| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) C - Jerry Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Derek Carlsen (fresh) SG - Larry Mullings (fresh) SF - Wayne Clark (fresh) PF - Derek Vandenberghe (fresh) C - Richard Owens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dartmouth | Dartmouth is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Derek Vandenberghe | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Derek Vandenberghe steps in front of the Joseph Paul pass | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Dartmouth | Wayne Clark blows the layup but he's hacked by John Hoffman - foul #1 on John Hoffman, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Dartmouth | Wayne Clark misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Dartmouth | Wayne Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Jerry Smith grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Ridder | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | Richard Ridder pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Joseph Paul drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Roy Beckett | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Dartmouth | Derek Carlsen misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jerry Smith | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Paul - foul #1 on Joseph Paul, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Jerry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | Jerry Smith clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | Joseph Paul snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:49 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Hoffman | 4-4 |
| 16:28 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens is fouled on the floor by Roy Beckett - foul #1 on Roy Beckett, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Lyman Hobdy (PG) Derek Carlsen | |
| 16:14 | Dartmouth | Richard Ridder steals the ball from Richard Owens | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses the easy layup | 4-4 |
| 16:07 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 15:52 | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Owens | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Lyman Hobdy (fresh) SG - Larry Mullings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Clark (fresh) PF - Derek Vandenberghe (fairly fresh) C - Richard Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Derek Vandenberghe - foul #1 on Derek Vandenberghe, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Edwin Thacker (SG), Scott Ward (SF), Billy Lindsey (PF), John Allen (C) Larry Mullings, Wayne Clark, Derek Vandenberghe, Richard Owens | |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | Dartmouth | John Allen gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:31 | Dartmouth | Scott Ward makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Lyman Hobdy | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | Belmont | Roy Beckett buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Lyman Hobdy - foul #1 on Lyman Hobdy, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG), Michael Benedict (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Derek Carlsen (PG) Edwin Thacker | |
| 15:06 | Belmont | Roy Beckett makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:47 | Dartmouth | Scott Ward scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Derek Carlsen | 8-12 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings (SG), Wayne Clark (SF), Richard Owens (C) Lyman Hobdy, Scott Ward, John Allen | |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:28 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 14:17 | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:15 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:00 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens misses the driving attempt from the left block | 9-12 |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur loses the dribble to Wayne Clark | 9-12 |
| 13:18 | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings misses the 3 from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 13:16 | Belmont | Michael Benedict snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:03 | Belmont | Michael Benedict can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 13:01 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:41 | Dartmouth | Derek Carlsen connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Clark | 9-14 |
| 12:23 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Benedict | 11-14 |
| 12:07 | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 11-14 |
| 12:06 | Dartmouth | Richard Owens snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 11:53 | Dartmouth | Billy Lindsey blows the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Bumgarner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), Jerry Smith (C) Roy Beckett, Michael Benedict, Jeffrey Bumgarner, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Lyman Hobdy (PG), Edwin Thacker (SG), Scott Ward (SF), Derek Vandenberghe (PF) Derek Carlsen, Larry Mullings, Wayne Clark, Richard Owens | |
| 11:53 | Dartmouth | Billy Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:53 | Dartmouth | Billy Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Lyman Hobdy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Thacker (fresh) SF - Scott Ward (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derek Vandenberghe (fresh) C - Billy Lindsey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 11:35 | Dartmouth | Edwin Thacker grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:13 | Dartmouth | Billy Lindsey is whistled for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | John Allen (C) Billy Lindsey | |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Derek Vandenberghe steals the ball from Jerry Smith | 11-15 |
| 10:50 | Dartmouth | Edwin Thacker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-15 |
| 10:49 | Dartmouth | Scott Ward tips it home | 11-17 |
| 10:38 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-17 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | John Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Joseph Paul is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Paul, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (PG), Stephan Crowe (PF) Dikembe Abdur, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings (SG), Wayne Clark (SF), Richard Owens (C) Edwin Thacker, Scott Ward, John Allen | |
