| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 7 pts. C - Steven Silver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Heskett (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the finger roll | 32-31 |
| 19:28 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-33 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-33 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 18:58 | Belmont | Keith Sipple tips it home | 34-35 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver's fadeaway is rejected by John Heskett | 34-35 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver tips it home | 36-35 |
| 18:26 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 39-35 |
| 17:37 | Belmont | James Davis is whistled for a carry | 39-35 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 17:22 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton is whistled for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Keith Sipple, John Heskett | |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Hammons picks off the pass by Steven Silver | 39-35 |
| 16:48 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeremy Hammons | 39-37 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is hacked by Jeremy Hammons - foul #3 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Edward Simmons (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), James Kennedy (PF) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, James Davis | |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan is fouled on the floor by Elijah Sullivan - foul #1 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan's pass is intercepted by Taylor Palomares | 39-37 |
| 15:48 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Phan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), John Heskett (C) Elijah Sullivan, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy | |
| 15:18 | Belmont | Keith Sipple is called for a backcourt violation | 39-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Steven Silver (C) Carl Spangler, Edward Simmons, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver tips it home | 41-37 |
| 14:41 | Belmont | Keith Sipple knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Clifton Terwilliger and he's hacked by Timothy Thompson - foul #2 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), James Davis (PF) Clifton Terwilliger, Taylor Palomares | |
| 14:41 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 13:56 | Belmont | Timothy Thompson steals it from Gregg Paxton | 41-40 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan is fouled on the floor by Keith Sipple - foul #3 on Keith Sipple, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, John Heskett | |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 13:07 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carl Spangler | 41-40 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 12:01 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to James Davis | 44-40 |
| 11:46 | Belmont | Carl Spangler picks off the pass by Mark Jacobs | 44-40 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler can't finish the layup | 44-40 |
| 11:42 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Taylor Palomares | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), John Heskett (C) Jeremy Hammons, Elijah Sullivan, Mark Jacobs, James Davis | |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | William Phan is hacked by Taylor Palomares - foul #2 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley is whistled for traveling | 44-40 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | John Heskett connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Clifton Terwilliger | 44-42 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan is hacked by Keith Sipple - foul #4 on Keith Sipple, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF) Keith Sipple | |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Taylor Palomares | 44-42 |
| 09:51 | Belmont | John Heskett banks in the layup and he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), James Davis (PF) Clifton Terwilliger, Taylor Palomares | |
| 09:51 | Belmont | John Heskett misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | William Phan gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Wright | 47-44 |
| 09:10 | Belmont | John Heskett travels with the ball | 47-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (C) William Phan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't finish the layup | 47-44 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | James Davis pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 50-44 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Hammons | 50-47 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Edward Simmons (SG), Robert Jordan (SF) Timothy Thompson, Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, Mark Jacobs, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 11 pts. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Taylor Palomares | 52-50 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 07:00 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | Keith Sipple connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Clifton Terwilliger | 52-52 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons is hacked by James Kennedy - foul #2 on James Kennedy, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), William Phan (C) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan, Wayne Wright, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG) Elijah Sullivan | |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:34 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Keith Sipple scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gregg Paxton | 52-55 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-55 |
| 06:15 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Clifton Terwilliger | 52-55 |
| 06:03 | Belmont | James Kennedy loses the ball out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG) Edward Simmons | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), James Davis (PF) Clifton Terwilliger, James Kennedy | |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 55-55 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | James Davis hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by William Phan - foul #2 on William Phan, team foul #3 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (C) Taylor Palomares | |
| 05:40 | Belmont | James Davis makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 05:25 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 05:07 | Belmont | The pull-up jumper by Gregg Paxton is blocked by William Phan | 55-58 |
| 05:06 | Belmont | John Heskett tips it back up and in | 55-60 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | James Davis steals the ball from Richard Smith | 55-60 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses long on a floater from the left side | 55-60 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF), Steven Silver (C) Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | James Davis denies the turnaround by Sherwood Rogan | 55-60 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright tips it home | 57-60 |
| 03:36 | Belmont | James Davis connects on the runner from close range | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Heskett (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-62 |
| 03:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Heskett | 57-62 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | Keith Sipple hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is hacked by Jeremy Hammons - foul #4 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF) Keith Sipple | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | John Heskett hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-64 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Hammons - foul #5 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Keith Sipple (SF) Jeremy Hammons, Mark Jacobs | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | James Davis misses the lay-in | 60-64 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sherwood Rogan | 60-64 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright loses the dribble to John Heskett | 60-64 |
| 01:02 | Belmont | John Heskett clanks a jump hook from the left block | 60-64 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith lays it up and in set up by Timothy Thompson and the foul's on Gregg Paxton - foul #1 on Gregg Paxton, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Belmont | James Davis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-64 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Timothy Thompson | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson runs out the clock | 65-64 |