| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Donald Metcalf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dillon (fresh) C - Armando Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Peter Palmer inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | James Madison | John Smith double dribbles | 32-36 |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Steve Gregory knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 19:17 | James Madison | John Smith comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 35-36 |
| 19:16 | Belmont | Dennis Savage snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 19:04 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 19:03 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Peter Palmer | 35-36 |
| 18:57 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf double dribbles | 35-36 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| 18:41 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf is hacked by Matthew Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Lee, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG) Matthew Lee | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 18:22 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf's pass is intercepted by Harold Gaston | 35-36 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne is hacked by Robert Dillon - foul #1 on Robert Dillon, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:00 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks buries a driving attempt from close range | 37-36 |
| 17:55 | James Madison | Willard Hendricks is called for the reach on Donald Metcalf - foul #1 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 17:42 | James Madison | Peter Palmer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Harold Gaston grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 17:22 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks is hacked by Robert Dillon - foul #2 on Robert Dillon, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (SF) Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd (PG), Chris Campbell (PF), Walter Ledger (C) Donald Metcalf, Robert Dillon, Armando Martinez | |
| 16:59 | Belmont | Chris Campbell steals it from Steve Gregory | 37-36 |
| 16:53 | James Madison | Peter Palmer can't connect on a runner in the paint | 37-36 |
| 16:52 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Willard Hendricks | 37-36 |
| 16:46 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joe Shuffler, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lawrence Mecham (SG), Michael Corey (SF), Edwin Morgan (PF), Clemente O'Neill (C) Steve Gregory, Joe Shuffler, Harold Gaston, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Beers (SG), Richard Huffman (SF) John Smith, Peter Palmer | |
| 16:30 | James Madison | Daniel Beers makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Brainerd | 37-38 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill is fouled on the floor by Walter Ledger - foul #2 on Walter Ledger, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Savage (SF) Edwin Morgan | |
| Subs | James Madison | Donald Metcalf (PG), Robert Dillon (SF) Daniel Beers, Richard Huffman | |
| 16:02 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill hits the finger roll set up by Dennis Savage | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Mecham (fresh) SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Corey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Donald Metcalf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Brainerd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Dillon (fresh) PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Ledger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | James Madison | Walter Ledger is denied on a layup by Clemente O'Neill | 39-38 |
| 15:42 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Michael Corey | 39-38 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Dennis Savage lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leslie Matherne and he's hacked by Raymond Brainerd - foul #3 on Raymond Brainerd, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Steve Gregory (SG), Harold Gaston (PF), Willard Hendricks (C) Leslie Matherne, Lawrence Mecham, Clemente O'Neill, Michael Corey | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Smith (SG), Peter Palmer (SF), Fred Fulp (PF), Andrew Boggess (C) Raymond Brainerd, Robert Dillon, Chris Campbell, Walter Ledger | |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Dennis Savage makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:00 | James Madison | Dennis Savage steals the ball from Peter Palmer | 42-38 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | Dennis Savage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Beers (PG) Donald Metcalf | |
| 14:21 | James Madison | Peter Palmer steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (SF) Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd (PG) Daniel Beers | |
| 14:11 | Belmont | Harold Gaston hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Shuffler | 44-38 |
| 13:53 | James Madison | Andrew Boggess comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 44-38 |
| 13:51 | James Madison | Fred Fulp pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:44 | James Madison | Fred Fulp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 13:42 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Palmer | 44-38 |
| 13:25 | James Madison | The short jumper by Raymond Brainerd is denied by Willard Hendricks | 44-38 |
| 13:24 | Belmont | Steve Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | Matthew Lee loses the dribble to Raymond Brainerd in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 13:14 | James Madison | John Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 13:12 | Belmont | Steve Gregory pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:56 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-38 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 12:40 | James Madison | Fred Fulp misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:18 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the easy layup | 46-38 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 12:16 | James Madison | Andrew Boggess grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:10 | James Madison | Fred Fulp makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 46-41 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Matthew Lee hits a 3 from the right wing | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Gregory (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Joe Shuffler (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Harold Gaston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Willard Hendricks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Raymond Brainerd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Fulp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Boggess (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | James Madison | Fred Fulp scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Brainerd | 49-43 |
| 11:20 | Belmont | Steve Gregory comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 11:18 | James Madison | Fred Fulp pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 11:14 | James Madison | Peter Palmer misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 49-43 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 11:06 | James Madison | Fred Fulp snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 11:02 | James Madison | John Smith is called for traveling | 49-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Lawrence Mecham (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Clemente O'Neill (PF), Michael Corey (C) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory, Joe Shuffler, Harold Gaston, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | James Madison | Donald Metcalf (PG), Daniel Beers (SG), Robert Dillon (SF), Chris Campbell (PF), Armando Martinez (C) Raymond Brainerd, John Smith, Peter Palmer, Fred Fulp, Andrew Boggess | |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Michael Corey makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Leslie Matherne | 51-43 |
| 10:27 | James Madison | Daniel Beers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 10:25 | James Madison | Armando Martinez gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:04 | James Madison | Michael Corey takes the ball from Donald Metcalf | 51-43 |
| 09:44 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill makes the jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 09:39 | James Madison | Chris Campbell is fouled on the floor by Clemente O'Neill - foul #2 on Clemente O'Neill, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Willard Hendricks (C) Lawrence Mecham, Michael Corey | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Smith (SG), Peter Palmer (SF) Daniel Beers, Chris Campbell | |
| 09:32 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Lee - foul #4 on Matthew Lee, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (SG) Matthew Lee | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 09:32 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:32 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:13 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Leslie Matherne | 55-45 |