| 10:05 | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings is fouled on the floor by Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG) Michael Benedict | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| 09:46 | Dartmouth | Derek Vandenberghe misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Stephan Crowe - foul #1 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Derek Carlsen (PG) Lyman Hobdy | |
| 09:46 | Dartmouth | Derek Vandenberghe makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:46 | Dartmouth | Derek Vandenberghe misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:46 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jerry Smith | 11-18 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Jerry Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 09:06 | Dartmouth | Wayne Clark is fouled on the floor by Richard Ridder - foul #1 on Richard Ridder, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| 09:06 | Dartmouth | Wayne Clark makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:06 | Dartmouth | Wayne Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:06 | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings snags the offensive board | 14-19 |
| 08:50 | Dartmouth | Derek Vandenberghe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wayne Clark | 14-21 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | John Hoffman buries a fadeaway from close range | 16-21 |
| 08:08 | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 08:06 | Dartmouth | Derek Vandenberghe snags the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 07:53 | Dartmouth | Wayne Clark clanks a shot from close range | 16-21 |
| 07:51 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Derek Carlsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Mullings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Clark (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Derek Vandenberghe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Owens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Belmont | Richard Ridder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG), Michael Benedict (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Lyman Hobdy (PG), Edwin Thacker (SG), Billy Lindsey (PF), John Allen (C) Derek Carlsen, Larry Mullings, Derek Vandenberghe, Richard Owens | |
| 06:59 | Dartmouth | Billy Lindsey misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Stephan Crowe - foul #2 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Smith (C) Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Scott Ward (SF) Wayne Clark | |
| 06:59 | Dartmouth | Billy Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:59 | Dartmouth | Billy Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 06:41 | Belmont | Michael Benedict misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 06:39 | Dartmouth | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:28 | Dartmouth | Scott Ward misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 06:26 | Dartmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Lyman Hobdy | 16-22 |
| 06:15 | Dartmouth | Edwin Thacker drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from John Allen | 16-24 |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-24 |
| 05:58 | Dartmouth | The rebound goes to Billy Lindsey | 16-24 |
| 05:51 | Dartmouth | Scott Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-24 |
| 05:49 | Dartmouth | Billy Lindsey grabs the offensive board | 16-24 |
| 05:42 | Dartmouth | Billy Lindsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 05:41 | Dartmouth | John Allen tips it in | 16-26 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | Michael Benedict buries a floater from just outside the lane | 18-26 |
| 05:09 | Dartmouth | Scott Ward makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Allen | 18-29 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | John Allen blocks the jumper by Dikembe Abdur | 18-29 |
| 04:39 | Dartmouth | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 04:24 | Dartmouth | Scott Ward misses badly on a floater from the right block | 18-29 |
| 04:22 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Michael Benedict | 18-29 |
| 03:55 | Belmont | Jerry Smith clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #4 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Roy Beckett, Michael Benedict, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Derek Carlsen (PG), Larry Mullings (SG), Wayne Clark (SF), Derek Vandenberghe (PF), Richard Owens (C) Lyman Hobdy, Edwin Thacker, Scott Ward, Billy Lindsey, John Allen | |
| 03:55 | Belmont | Jerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:55 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:55 | Dartmouth | Derek Vandenberghe pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 03:51 | Dartmouth | Derek Carlsen is called for traveling | 19-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephan Crowe (C) Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Derek Carlsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Mullings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Clark (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Derek Vandenberghe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Owens - foul #1 on Richard Owens, team foul #5 | 19-29 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:39 | Dartmouth | Derek Vandenberghe grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 03:16 | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Carlsen | 20-31 |
| 02:57 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Ridder | 23-31 |
| 02:35 | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Owens | 23-34 |
| 02:26 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (PG) Dikembe Abdur | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| 01:59 | Dartmouth | Derek Vandenberghe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Mullings | 23-36 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | John Hoffman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 01:22 | Dartmouth | Derek Vandenberghe hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Derek Carlsen | 26-38 |
| 01:07 | Belmont | John Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Derek Vandenberghe - foul #2 on Derek Vandenberghe, team foul #6 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Jerry Smith (C) Michael Benedict, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Jerry Smith drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Beckett | 28-38 |
| 00:20 | Dartmouth | Larry Mullings drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | John Hoffman scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Ridder | 30-41 |
| 00:00 | Dartmouth | Derek Carlsen clanks a halfcourt shot | 30-41 |