| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) SG - James Merideth (fresh) SF - David Amaro (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) C - John Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - John Miles (fresh) SG - Gene Cogan (fresh) SF - Roger Green (fresh) PF - Paul Walsh (fresh) C - William Shelton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | John Sharp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Belmont | John Sharp banks in the layup on a great pass from David Amaro and he's hacked by Roger Green - foul #1 on Roger Green, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | UL-Lafayette | John Murray is called for the reach on John Miles - foul #1 on John Murray, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | UL-Lafayette | William Shelton misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Robert Anderson grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | Paul Walsh steals it from John Murray | 3-0 |
| 18:14 | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan misses the shot from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | John Sharp scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Amaro | 6-0 |
| 17:38 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh is fouled on the floor by John Murray - foul #2 on John Murray, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG) John Murray | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 17:33 | UL-Lafayette | William Shelton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 17:31 | Belmont | Robert Anderson grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | The jump hook by David Amaro is blocked by Paul Walsh | 6-0 |
| 17:22 | UL-Lafayette | William Shelton snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:11 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Anderson picks off the pass by Gene Cogan | 6-0 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | David Amaro can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 16:53 | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:49 | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by John Sharp - foul #1 on John Sharp, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Robert Anderson, John Sharp | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 16:49 | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos misses the lay-in | 6-3 |
| 16:22 | UL-Lafayette | William Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:06 | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 16:05 | Belmont | David Amaro grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:47 | Belmont | James Merideth is fouled on the floor by William Shelton - foul #1 on William Shelton, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (SG), Matthew Guinn (SF), John Sharp (C) James Merideth, David Amaro, Benjamin Yamada | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) SG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) SF - Matthew Guinn (fresh) PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) C - John Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - John Miles (fresh) SG - Gene Cogan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Green (fresh) PF - Paul Walsh (fresh) C - William Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Shelton - foul #2 on William Shelton, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Anderson (PF) Kevin Dorn | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jonathan Chee (PG), Thomas Shumaker (C) John Miles, William Shelton | |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:30 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 15:14 | UL-Lafayette | Jonathan Chee misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 15:12 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Shumaker can't tip it in | 7-3 |
| 15:10 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 14:51 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 9-5 |
| 14:37 | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jonathan Chee | 9-7 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 14:30 | UL-Lafayette | Roger Green snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:12 | UL-Lafayette | Roger Green comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 14:10 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Shumaker tips it in | 9-9 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | Robert Anderson loses the dribble to Gene Cogan | 9-9 |
| 13:33 | UL-Lafayette | Jonathan Chee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 13:31 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Shumaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:15 | UL-Lafayette | Jonathan Chee knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gene Cogan | 9-12 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | Robert Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | Robert Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Roger Green - foul #2 on Roger Green, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (PG), James Merideth (SG), David Amaro (SF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Matthew Guinn, Dennis Halsey, Robert Anderson, John Sharp | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Miles (PG), Greg Osorio (SG), Stephen Heald (SF), George Hill (C) Jonathan Chee, Gene Cogan, Roger Green, Paul Walsh | |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:36 | UL-Lafayette | Benjamin Yamada steals the ball from George Hill | 11-12 |
| 12:12 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn is hacked by Greg Osorio - foul #1 on Greg Osorio, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Tuczynski (PF) Dewayne Bustillos | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hollis (C) Thomas Shumaker | |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn is called for traveling | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) SG - James Merideth (fresh) SF - David Amaro (fresh) PF - James Tuczynski (fresh) C - Benjamin Yamada (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - John Miles (fresh) SG - Greg Osorio (fresh) SF - Stephen Heald (fresh) PF - George Hill (fresh) C - Larry Hollis (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | UL-Lafayette | George Hill clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Merideth | 11-12 |
| 11:19 | Belmont | David Amaro's pass is intercepted by Larry Hollis | 11-12 |
| 11:13 | UL-Lafayette | Greg Osorio hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 11-12 |
| 11:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kevin Dorn | 11-12 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | David Amaro misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by George Hill - foul #1 on George Hill, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Robert Anderson (PF), John Sharp (C) Kevin Dorn, James Tuczynski, Benjamin Yamada | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan (SG), Jonathan Chee (SF) Greg Osorio, Stephen Heald | |
| 10:56 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | David Amaro misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:56 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hollis grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 10:45 | UL-Lafayette | George Hill connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Miles | 12-14 |
| 10:29 | Belmont | Larry Hollis blocks the short jumper by Robert Anderson | 12-14 |
| 10:27 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to James Merideth | 12-14 |
| 10:14 | Belmont | Robert Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh (PF), Thomas Shumaker (C) George Hill, Larry Hollis | |
