| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joseph Cosner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason McMasters (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Brugger (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Payne (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Michael Brugger inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | VMI | Willard Hendricks is called for the reach on Mark Payne - foul #2 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:20 | VMI | Mark Payne banks in the layup | 39-37 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 18:58 | VMI | Mark Payne grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 18:45 | VMI | Edward Smith buries a 3 from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Matthew Lee hits the finger roll set up by Steve Gregory | 41-40 |
| 18:16 | VMI | Michael Brugger loses the ball out of bounds | 41-40 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Steve Gregory dunks the ball set up by Matthew Lee | 43-40 |
| 17:42 | VMI | Mark Payne clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 17:40 | VMI | Mark Payne tips it but misses | 43-40 |
| 17:39 | VMI | Edward Smith gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:20 | VMI | Joseph Cosner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 17:19 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:05 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 17:04 | VMI | Mark Payne gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:42 | VMI | Mark Payne misses badly on a shot in the paint | 43-40 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Matthew Lee gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:22 | Belmont | Mark Payne is called for the reach on Matthew Lee - foul #3 on Mark Payne, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Edwin Morgan (SF), Clemente O'Neill (PF), Michael Corey (C) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage, Harold Gaston, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | VMI | Dick Gray (PG), Robert Veasey (SG), Andre Young (SF), Thomas Scott (PF), Donald Ward (C) Joseph Cosner, Jason McMasters, Michael Brugger, Edward Smith, Mark Payne | |
| 16:06 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan is hacked by Andre Young - foul #2 on Andre Young, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 15:48 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler is whistled for a carry | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edwin Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Corey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Dick Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Veasey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) C - Donald Ward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | VMI | Thomas Scott makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Dick Gray | 43-42 |
| 15:11 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler loses the dribble to Dick Gray | 43-42 |
| 14:52 | VMI | Donald Ward drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andre Young | 43-44 |
| 14:34 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 14:33 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 14:12 | VMI | Dick Gray clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 13:59 | Belmont | Michael Corey blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 13:57 | VMI | Donald Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:51 | VMI | Donald Ward can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joe Shuffler - foul #2 on Joe Shuffler, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Harold Gaston (PF), Willard Hendricks (C) Leslie Matherne, Joe Shuffler, Edwin Morgan, Clemente O'Neill, Michael Corey | |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Cosner (PG), Jason McMasters (SG), Michael Brugger (SF), Edward Smith (PF) Dick Gray, Robert Veasey, Andre Young, Thomas Scott | |
| 13:51 | VMI | Donald Ward makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:51 | VMI | Donald Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:51 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Matthew Lee is fouled on the floor by Michael Brugger - foul #2 on Michael Brugger, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Payne (C) Donald Ward | |
| 13:29 | Belmont | Matthew Lee lays it in | 47-45 |
| 13:18 | VMI | Edward Smith is fouled on the floor by Dennis Savage - foul #1 on Dennis Savage, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| 13:00 | VMI | Michael Brugger blows the layup | 47-45 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Willard Hendricks | 47-45 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Michael Brugger is called for the reach on Dennis Savage - foul #3 on Michael Brugger, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| 12:30 | Belmont | Steve Gregory buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Lee | 49-45 |
| 12:12 | VMI | Mark Payne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 12:10 | VMI | Mark Payne tips it in | 49-47 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Matthew Lee | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joseph Cosner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason McMasters (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Brugger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Payne (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | VMI | Mark Payne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 11:30 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 11:22 | Belmont | Edward Smith swats the short shot by Willard Hendricks | 51-47 |
| 11:20 | VMI | The rebound goes to Edward Smith | 51-47 |
| 11:14 | VMI | Michael Brugger blows the layup but the foul's on Steve Gregory - foul #2 on Steve Gregory, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (SF), Clemente O'Neill (PF) Dennis Savage, Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (SG) Jason McMasters | |
| 11:14 | VMI | Michael Brugger makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:14 | VMI | Michael Brugger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill travels with the ball | 51-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Corey (C) Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | VMI | Andre Young (SF), Thomas Scott (PF) Michael Brugger, Edward Smith | |
| 10:48 | VMI | Michael Corey is called for the reach on Mark Payne - foul #1 on Michael Corey, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Edwin Morgan (SF) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 10:31 | VMI | Robert Veasey scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Cosner | 51-51 |
| 10:14 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler is hacked by Robert Veasey - foul #1 on Robert Veasey, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VMI | Dick Gray (PG), Donald Ward (C) Joseph Cosner, Mark Payne | |
| 10:03 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill lays it up and in | 53-51 |
| 09:44 | VMI | Robert Veasey buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dick Gray | 53-54 |
| 09:22 | Belmont | Michael Corey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Harold Gaston (PF), Willard Hendricks (C) Leslie Matherne, Joe Shuffler, Edwin Morgan, Clemente O'Neill, Michael Corey | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Smith (PF) Thomas Scott | |
| 09:04 | VMI | Robert Veasey drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andre Young | 53-56 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Donald Ward is called for the reach on Willard Hendricks - foul #2 on Donald Ward, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Cosner (PG), Jason McMasters (SG), Michael Brugger (SF), Mark Payne (C) Dick Gray, Robert Veasey, Andre Young, Donald Ward | |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Harold Gaston hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Michael Brugger - foul #4 on Michael Brugger, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VMI | Darryl Mary (SF) Michael Brugger | |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:10 | VMI | Mark Payne scores on a floater from the left block set up by Darryl Mary | 56-58 |