| 08:59 | James Madison | Peter Palmer's pass is intercepted by Willard Hendricks | 55-45 |
| 08:45 | Belmont | Dennis Savage scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 08:39 | James Madison | Armando Martinez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 08:04 | Belmont | Armando Martinez steals it from Willard Hendricks | 58-45 |
| 07:49 | James Madison | Peter Palmer's floater is knocked away by Clemente O'Neill | 58-45 |
| 07:48 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf tips it back up and in | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leslie Matherne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Savage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Donald Metcalf (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Dillon (fairly fresh) C - Armando Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks is denied on a layup by Peter Palmer | 58-47 |
| 07:29 | James Madison | Robert Dillon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 07:24 | James Madison | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-47 |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Dennis Savage comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-47 |
| 07:09 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks can't tip it in | 58-47 |
| 07:08 | James Madison | Peter Palmer pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 07:03 | James Madison | John Smith makes the driving attempt from the left block | 58-49 |
| 06:58 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 06:57 | James Madison | Peter Palmer gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:53 | James Madison | John Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 06:30 | Belmont | Dennis Savage misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-52 |
| 06:29 | James Madison | Robert Dillon gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:24 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 06:23 | James Madison | Peter Palmer can't tip it in | 58-52 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Willard Hendricks | 58-52 |
| 06:08 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler's pass is intercepted by Peter Palmer | 58-52 |
| 05:53 | James Madison | Robert Dillon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Willard Hendricks - foul #2 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Steve Gregory (SG), Edwin Morgan (SF), Harold Gaston (PF), Michael Corey (C) Leslie Matherne, Joe Shuffler, Dennis Savage, Clemente O'Neill, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd (PG), Daniel Beers (SG), Fred Fulp (PF), Andrew Boggess (C) Donald Metcalf, John Smith, Peter Palmer, Armando Martinez | |
| 05:53 | James Madison | Robert Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:53 | James Madison | Robert Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Raymond Brainerd - foul #4 on Raymond Brainerd, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Chris Campbell (SF) Robert Dillon | |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Steve Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Steve Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:17 | James Madison | Daniel Beers connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan drills a shot from the baseline set up by Matthew Lee | 62-57 |
| 04:44 | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Harold Gaston - foul #2 on Harold Gaston, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill (C) Edwin Morgan | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 04:44 | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:44 | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Harold Gaston | 62-58 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Steve Gregory drills a floater from the right wing set up by Matthew Lee | 64-58 |
| 04:09 | James Madison | Fred Fulp misses the shot from the left block | 64-58 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 03:51 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 03:49 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Fred Fulp | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Michael Corey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Raymond Brainerd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Beers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Fulp (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Boggess (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:42 | James Madison | Fred Fulp misses the jumpshot from the right side | 64-58 |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 03:15 | Belmont | The short jumper by Clemente O'Neill is denied by Fred Fulp | 64-58 |
| 03:14 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Andrew Boggess | 64-58 |
| 03:14 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Savage (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Michael Corey, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | James Madison | Donald Metcalf (PG), John Smith (SG), Peter Palmer (SF) Raymond Brainerd, Daniel Beers, Chris Campbell | |
| 02:52 | James Madison | Dennis Savage is called for the reach on Peter Palmer - foul #2 on Dennis Savage, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| 02:52 | James Madison | Peter Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:52 | James Madison | Peter Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Dennis Savage's floater is knocked away by Andrew Boggess | 64-60 |
| 02:27 | James Madison | Fred Fulp snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 02:23 | James Madison | John Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Willard Hendricks - foul #3 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Robert Dillon (PF) Fred Fulp | |
| 02:23 | James Madison | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:23 | James Madison | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Dennis Savage blows the layup | 64-60 |
| 02:02 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks tips it back up and in | 66-60 |
| 01:50 | James Madison | Peter Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Fred Fulp (PF) Robert Dillon | |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Donald Metcalf - foul #1 on Donald Metcalf, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:24 | James Madison | Fred Fulp's pass is intercepted by Matthew Lee | 68-60 |
| 01:21 | Belmont | Dennis Savage hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Lee | 70-60 |
| 01:14 | James Madison | Andrew Boggess misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 01:13 | Belmont | Harold Gaston gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Belmont | Harold Gaston's layup is rejected by Peter Palmer | 70-60 |
| 00:46 | James Madison | Fred Fulp pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | James Madison | Peter Palmer knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Fulp | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Donald Metcalf is called for the reach on Steve Gregory in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Metcalf, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Corey (C) Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Steve Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:40 | James Madison | Peter Palmer snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 00:33 | James Madison | Peter Palmer makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Fred Fulp | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Matthew Lee is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (SG), Joe Shuffler (SF) Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:32 | James Madison | Andrew Boggess gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | James Madison | John Smith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 71-65 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Michael Corey pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #9 | 71-65 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:19 | James Madison | Andrew Boggess grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 00:13 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf is fouled on the floor by Michael Corey - foul #1 on Michael Corey, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Leslie Matherne, Joe Shuffler, Michael Corey | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:13 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:13 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Harold Gaston grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Harold Gaston is hacked by Donald Metcalf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Metcalf, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (SG), Joe Shuffler (SF), Michael Corey (C) Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:05 | James Madison | John Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Metcalf | 73-69 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Willard Hendricks (C) Michael Corey | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 73-69 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | The clock runs out | 73-69 |