| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Robert Ouzts (fresh) SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) SF - Travis Adkison (fresh) PF - Edgar Gibbs (fresh) C - Albert Mars (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) SF - Gary Williams (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Travis Adkison | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Gary Williams snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons clanks a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Travis Adkison | 5-0 |
| 19:01 | Belmont | Gary Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Ouzts | 7-0 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Charles Bremer is called for the reach on Chad Aubrey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Bremer, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | Charles Bremer is called for the reach on Chad Aubrey - foul #2 on Charles Bremer, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito (SG) Charles Bremer | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Travis Adkison - foul #1 on Travis Adkison, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 18:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison banks in the layup set up by Edgar Gibbs | 9-2 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Davis | 9-4 |
| 17:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs misses short on a jumper from the right side | 9-4 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Gary Williams gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 17:27 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeremy Hammons | 9-7 |
| 17:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeremy Hammons - foul #1 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith (PG), Melvin Henkle (SF), John Viveiros (PF), Francis Small (C) Robert Ouzts, Travis Adkison, Edgar Gibbs, Albert Mars | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), John Heskett (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, James Davis, Taylor Palomares | |
| 17:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 17:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 16:51 | Belmont | Gary Williams tips it home | 11-9 |
| 16:32 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 16:31 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros tips it in | 13-9 |
| 16:15 | Belmont | James Kennedy's floater is tipped away by John Viveiros | 13-9 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | James Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Francis Small | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Gabriel Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Henkle (fresh) PF - John Viveiros (fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Small (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Randy Kepner (fresh) SG - Chad Aubrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Heskett (fresh) C - James Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William Smith | 15-9 |
| 15:26 | Belmont | Randy Kepner comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 15:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 15:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito is hacked by Chad Aubrey - foul #1 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG), Virgil Loudermilk (SG), Travis Adkison (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), Albert Mars (C) William Smith, Gabriel Esposito, Melvin Henkle, John Viveiros, Francis Small | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Raymond Gabler (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Davis (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Randy Kepner, Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams, John Heskett, James Kennedy | |
| 15:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Virgil Loudermilk | 18-9 |
| 14:56 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler is hacked by Albert Mars - foul #1 on Albert Mars, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-9 |
| 14:45 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Virgil Loudermilk | 18-9 |
| 14:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison loses the ball out of bounds | 18-9 |
| 14:23 | Belmont | James Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-9 |
| 14:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| 14:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars is whistled for traveling | 18-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small (C) Albert Mars | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SG), Randy Kepner (SF), James Kennedy (PF) Raymond Gabler, Mark Jacobs, James Davis | |
| 13:47 | Belmont | James Kennedy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-9 |
| 13:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs grabs the board | 18-9 |
| 13:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison misses the driving attempt from the left block | 18-9 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the board | 18-9 |
| 13:02 | Belmont | James Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski (PG), William Smith (SG), Melvin Henkle (SF), John Viveiros (PF) Robert Ouzts, Virgil Loudermilk, Travis Adkison, Edgar Gibbs | |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), Gary Williams (SF), John Heskett (PF) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner, Taylor Palomares | |
| 12:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Chad Aubrey - foul #2 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars (C) Francis Small | |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Mark Jacobs (C) Chad Aubrey, James Kennedy | |
| 12:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 12:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski misses the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:30 | Belmont | Gary Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 19-9 |
| 12:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Mark Jacobs is called for the reach on Albert Mars - foul #1 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #4 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG), Travis Adkison (SF) Ardian Wojciechowski, John Viveiros | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Davis (PF) Mark Jacobs | |
| 12:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Gabler takes the ball from William Smith | 19-9 |
| 12:01 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan is hacked by William Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | James Davis is hacked by Melvin Henkle - foul #1 on Melvin Henkle, team foul #6 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito (SG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG) Elijah Sullivan | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Robert Ouzts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Adkison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Melvin Henkle (fresh) C - Albert Mars (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Randy Kepner (fresh) SG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Belmont | Gary Williams is hacked by Robert Ouzts - foul #1 on Robert Ouzts, team foul #7 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small (PF) Travis Adkison | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (C) John Heskett | |
| 11:38 | Belmont | Gary Williams misses the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 11:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars snags the defensive board | 19-9 |
| 11:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Randy Kepner snags the defensive board | 19-9 |
| 10:55 | Belmont | Randy Kepner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-9 |
| 10:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 10:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gabriel Esposito | 22-9 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | James Davis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Francis Small - foul #1 on Francis Small, team foul #8 | 22-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith (PG), Virgil Loudermilk (SG), Travis Adkison (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), John Viveiros (C) Robert Ouzts, Gabriel Esposito, Melvin Henkle, Francis Small, Albert Mars | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Taylor Palomares (C) Randy Kepner, Raymond Gabler, Mark Jacobs | |
| 10:32 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 22-9 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 10:32 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros grabs the board | 22-9 |
