| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) PF - Harold Gaston (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fresh) SG - Tim Manning (fresh) SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fresh) PF - Tod Tibbs (fresh) C - Alvin Maginnis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Belmont | Harold Gaston loses the dribble to Joseph Schwerdt | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Tod Tibbs drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Gallagher | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Matthew Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Steve Gregory tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | VCU | Tim Manning comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Matthew Lee grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Belmont | Matthew Lee knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Willard Hendricks | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | VCU | James Gallagher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Dennis Savage comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Tim Manning - foul #1 on Tim Manning, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Dennis Savage makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Dennis Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Dennis Savage makes the 3rd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:49 | VCU | Tod Tibbs misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Matthew Lee grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Steve Gregory slams it home | 9-2 |
| 17:16 | VCU | Tim Manning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 17:14 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:57 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-2 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Matthew Lee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Matthew Lee, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (SF) Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:29 | VCU | Tod Tibbs drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 9-4 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alvin Maginnis - foul #1 on Alvin Maginnis, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (SG), Clemente O'Neill (PF) Steve Gregory, Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:07 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:07 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 15:52 | VCU | Tim Manning connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Gallagher | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) SF - Joe Shuffler (fresh) PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tim Manning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fresh) PF - Tod Tibbs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alvin Maginnis (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Belmont | Joseph Schwerdt steps in front of the Matthew Lee pass | 10-7 |
| 15:33 | VCU | Tim Manning hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Schwerdt | 10-9 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 15:03 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:47 | VCU | Tim Manning misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:46 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | VCU | James Gallagher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Harold Gaston (PF) Matthew Lee, Joe Shuffler, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | VCU | Lee Schneider (PG), Samuel Reed (SG), Glenn Walsh (SF), Donald Rines (PF), Francis Carter (C) James Gallagher, Tim Manning, Joseph Schwerdt, Tod Tibbs, Alvin Maginnis | |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Francis Carter denies the turnaround by Harold Gaston | 10-9 |
| 14:07 | VCU | Donald Rines grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:51 | VCU | Glenn Walsh misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Clemente O'Neill | 10-9 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Glenn Walsh is called for the reach on Leslie Matherne - foul #1 on Glenn Walsh, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Steve Gregory can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Glenn Walsh - foul #2 on Glenn Walsh, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt (SF) Glenn Walsh | |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Steve Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Steve Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:14 | VCU | Samuel Reed scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Carter | 12-12 |
| 13:07 | Belmont | Dennis Savage connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Harold Gaston and he's fouled by Joseph Schwerdt - foul #1 on Joseph Schwerdt, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG) Leslie Matherne | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:07 | Belmont | Dennis Savage misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:07 | VCU | Francis Carter pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:49 | VCU | Clemente O'Neill swats the short shot by Joseph Schwerdt | 14-12 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | Dennis Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Matthew Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Gregory | 17-12 |
| 12:18 | VCU | Steve Gregory takes the ball from Lee Schneider | 17-12 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Samuel Reed is called for the reach on Steve Gregory - foul #1 on Samuel Reed, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Corey (PF), Willard Hendricks (C) Harold Gaston, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | VCU | James Gallagher (PG), Tim Manning (SG), Tod Tibbs (PF), Alvin Maginnis (C) Lee Schneider, Joseph Schwerdt, Donald Rines, Francis Carter | |
| 11:55 | Belmont | Michael Corey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 11:54 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks tips it in | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Corey (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tim Manning (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tod Tibbs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alvin Maginnis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | VCU | Samuel Reed makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Manning | 19-15 |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Steve Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (SG), Joe Shuffler (SF) Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 11:19 | VCU | Tim Manning is hacked by Leslie Matherne - foul #1 on Leslie Matherne, team foul #2 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill (PF) Matthew Lee | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 11:04 | VCU | Samuel Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:44 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne's pass is intercepted by Samuel Reed | 19-15 |
| 10:26 | VCU | Tim Manning drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Gallagher | 19-18 |
