| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Rainwater (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dale Merchant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Redden (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephan Crowe picks off the pass by Michael Vaughn | 34-36 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | John Hoffman is hacked by Michael Vaughn - foul #3 on Michael Vaughn, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (SG) Michael Vaughn | |
| 19:26 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Roy Beckett | 36-36 |
| 19:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 19:17 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Jesse Dillon picks off the pass by Thomas Narvaez | 36-36 |
| 18:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Dillon | 36-38 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Dillon - foul #1 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 18:23 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Dale Merchant | 36-38 |
| 18:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 17:47 | Belmont | John Hoffman is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| 17:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Philip Armstrong | 39-42 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Andrew Pehrson (SG), Joseph Paul (SF), Jerry Smith (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Roy Beckett, John Hoffman, Thomas Narvaez, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (PG), Steve Robertson (SG), Alec Whisenant (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Joe Michie, Jesse Dillon, Dale Merchant, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Smith steals the ball from Phillip Rogers | 39-42 |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Steve Robertson steals it from Dikembe Abdur | 39-42 |
| 16:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdur - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 16:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:04 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner is open and lays it up and in | 41-44 |
| 15:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 15:45 | Belmont | Jerry Smith snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Pehrson (fresh) SF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donnell Larsen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steve Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alec Whisenant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terence Roney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Phillip Rogers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Phillip Rogers - foul #3 on Phillip Rogers, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Thomas Narvaez (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF) Dikembe Abdur, Joseph Paul, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Dale Merchant (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Donnell Larsen, Steve Robertson, Alec Whisenant, Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 15:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-44 |
| 15:23 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 15:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Redden | 43-47 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Dale Merchant steals the ball from Andrew Pehrson | 43-47 |
| 14:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 43-47 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:25 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Jerry Smith (PF), Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Andrew Pehrson, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (PG), Steve Robertson (PF) Joe Michie, Charles Redden | |
| 14:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 14:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant tips it in | 43-49 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Jerry Smith is whistled for a carry | 43-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Michael Vaughn, Dale Merchant, Philip Armstrong | |
| 13:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | John Hoffman gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:28 | Belmont | John Hoffman hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 45-49 |
| 13:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Narvaez denies the turnaround by Phillip Rogers | 45-49 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Rainwater | 45-49 |
| 12:55 | Belmont | John Hoffman is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hoffman, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Michael Benedict (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Roy Beckett, Thomas Narvaez, Jerry Smith, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Dale Merchant (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Alec Whisenant (C) Jesse Dillon, Donnell Larsen, Steve Robertson, Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| 12:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Joseph Paul - foul #1 on Joseph Paul, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 12:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdur - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson (SG) Michael Benedict | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 12:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:14 | Belmont | Alec Whisenant steals the ball from Jeffrey Bumgarner | 45-50 |
| 11:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant can't tip it in | 45-50 |
| 11:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Paul denies the turnaround by Dale Merchant | 45-50 |
| 11:38 | Belmont | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Pehrson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Vaughn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dale Merchant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Redden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alec Whisenant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Belmont | Dale Merchant picks off the pass by Joseph Paul in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 11:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Vaughn | 45-52 |
| 11:01 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson misses the lay-in | 45-52 |
| 11:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 10:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bumgarner - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Thomas Narvaez (SF), Jerry Smith (PF), Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Dikembe Abdur, Andrew Pehrson, Joseph Paul, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (SG), Steve Robertson (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Michael Vaughn, Dale Merchant, Charles Redden, Alec Whisenant | |
| 10:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:29 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Terence Roney - foul #2 on Terence Roney, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG) Joe Michie | |
| 10:29 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:29 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 10:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney knocks in the jumper from the right block | 45-56 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Terence Roney denies the turnaround by Thomas Narvaez | 45-56 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez grabs the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | Jerry Smith is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Narvaez | 47-56 |
| 09:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Terence Roney | 47-59 |