| 10:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Taylor Palomares denies the turnaround by John Viveiros | 22-9 |
| 10:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs grabs the offensive board | 22-9 |
| 10:05 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Viveiros | 25-9 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Gary Williams hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 25-11 |
| 09:36 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Virgil Loudermilk is blocked by Taylor Palomares | 25-11 |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons grabs the board | 25-11 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | Gary Williams is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-11 |
| 09:15 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-11 |
| 09:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison clanks a 3 from the left corner | 25-11 |
| 09:09 | Belmont | James Davis gets the rebound | 25-11 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses the wide open turnaround from close range | 25-11 |
| 09:03 | Belmont | James Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-11 |
| 08:52 | Belmont | Gary Williams connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons and he's fouled by John Viveiros - foul #1 on John Viveiros, team foul #9 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG), Gabriel Esposito (SG), Francis Small (SF), Albert Mars (C) William Smith, Virgil Loudermilk, Travis Adkison, John Viveiros | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SG), John Heskett (PF) Elijah Sullivan, James Davis | |
| 08:52 | Belmont | Gary Williams makes the free throw | 25-14 |
| 08:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts buries a floater near the basket set up by Gabriel Esposito | 27-14 |
| 08:19 | Belmont | Randy Kepner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-14 |
| 08:18 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Edgar Gibbs | 27-14 |
| 08:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-14 |
| 08:08 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the board | 27-14 |
| 08:02 | Belmont | Randy Kepner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Hammons | 27-17 |
| 07:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Williams steals the ball from Francis Small | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Robert Ouzts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Small (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Gibbs (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Mars (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Heskett (fresh) C - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Randy Kepner loses the dribble to Gabriel Esposito in the backcourt | 27-17 |
| 07:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Small | 30-17 |
| 07:13 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses the shot from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito pulls down the rebound | 30-17 |
| 06:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-17 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (SG), Travis Adkison (SF), Melvin Henkle (PF) Gabriel Esposito, Francis Small, Edgar Gibbs | |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Davis (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner, Gary Williams, John Heskett, Taylor Palomares | |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Elijah Sullivan | 30-19 |
| 06:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-19 |
| 06:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle tips it but misses | 30-19 |
| 06:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 05:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Virgil Loudermilk | 32-19 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | James Davis misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 32-19 |
| 05:31 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Albert Mars | 32-19 |
| 05:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-19 |
| 05:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk grabs the offensive rebound | 32-19 |
| 04:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Travis Adkison | 35-19 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-19 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith (PG), Gabriel Esposito (SG), Francis Small (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), John Viveiros (C) Robert Ouzts, Virgil Loudermilk, Travis Adkison, Melvin Henkle, Albert Mars | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Randy Kepner (SG), Gary Williams (SF), John Heskett (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Raymond Gabler, Elijah Sullivan, Mark Jacobs, James Davis, James Kennedy | |
| 04:34 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros hits a fadeaway from the right block | 37-19 |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #10 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski (PG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 04:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-21 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | Randy Kepner connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifton Terwilliger | 40-24 |
| 03:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small lays it in and the foul's on Randy Kepner - foul #1 on Randy Kepner, team foul #5 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith (PG), Charles Bremer (SG) Ardian Wojciechowski, Gabriel Esposito | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Chad Aubrey (SG) Clifton Terwilliger, Gary Williams | |
| 03:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small misses the free throw | 42-24 |
| 03:43 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the board | 42-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) SF - Francis Small (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edgar Gibbs (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Viveiros (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Kepner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Heskett (fresh) C - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Edgar Gibbs takes the ball from John Heskett | 42-24 |
| 03:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer is fouled on the floor by Randy Kepner - foul #2 on Randy Kepner, team foul #6 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison (SF), Melvin Henkle (C) Francis Small, John Viveiros | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Williams (SF), James Kennedy (PF) Randy Kepner, John Heskett | |
| 02:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-24 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-24 |
| 02:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 02:20 | Illinois-Chicago | James Kennedy blocks the short jumper by Melvin Henkle | 42-24 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| 02:02 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-24 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | James Kennedy tips it back up and in | 42-26 |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-26 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Travis Adkison takes the ball from Chad Aubrey | 42-26 |
| 01:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle is called for traveling | 42-26 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG), Virgil Loudermilk (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Francis Small (PF), Albert Mars (C) William Smith, Charles Bremer, Travis Adkison, Edgar Gibbs, Melvin Henkle | |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), Randy Kepner (SF), James Davis (PF), Mark Jacobs (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gary Williams, James Kennedy, Taylor Palomares | |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Virgil Loudermilk is called for the reach on Randy Kepner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Virgil Loudermilk, team foul #11 | 42-26 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk travels with the ball | 42-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros (PF) Albert Mars | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (C) Chad Aubrey | |
| 00:47 | Belmont | Robert Ouzts picks off the pass by Mark Jacobs | 42-28 |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Gabriel Esposito picks off the pass by Raymond Gabler | 42-28 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 42-28 |