fehr makes the floater in the lane set up by David Rickert | 35-41 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Rickert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fehr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Werth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Heskett (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Gary Williams is fouled on the floor by Ralph Werth - foul #2 on Ralph Werth, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (SG), Carl Ryan (C) David Rickert, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Mark Jacobs (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams, James Kennedy | |
| 15:31 | Belmont | John Heskett misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 15:29 | DePaul | Carl Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 15:16 | DePaul | Ralph Werth can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Heskett - foul #2 on John Heskett, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Harry Jones (SF), Harold Light (C) Kirby Gardner, John Fehr, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Davis (PF) John Heskett | |
| 15:16 | DePaul | Ralph Werth makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:16 | DePaul | Ralph Werth makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | James Davis drills a shot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Hammons | 37-43 |
| 14:19 | DePaul | Harold Light is hacked by Jeremy Hammons - foul #1 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF) Randy Kepner, Mark Jacobs | |
| 14:08 | DePaul | Ralph Werth scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Light | 39-43 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | James Davis misses short on a shot from the baseline | 39-43 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Gary Williams tips it back up and in | 39-45 |
| 13:28 | DePaul | John Lamb is whistled for a carry | 39-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SG), John Fehr (SF), Harold Perry (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Phillip Jones, Harry Jones, Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), John Heskett (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, James Davis, Taylor Palomares | |
| 13:16 | Belmont | The jump hook by John Heskett is blocked by Harold Perry | 39-45 |
| 13:14 | Belmont | Gary Williams snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 12:53 | Belmont | Gary Williams's layup is rejected by John Fehr | 39-45 |
| 12:52 | DePaul | The rebound goes to John Fehr | 39-45 |
| 12:27 | DePaul | David Rickert connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Lamb | 42-45 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Gary Williams buries a jumper from the left side | 42-47 |
| 11:48 | DePaul | Harold Perry misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Rickert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fehr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Perry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Ryan (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Heskett (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - James Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Belmont | James Kennedy is hacked by Carl Ryan - foul #4 on Carl Ryan, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), Phillip Jones (SG), Harry Jones (SF), Ralph Werth (PF), Harold Light (C) John Lamb, David Rickert, John Fehr, Harold Perry, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), James Davis (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Raymond Gabler, John Heskett, James Kennedy | |
| 11:19 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-47 |
| 11:17 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:51 | DePaul | James Davis is called for the reach on Ralph Werth - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF) Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams | |
| 10:38 | DePaul | Ralph Werth connects on the shot from the right block | 44-47 |
| 10:20 | Belmont | James Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 10:19 | DePaul | Ralph Werth pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:12 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 10:08 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons's pass is intercepted by Kirby Gardner in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 10:06 | DePaul | Phillip Jones slams it home on a great pass from Kirby Gardner | 46-47 |
| 09:54 | Belmont | James Davis hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Taylor Palomares | 46-49 |
| 09:31 | DePaul | Phillip Jones's layup is rejected by Taylor Palomares | 46-49 |
| 09:30 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 09:24 | Belmont | Kirby Gardner takes the ball from Mark Jacobs | 46-49 |
| 09:04 | DePaul | Harold Light hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-49 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses the floater from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 08:53 | DePaul | Harry Jones snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 08:37 | DePaul | Harry Jones is hacked by Mark Jacobs - foul #2 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), John Fehr (PF), Robert Jefferson (C) Kirby Gardner, Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF), John Heskett (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Mark Jacobs, James Davis, Taylor Palomares | |
| 08:26 | DePaul | John Fehr misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 46-49 |
| 08:24 | DePaul | Robert Jefferson grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 08:08 | DePaul | John Lamb buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 07:43 | Belmont | Gary Williams makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Heskett | 49-52 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Harry Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Fehr (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Randy Kepner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Heskett (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - James Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:27 | DePaul | John Lamb misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 07:26 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gary Williams | 49-52 |
| 07:00 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey loses the ball out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SG), Ralph Werth (PF), Harold Light (C) Phillip Jones, Harry Jones, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Taylor Palomares (C) Randy Kepner, James Kennedy | |
| 06:44 | DePaul | David Rickert is whistled for traveling | 49-52 |
| 06:20 | Belmont | Gary Williams banks in the layup set up by Chad Aubrey | 49-54 |
| 05:53 | DePaul | John Lamb scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Light | 52-54 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares's layup is rejected by Ralph Werth | 52-54 |
| 05:31 | DePaul | David Rickert grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 05:07 | DePaul | David Rickert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), Phillip Jones (SG), Harry Jones (SF) John Lamb, David Rickert, John Fehr | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Davis (PF) John Heskett | |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-54 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Gary Williams misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 04:42 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares can't tip it in | 52-54 |
| 04:40 | DePaul | Ralph Werth grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Harold Light can't throw it down | 52-54 |
| 04:15 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner tips it home | 54-54 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 54-56 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Harry Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Werth (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Light (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | DePaul | Harry Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), David Rickert (SG), John Fehr (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Kirby Gardner, Phillip Jones, Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), Raymond Gabler (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams, Taylor Palomares | |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Rickert - foul #1 on David Rickert, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:10 | DePaul | John Fehr grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | John Lamb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 02:53 | DePaul | Carl Ryan snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 02:53 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (SG) David Rickert | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Raymond Gabler, Randy Kepner, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy | |
| 02:31 | DePaul | John Lamb misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 02:30 | DePaul | John Fehr grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 02:11 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chad Aubrey - foul #2 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Werth (PF), Harold Light (C) John Fehr, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:11 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:11 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 01:51 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | James Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Gary Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:29 | Belmont | Gary Williams knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 56-59 |
| 01:11 | DePaul | Harry Jones knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Harold Light - foul #3 on Harold Light, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Taylor Palomares - foul #1 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |