| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SF - David Amaro (fresh) PF - Michael Nations (fresh) C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) SG - Michael Adams (fresh) SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) PF - Daniel Kittleson (fresh) C - Christopher Vail (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Patrick Smith hits a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Adams - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | DePaul | Michael Adams connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Thomas | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Belmont | Michael Nations's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | DePaul | Donald Melia connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Adams | 3-6 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | David Amaro misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 18:27 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | John Murray misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Vail - foul #1 on Christopher Vail, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:59 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | David Amaro grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 17:38 | Belmont | John Murray double dribbles | 5-6 |
| 17:19 | DePaul | Donald Melia misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | John Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Ray Stewart (PF) John Murray, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Donald Melia can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 17:02 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Ray Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 5-6 |
| 16:54 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:42 | DePaul | Michael Adams lays it up and in | 5-8 |
| 16:22 | Belmont | David Amaro hits a turnaround in the lane | 7-8 |
| 16:05 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:03 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:50 | DePaul | Donald Melia is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Melia, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF) Patrick Smith, David Amaro, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (SG), Kevin Hughes (PF), Joel Luther (C) Michael Adams, Daniel Kittleson, Christopher Vail | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Merideth (fresh) SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) PF - Kevin Hughes (fresh) C - Joel Luther (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 15:35 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Kevin Hughes | 7-8 |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Melia - foul #2 on Donald Melia, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joaquin Ramey (PG), Damon Earls (SF) Donald Melia, Ralph Thomas | |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Joel Luther hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ray Stewart - foul #1 on Ray Stewart, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Joel Luther misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Joel Luther misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:46 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | James Merideth hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Joaquin Ramey - foul #1 on Joaquin Ramey, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Mario Velasquez (C) Michael Nations, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Adams (SG), Christopher Vail (C) Joaquin Ramey, Joel Luther | |
| 14:28 | Belmont | James Merideth misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | James Merideth makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Christopher Vail misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:08 | Belmont | James Merideth hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Smith | 12-10 |
| 13:46 | DePaul | Michael Adams's fadeaway is rejected by John Murray | 12-10 |
| 13:44 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes grabs the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 13:22 | DePaul | Michael Adams is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Adams, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), David Amaro (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) John Murray, James Merideth, Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Thomas (SF), Daniel Kittleson (PF) Michael Adams, Kevin Hughes | |
| 13:07 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Patrick Smith | 15-10 |
| 12:53 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas is fouled on the floor by Mario Velasquez - foul #1 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (PF) Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:42 | DePaul | Christopher Vail misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-10 |
| 12:40 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas grabs the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 12:21 | DePaul | Christopher Vail throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Guinn (SG), Ray Stewart (C) Patrick Smith, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joaquin Ramey (PG), Joel Luther (C) Damon Earls, Christopher Vail | |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 12:02 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:45 | DePaul | Joel Luther scores on a floater in the paint | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Guinn (fresh) SF - David Amaro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joaquin Ramey (fresh) SG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Kittleson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Luther (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey is hacked by Joaquin Ramey - foul #2 on Joaquin Ramey, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Mario Velasquez (C) Matthew Guinn, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | DePaul | Walter Galeana (PG), Kevin Hughes (C) Joaquin Ramey, Joel Luther | |
| 11:30 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:30 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:11 | DePaul | Patrick Smith steals it from Ralph Thomas | 17-12 |
| 11:08 | Belmont | Patrick Smith banks in the layup | 19-12 |
| 10:52 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG) Dennis Halsey | |
| Subs | DePaul | Damon Earls (SG), Christopher Vail (C) Gene Stubbs, Daniel Kittleson | |
| 10:45 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses long on a shot from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | John Murray tips it in | 21-12 |
| 10:27 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-12 |
| 10:26 | Belmont | John Murray gets the rebound | 21-12 |
| 10:19 | Belmont | John Murray is whistled for traveling | 21-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF) David Amaro, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joel Luther (SF) Ralph Thomas | |
| 09:59 | DePaul | Michael Nations is called for the reach on Kevin Hughes - foul #1 on Michael Nations, team foul #3 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG) Walter Galeana | |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Christopher Vail misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mario Velasquez - foul #2 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #4 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (SG), John Sharp (C) Patrick Smith, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson (PF) Kevin Hughes | |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Christopher Vail makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Christopher Vail makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | John Murray is fouled on the floor by Gene Stubbs - foul #1 on Gene Stubbs, team foul #8 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Stewart (C) John Sharp | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 09:31 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:04 | DePaul | Joel Luther's pass is intercepted by John Murray | 23-14 |
| 09:01 | Belmont | James Merideth lays it in on a nice dish by John Murray | 25-14 |
| 08:45 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | James Merideth can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 25-17 |
| 08:30 | DePaul | Joel Luther grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 08:28 | DePaul | John Murray picks off the pass by Gene Stubbs in the backcourt | 25-17 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | John Murray blows the layup | 25-17 |
| 08:25 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Daniel Kittleson | 25-17 |
| 08:05 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson misses long on a jumper from the right block | 25-17 |
| 08:04 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Michael Nations | 25-17 |
| 08:00 | Belmont | John Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Michael Nations gets the offensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Joel Luther takes the ball from Bobby Johnson | 25-17 |
| 07:37 | DePaul | Joel Luther lays it up and in | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Merideth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ray Stewart (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) SG - Damon Earls (fairly fresh) SF - Joel Luther (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Kittleson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Vail (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Belmont | John Murray misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gene Stubbs - foul #2 on Gene Stubbs, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), David Amaro (SF), David Redd (PF), John Sharp (C) James Merideth, Bobby Johnson, Michael Nations, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | DePaul | Walter Galeana (PG), Ralph Thomas (SF), Kevin Hughes (C) Gene Stubbs, Joel Luther, Christopher Vail | |
| 07:31 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:31 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | David Amaro is called for the reach on Ralph Thomas - foul #1 on David Amaro, team foul #5 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG) John Murray | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 06:53 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by David Redd - foul #1 on David Redd, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG) Dennis Halsey | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 06:53 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:53 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:26 | Belmont | James Merideth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 06:25 | Belmont | David Amaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Ralph Thomas steals the ball from David Amaro | 27-21 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson slams it home on a nice dish by Ralph Thomas | 27-23 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | John Sharp hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Hughes - foul #1 on Kevin Hughes, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Stewart (PF) David Redd | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Vail (C) Daniel Kittleson | |
| 05:58 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:38 | DePaul | Christopher Vail loses the dribble to Patrick Smith | 29-23 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | James Merideth buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 31-23 |
| 05:15 | DePaul | John Sharp blocks the short jumper by Ralph Thomas | 31-23 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Merideth | 31-23 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Ray Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF) James Merideth, David Amaro, John Sharp | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joel Luther (PF) Kevin Hughes | |
| 04:21 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-23 |
| 04:20 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ray Stewart | 31-23 |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 04:15 | DePaul | Christopher Vail grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 04:09 | DePaul | Joel Luther blows the layup | 31-23 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 03:50 | Belmont | John Murray can't finish the layup | 31-23 |
| 03:48 | DePaul | Damon Earls pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:29 | DePaul | Damon Earls's pass is intercepted by Ray Stewart | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Nations (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ray Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Walter Galeana (fairly fresh) SG - Damon Earls (tiring) SF - Ralph Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joel Luther (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Vail (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Christopher Vail blocks the jumper by Bobby Johnson | 31-23 |
| 03:12 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Christopher Vail | 31-23 |
| 02:45 | DePaul | Walter Galeana clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Joel Luther grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:21 | DePaul | The jump hook by Christopher Vail is blocked by Bobby Johnson | 31-23 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | John Murray is hacked by Damon Earls - foul #1 on Damon Earls, team foul #11 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (SG), David Amaro (SF), David Redd (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) Patrick Smith, Bobby Johnson, Michael Nations, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Michael Adams (SG), Corey Lumpkin (SF), Daniel Kittleson (PF), Kevin Hughes (C) Walter Galeana, Damon Earls, Ralph Thomas, Joel Luther, Christopher Vail | |
| 02:00 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 01:45 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-23 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | David Redd grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | James Merideth knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Murray | 35-23 |
| 01:32 | DePaul | Donald Melia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Murray - foul #1 on John Murray, team foul #7 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (SG) John Murray | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:32 | DePaul | Donald Melia misses the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:32 | DePaul | Donald Melia makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | David Amaro is hacked by Michael Adams - foul #3 on Michael Adams, team foul #12 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (SG) Michael Adams | |
| 01:14 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Corey Lumpkin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-24 |
| 00:57 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs can't tip it in | 37-24 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 00:49 | Belmont | David Redd knocks in the shot from close range set up by David Amaro | 39-24 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson can't finish the layup | 39-24 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | David Amaro grabs the board | 39-24 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | James Merideth misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-24 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | James Merideth grabs the offensive board | 39-24 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-24 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | James Merideth tips it home | 41-24 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Corey Lumpkin misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 41-24 |