| 09:57 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Shumaker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Robert Anderson grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Robert Anderson misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Walsh - foul #1 on Paul Walsh, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Stephen Heald (SF) John Miles | |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:21 | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jonathan Chee | 14-17 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | David Amaro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 08:54 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:41 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-17 |
| 08:39 | Belmont | David Amaro snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 08:19 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dennis Halsey | 17-17 |
| 08:04 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Shumaker misses the lay-in | 17-17 |
| 08:03 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:40 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Anderson is called for the reach on Stephen Heald - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (PG), Matthew Guinn (SF), Dewayne Bustillos (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Dennis Halsey, David Amaro, Robert Anderson, John Sharp | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Miles (PG), Greg Osorio (SG), George Hill (PF), Larry Hollis (C) Jonathan Chee, Gene Cogan, Paul Walsh, Thomas Shumaker | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) SG - James Merideth (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Guinn (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Yamada (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - John Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Greg Osorio (fresh) SF - Stephen Heald (fresh) PF - George Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Hollis (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | UL-Lafayette | John Miles clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Benjamin Yamada - foul #1 on Benjamin Yamada, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| 07:29 | UL-Lafayette | John Miles makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:29 | UL-Lafayette | John Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:29 | Belmont | James Merideth gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:04 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-18 |
| 07:03 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to George Hill | 17-18 |
| 06:45 | UL-Lafayette | John Miles scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Osorio | 17-20 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | James Merideth misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Stephen Heald - foul #1 on Stephen Heald, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Willy Morgan (SG), Thomas Shumaker (PF) Stephen Heald, Larry Hollis | |
| 06:27 | Belmont | James Merideth makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | James Merideth makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:10 | UL-Lafayette | Greg Osorio comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Guinn - foul #1 on Matthew Guinn, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh (PF) George Hill | |
| 06:10 | UL-Lafayette | Greg Osorio misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:10 | UL-Lafayette | Greg Osorio misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Guinn | 21-20 |
| 05:38 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Shumaker travels with the ball | 21-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), David Amaro (SF), John Sharp (C) Kevin Dorn, James Merideth, Benjamin Yamada | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan (SG), Jonathan Chee (SF) Willy Morgan, Greg Osorio | |
| 05:10 | Belmont | John Sharp is hacked by Jonathan Chee - foul #1 on Jonathan Chee, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (SG), Robert Anderson (PF) Matthew Guinn, Dewayne Bustillos | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Stephen Heald (SF) John Miles | |
| 05:10 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:00 | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-20 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Robert Anderson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 04:19 | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jonathan Chee | 25-23 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | David Amaro dunks the ball on a great pass from Kevin Dorn | 27-23 |
| 03:45 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh is fouled on the floor by Kevin Dorn - foul #1 on Kevin Dorn, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Dewayne Bustillos (C) Kevin Dorn, John Sharp | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Miles (PG), Roger Green (SF), William Shelton (C) Jonathan Chee, Stephen Heald, Thomas Shumaker | |
| 03:45 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:45 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey's layup is rejected by Paul Walsh | 27-25 |
| 03:20 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Paul Walsh | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) SG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - John Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Cogan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Green (fresh) PF - Paul Walsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Walsh can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 03:04 | UL-Lafayette | Roger Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 02:58 | UL-Lafayette | Gene Cogan misses the lay-in | 27-25 |
| 02:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 27-25 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Green - foul #3 on Roger Green, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (SG), Matthew Guinn (SF), John Sharp (C) John Murray, David Amaro, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jonathan Chee (SG), Stephen Heald (SF), George Hill (PF) Gene Cogan, Roger Green, Paul Walsh | |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:18 | UL-Lafayette | John Miles is hacked by Dennis Halsey - foul #1 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG) Dennis Halsey | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 02:18 | UL-Lafayette | John Miles makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:18 | UL-Lafayette | John Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:18 | Belmont | John Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:59 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by John Murray | 31-26 |
| 01:38 | UL-Lafayette | John Miles can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 01:36 | UL-Lafayette | William Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:15 | UL-Lafayette | William Shelton misses the fadeaway from close range | 31-26 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:02 | Belmont | John Miles steals it from John Sharp | 31-26 |
| 00:54 | UL-Lafayette | William Shelton lays it up and in set up by John Miles and the foul's on John Sharp - foul #2 on John Sharp, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SF), Robert Anderson (PF) Matthew Guinn, Dewayne Bustillos | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Willy Morgan (PG), Gene Cogan (SG), Thomas Shumaker (PF) John Miles, Jonathan Chee, George Hill | |
| 00:54 | UL-Lafayette | William Shelton makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | James Merideth can't finish the layup | 31-29 |
| 00:24 | UL-Lafayette | Stephen Heald pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 00:01 | UL-Lafayette | Stephen Heald misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | John Sharp snags the defensive board | 31-29 |