| 07:59 | Belmont | Harold Gaston knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 58-58 |
| 07:43 | VMI | Mark Payne misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 58-58 |
| 07:42 | Belmont | Steve Gregory pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joseph Cosner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason McMasters (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Darryl Mary (fresh) PF - Edward Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Payne (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Darryl Mary is called for the reach on Dennis Savage - foul #1 on Darryl Mary, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Brugger (SF) Darryl Mary | |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Dennis Savage misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:25 | VMI | Edward Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:08 | VMI | Edward Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 07:06 | VMI | Joseph Cosner snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 06:49 | VMI | Edward Smith connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Payne | 58-60 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Harold Gaston is denied on a layup by Mark Payne | 58-60 |
| 06:29 | VMI | Mark Payne pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:11 | VMI | Michael Brugger blows the layup | 58-60 |
| 06:10 | VMI | Edward Smith can't tip it in | 58-60 |
| 06:08 | VMI | Mark Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:54 | VMI | Edward Smith buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Brugger | 58-62 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Edward Smith is called for the reach on Harold Gaston - foul #3 on Edward Smith, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Edwin Morgan (SF), Clemente O'Neill (C) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (PG), Andre Young (SG), Thomas Scott (PF), Donald Ward (C) Joseph Cosner, Jason McMasters, Edward Smith, Mark Payne | |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:35 | VMI | Donald Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 05:19 | VMI | Michael Brugger scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Andre Young | 59-65 |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Robert Veasey is called for the reach on Leslie Matherne - foul #2 on Robert Veasey, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Corey (C) Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:44 | VMI | Donald Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Michael Corey makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Edwin Morgan and the foul's on Donald Ward - foul #3 on Donald Ward, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Cosner (PG) Michael Brugger | |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Michael Corey makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:29 | VMI | Joseph Cosner's layup is rejected by Michael Corey | 63-65 |
| 04:27 | VMI | Donald Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:10 | VMI | Robert Veasey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 04:08 | VMI | Donald Ward can't tip it in | 63-65 |
| 04:07 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Leslie Matherne | 63-65 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 65-65 |
| 03:26 | VMI | Donald Ward misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 03:25 | VMI | Robert Veasey pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edwin Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Corey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joseph Cosner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Veasey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | VMI | Thomas Scott can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Edwin Morgan - foul #2 on Edwin Morgan, team foul #6 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Leslie Matherne, Joe Shuffler, Edwin Morgan, Michael Corey | |
| Subs | VMI | Jason McMasters (SG), Michael Brugger (SF), Mark Payne (C) Robert Veasey, Andre Young, Donald Ward | |
| 03:03 | VMI | Thomas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:03 | VMI | Thomas Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:03 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Cosner - foul #2 on Joseph Cosner, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Smith (PF) Thomas Scott | |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:28 | VMI | Jason McMasters drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Cosner and the foul's on Dennis Savage - foul #2 on Dennis Savage, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Gaston (PF) Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (PG) Joseph Cosner | |
| 02:28 | VMI | Jason McMasters makes the free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:13 | Belmont | Steve Gregory buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Lee and he's hacked by Jason McMasters - foul #1 on Jason McMasters, team foul #13 | 68-69 |
| 02:13 | Belmont | Steve Gregory makes the free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:59 | VMI | Robert Veasey is hacked by Matthew Lee - foul #2 on Matthew Lee, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| 01:59 | VMI | Robert Veasey makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:59 | VMI | Robert Veasey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:38 | Belmont | Matthew Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Payne | 69-71 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Matthew Lee snags the offensive board | 69-71 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the jumper near the basket | 69-71 |
| 01:14 | VMI | Edward Smith grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 00:55 | VMI | Mark Payne is hacked by Steve Gregory - foul #3 on Steve Gregory, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Cosner (PG) Robert Veasey | |
| 00:55 | VMI | Mark Payne makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:55 | VMI | Mark Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Belmont | Joseph Cosner picks off the pass by Dennis Savage | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | VMI | Matthew Lee is called for the reach on Edward Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Lee, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| 00:44 | VMI | Edward Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:44 | VMI | Edward Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks gets the offensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-75 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Dennis Savage pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | Matthew Lee buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Willard Hendricks | 72-75 |
| 00:25 | VMI | Joseph Cosner is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Lee - foul #4 on Matthew Lee, team foul #11 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (SG) Jason McMasters | |
| 00:25 | VMI | Joseph Cosner makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:25 | VMI | Joseph Cosner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Matthew Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-77 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VMI | Jason McMasters (SG), Andre Young (SF) Robert Veasey, Michael Brugger | |
| 00:19 | VMI | Joseph Cosner is hacked by Matthew Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Lee, team foul #12 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG) Matthew Lee | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 00:19 | VMI | Joseph Cosner makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:19 | VMI | Joseph Cosner misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks gets the rebound | 72-78 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-78 |
| 00:10 | VMI | The rebound goes to Edward Smith | 72-78 |
| 00:08 | VMI | Edward Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Gregory - foul #4 on Steve Gregory, team foul #13 | 72-78 |
| 00:08 | VMI | Edward Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:08 | VMI | Edward Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:08 | VMI | Mark Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | VMI | Joseph Cosner runs out the clock | 72-79 |