| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) C - Jeffrey Rainwater (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) SG - David Baier (fresh) SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) C - Luis Koch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Belmont | John Hoffman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Tony Stoneberg | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Hoffman - foul #1 on John Hoffman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin buries a runner in the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Beckett | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:20 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 18:00 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfred Higgin - foul #1 on Alfred Higgin, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg makes the jump hook in the lane | 5-6 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG), Jerry Smith (C) John Hoffman, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 16:44 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch misses the shot from the right side | 5-6 |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Roy Beckett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Narvaez | 8-6 |
| 16:23 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Tony Stoneberg | 8-9 |
| 16:05 | Belmont | Roy Beckett loses the dribble to Tony Stoneberg | 8-9 |
| 15:40 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Daniel Adkinson and he's fouled by Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Joseph Paul (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Roy Beckett, Thomas Narvaez, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jan Caston (SF), Larry Coronel (C) Tony Stoneberg, Luis Koch | |
| 15:40 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) SF - Joseph Paul (fresh) PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jan Caston (fresh) PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Coronel (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-12 |
| 15:19 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 15:13 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdur is called for the reach on Daniel Adkinson - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG) Daniel Adkinson | |
| 14:54 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jan Caston | 8-15 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Coronel - foul #1 on Larry Coronel, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible (SG) David Baier | |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:35 | Valparaiso | John Rowe is hacked by Jeffrey Rainwater - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rainwater, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF) Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 14:26 | Valparaiso | Jeffrey Rainwater picks off the pass by Alfred Higgin | 10-15 |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-15 |
| 13:57 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:52 | Valparaiso | Joseph Paul takes the ball from Gerry Schaible | 10-15 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Gerry Schaible picks off the pass by Jeffrey Bumgarner | 10-15 |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gerry Schaible | 10-17 |
| 13:04 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner is fouled on the floor by Alfred Higgin - foul #2 on Alfred Higgin, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Andrew Pehrson (SG), Thomas Narvaez (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jerry Smith (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Joseph Paul, Jeffrey Bumgarner, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), David Baier (SG), Tony Stoneberg (SF), Luis Koch (C) John Rowe, Gerry Schaible, Jan Caston, Alfred Higgin | |
| 12:38 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tony Stoneberg - foul #1 on Tony Stoneberg, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jan Caston (PF) Larry Coronel | |
| 12:38 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:38 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:38 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:18 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 12:17 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Koch | 11-17 |
| 12:03 | Valparaiso | David Baier clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roy Beckett - foul #1 on Roy Beckett, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG) Andrew Pehrson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:03 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:03 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur's fadeaway is rejected by Jan Caston | 11-19 |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez tips it home | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jan Caston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Adkinson | 13-21 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 10:35 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Stoneberg | 16-24 |
| 10:12 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-24 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe tips it home | 18-24 |
| 09:51 | Valparaiso | David Baier comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | Roy Beckett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Joseph Paul (PF), Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Roy Beckett, Dikembe Abdur, Stephan Crowe, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG), Gerry Schaible (SF), Larry Coronel (PF), Joseph Brownlow (C) Daniel Adkinson, Tony Stoneberg, Jan Caston, Luis Koch | |
| 09:37 | Valparaiso | David Baier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF) Thomas Narvaez | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 09:13 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 09:11 | Belmont | Michael Benedict grabs the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 08:56 | Belmont | John Hoffman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rainwater | 20-24 |
| 08:36 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Rainwater - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rainwater, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Thomas Narvaez (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF) Michael Benedict, Jeffrey Bumgarner, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG) David Baier | |
| 08:36 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:36 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:16 | Belmont | John Hoffman is called for traveling | 20-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg (SF), Jan Caston (C) Gerry Schaible, Joseph Brownlow | |
| 07:56 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 07:54 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel grabs the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 07:39 | Valparaiso | Thomas Narvaez picks off the pass by Tony Stoneberg | 20-26 |
| 07:21 | Belmont | Tony Stoneberg steps in front of the Joseph Paul pass | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Rowe (fresh) SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Caston (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Roy Beckett - foul #2 on Roy Beckett, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Andrew Pehrson (SG), Jerry Smith (C) Roy Beckett, John Hoffman, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG), Luis Koch (C) John Rowe, Tony Stoneberg | |
| 07:06 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:06 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:06 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Koch | 20-27 |
| 06:50 | Valparaiso | Stephan Crowe picks off the pass by Jan Caston | 20-27 |
| 06:35 | Belmont | Jerry Smith lays it in on a great pass from Stephan Crowe | 22-27 |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | David Baier is fouled on the floor by Andrew Pehrson - foul #1 on Andrew Pehrson, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Thomas Narvaez, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg (SF) Larry Coronel | |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | David Baier misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Jerry Smith gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 22-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Joseph Paul (SF) Andrew Pehrson, Michael Benedict | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG) Daniel Adkinson | |
| 05:43 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdur - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (PG) Dikembe Abdur | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky (PF) Jan Caston | |
| 05:43 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:43 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | John Rowe steals it from Michael Benedict | 22-29 |
| 05:05 | Valparaiso | David Baier knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Rowe | 22-32 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Michael Benedict misses the tip | 22-32 |
| 04:45 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 04:42 | Valparaiso | Michael Benedict is called for the reach on John Rowe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Benedict, team foul #10 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF) Jerry Smith, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel (PF), Jan Caston (C) Grant Labkovsky, Luis Koch | |
| 04:42 | Valparaiso | John Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:42 | Valparaiso | John Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Michael Benedict misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 04:32 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 04:27 | Valparaiso | David Baier misses badly on a shot in the lane | 22-34 |
| 04:26 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez banks in the layup | 24-34 |
| 03:49 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel's floater is tipped away by Joseph Paul | 24-34 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 03:40 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jan Caston - foul #1 on Jan Caston, team foul #5 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Dikembe Abdur (SG), Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Michael Benedict, John Hoffman, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Alfred Higgin (PF) John Rowe, Tony Stoneberg | |
| 03:40 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:40 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:15 | Valparaiso | David Baier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Rainwater (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jan Caston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 02:57 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 02:42 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 02:15 | Belmont | Roy Beckett misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 02:13 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston is hacked by Jeffrey Rainwater - foul #3 on Jeffrey Rainwater, team foul #11 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Smith (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (SG), Luis Koch (C) David Baier, Larry Coronel | |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Jerry Smith gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Jerry Smith travels with the ball | 26-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG) Dikembe Abdur | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg (SF) Jan Caston | |
| 01:34 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | Roy Beckett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 01:12 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Rowe | 26-38 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Daniel Adkinson steals the ball from John Hoffman | 26-38 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | John Rowe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin tips it back up and in | 26-40 |
| 00:34 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner can't connect on a jumper from close range | 26-40 |
| 00:32 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin is fouled on the floor by John Hoffman - foul #2 on John Hoffman, team foul #12 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Andrew Pehrson (SG), Joseph Paul (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF) Roy Beckett, John Hoffman, Thomas Narvaez, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG) Daniel Adkinson | |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jerry Smith | 26-40 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | David Baier gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | David Baier clanks a halfcourt shot | 26-40 |