| 09:06 | Belmont | A charge is called on Thomas Narvaez - foul #2 on Thomas Narvaez, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman, Jerry Smith, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Dale Merchant (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Jesse Dillon, Steve Robertson, Terence Roney, Philip Armstrong | |
| 08:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joe Michie | 47-61 |
| 08:19 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is fouled on the floor by Charles Redden - foul #2 on Charles Redden, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson (SG), Joseph Paul (SF) Roy Beckett, Thomas Narvaez | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (SG) Donnell Larsen | |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Bumgarner | 50-61 |
| 08:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Redden | 50-64 |
| 07:54 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 07:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| 07:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie clanks a runner from the right block | 50-64 |
| 07:29 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Redden | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Pehrson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dale Merchant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Redden (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Phillip Rogers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 07:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 07:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie is fouled on the floor by Andrew Pehrson - foul #1 on Andrew Pehrson, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Thomas Narvaez (SF), Jerry Smith (PF) Andrew Pehrson, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (SG), Alec Whisenant (SF), Steve Robertson (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Michael Vaughn, Dale Merchant, Charles Redden, Phillip Rogers | |
| 07:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:12 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez is hacked by Alec Whisenant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alec Whisenant, team foul #6 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (SG) Joe Michie | |
| 07:07 | Belmont | Jerry Smith hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Narvaez and he's hacked by Michael Vaughn - foul #4 on Michael Vaughn, team foul #7 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG) Dikembe Abdur | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 07:07 | Belmont | Jerry Smith makes the free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:50 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Steve Robertson is blocked by Joseph Paul | 53-66 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Jesse Dillon steps in front of the Roy Beckett pass in the backcourt | 53-66 |
| 06:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Dillon | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:15 | Belmont | Joseph Paul buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Beckett | 56-69 |
| 06:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-72 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | John Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Michael Benedict (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Roy Beckett, Thomas Narvaez, Jerry Smith, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG), Terence Roney (PF) Michael Vaughn, Alec Whisenant | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdur | 56-72 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Steve Robertson is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdur in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Robertson, team foul #8 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson (SG) John Hoffman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Dale Merchant (SF), Phillip Rogers (C) Jesse Dillon, Steve Robertson, Philip Armstrong | |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 05:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 05:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Benedict - foul #1 on Michael Benedict, team foul #8 | 56-72 |
| 05:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 05:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-74 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe tips it in | 58-74 |
| 04:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-74 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Thomas Narvaez (SF), Jerry Smith (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Andrew Pehrson, Michael Benedict, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong (C) Phillip Rogers | |
| 04:37 | Belmont | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdur is denied by Terence Roney | 58-74 |
| 04:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 58-74 |
| 04:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-74 |
| 04:11 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Donnell Larsen | 58-74 |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-74 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Joseph Paul (PF) Dikembe Abdur, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Alec Whisenant (SF), Steve Robertson (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Joe Michie, Donnell Larsen, Dale Merchant, Terence Roney, Philip Armstrong | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Belmont | John Hoffman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Vaughn - foul #5 on Michael Vaughn, team foul #9 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden (PF) Michael Vaughn | |
| 03:39 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon loses the dribble to John Hoffman | 60-74 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jesse Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alec Whisenant (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Redden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Phillip Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-74 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (PG), Stephan Crowe (PF) Roy Beckett, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Phillip Rogers | 60-77 |
| 02:22 | Belmont | John Hoffman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-77 |
| 02:20 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Phillip Rogers | 60-77 |
| 01:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson lays it in | 60-79 |
| 01:44 | Belmont | Michael Benedict misses the floater from the right side | 60-79 |
| 01:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson snags the defensive board | 60-79 |
| 01:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Hoffman - foul #3 on John Hoffman, team foul #9 | 60-79 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Andrew Pehrson (SG), Jerry Smith (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Michael Benedict, John Hoffman, Thomas Narvaez, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney (C) Phillip Rogers | |
| 01:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the 1st free throw | 60-80 |
| 01:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Terence Roney - foul #3 on Terence Roney, team foul #10 | 60-81 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers (C) Charles Redden | |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Andrew Pehrson - foul #2 on Andrew Pehrson, team foul #10 | 62-81 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney gets the offensive rebound | 62-82 |
| 00:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-82 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdur | 65-82 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon runs out the clock | 65-82 |