| 10:08 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Willard Hendricks | 21-18 |
| 09:51 | VCU | Michael Corey picks off the pass by Samuel Reed | 21-18 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne can't finish the layup | 21-18 |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill can't tip it in | 21-18 |
| 09:45 | VCU | Samuel Reed grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Samuel Reed misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:18 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 09:17 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks gets the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne buries a floater from the right block set up by Michael Corey | 23-18 |
| 08:42 | VCU | James Gallagher makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tim Manning | 23-21 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | The short jumper by Michael Corey is denied by Tod Tibbs | 23-21 |
| 08:26 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 08:06 | VCU | Tim Manning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Harold Gaston (PF) Leslie Matherne, Joe Shuffler, Michael Corey, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | VCU | Lee Schneider (PG), Joseph Schwerdt (SF), Donald Rines (PF), Francis Carter (C) James Gallagher, Samuel Reed, Tod Tibbs, Alvin Maginnis | |
| 07:51 | Belmont | Joseph Schwerdt picks off the pass by Dennis Savage | 23-21 |
| 07:48 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt lays it up and in | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Gaston (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lee Schneider (fresh) SG - Tim Manning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Rines (fresh) C - Francis Carter (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks jams it on a great pass from Matthew Lee | 25-23 |
| 07:07 | VCU | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Schwerdt is blocked by Dennis Savage | 25-23 |
| 07:05 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:44 | Belmont | Matthew Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Francis Carter - foul #1 on Francis Carter, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill (C) Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:44 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:44 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:31 | VCU | Tim Manning knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Schneider | 27-26 |
| 06:11 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Lee and he's fouled by Joseph Schwerdt - foul #2 on Joseph Schwerdt, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Gallagher (PG), Tod Tibbs (PF), Alvin Maginnis (C) Tim Manning, Joseph Schwerdt, Francis Carter | |
| 06:11 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:45 | VCU | Tod Tibbs buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Gallagher | 30-28 |
| 05:34 | Belmont | James Gallagher takes the ball from Clemente O'Neill | 30-28 |
| 05:18 | VCU | Dennis Savage picks off the pass by Donald Rines | 30-28 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Harold Gaston hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Savage | 32-28 |
| 05:06 | VCU | James Gallagher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 05:05 | Belmont | Dennis Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | Harold Gaston can't finish the layup | 32-28 |
| 04:46 | Belmont | Dennis Savage tips it home | 34-28 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 04:29 | VCU | Tod Tibbs tips it but misses | 34-28 |
| 04:28 | VCU | Donald Rines can't tip it in | 34-28 |
| 04:27 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Harold Gaston | 34-28 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Dennis Savage tips it home | 36-28 |
| 03:56 | VCU | Lee Schneider connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gallagher | 36-31 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Matthew Lee buries a 3 from the right wing | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Savage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Gaston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lee Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Rines (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tod Tibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Alvin Maginnis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | VCU | Lee Schneider drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Donald Rines | 39-33 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Harold Gaston is fouled on the floor by Donald Rines - foul #1 on Donald Rines, team foul #9 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Michael Corey (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | VCU | Edward Conti (PG), Samuel Reed (SG), Joseph Schwerdt (SF), Glenn Walsh (PF), Francis Carter (C) James Gallagher, Lee Schneider, Donald Rines, Tod Tibbs, Alvin Maginnis | |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 02:56 | VCU | A charge is called on Edward Conti - foul #1 on Edward Conti, team foul #10 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lawrence Mecham (SG) Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:36 | Belmont | Michael Corey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-33 |
| 02:35 | VCU | Samuel Reed grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 02:15 | VCU | Samuel Reed misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 02:14 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 02:06 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Mecham - foul #1 on Lawrence Mecham, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill (PF) Lawrence Mecham | |
| Subs | VCU | Tim Manning (SG) Glenn Walsh | |
| 02:06 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 02:06 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler comes up short on the shot in the paint | 41-33 |
| 01:42 | VCU | Samuel Reed pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 01:23 | VCU | Edward Conti is hacked by Leslie Matherne - foul #2 on Leslie Matherne, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG) Michael Corey | |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Maginnis (C) Francis Carter | |
| 01:12 | VCU | Edward Conti misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 01:10 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt tips it in | 41-35 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | Matthew Lee buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Willard Hendricks | 44-35 |
| 00:33 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 00:31 | VCU | Edward Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt misses the easy layup | 44-35 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Willard Hendricks | 44-35 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Lee | 46-35 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Edward Conti misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks gets the rebound | 46-35 |