| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Shoemake (fresh) SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Toni Siwinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 4 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Eugene Olson inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Stephen Karlson picks off the pass by Eugene Olson | 25-24 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Walter Williams steals the ball from Eric Keller | 25-24 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Walter Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-24 |
| 18:59 | Belmont | Walter Williams tips it home | 27-24 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Vincent Vaden is called for traveling | 27-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (SF) Eric Keller | |
| 18:27 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG) Stephen Karlson | |
| 18:03 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Walter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | Damian Morgan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | John Shoemake snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | John Shoemake scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Damian Morgan | 30-24 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Phillips | 30-27 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | John Shoemake can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Vincent Vaden | 30-30 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | Walter Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-30 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:56 | Belmont | Walter Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Toni Siwinski and he's fouled by David Phillips - foul #3 on David Phillips, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), James Birnbaum (SF), Mark Mooneyham (C) Damian Morgan, John Shoemake, Eugene Olson, Toni Siwinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| 15:56 | Belmont | Walter Williams makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) SG - Terrence Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Birnbaum (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass makes the jumper near the basket set up by Stephen Karlson and he's hacked by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lance Cephas (C) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | Lance Cephas lays it in | 35-33 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Eric Keller misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 15:00 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:36 | Belmont | Terrence Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), John Shoemake (SG) Ervin Sarno, Terrence Robinson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:32 | Houston | Damian Morgan picks off the pass by Stephen Karlson in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Damian Morgan is hacked by David Phillips - foul #4 on David Phillips, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | George Guice (SG) David Phillips | |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Damian Morgan scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Shoemake | 38-33 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Stephen Karlson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Pendergrass | 38-36 |
| 13:41 | Belmont | James Birnbaum double dribbles | 38-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Olson (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Toni Siwinski (C) James Birnbaum, Mark Mooneyham, Lance Cephas | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (SG), Allen Morello (PF) George Guice, Roger Pendergrass | |
| 13:25 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Eugene Olson grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | Eugene Olson is hacked by Stephen Karlson - foul #3 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF) Allen Morello | |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Eric Keller steals it from John Shoemake | 38-36 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Stephen Karlson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Toni Siwinski | 38-36 |
| 12:11 | Belmont | Eugene Olson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Eric Keller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Toni Siwinski | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Shoemake (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Toni Siwinski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 11:35 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 11:16 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Eric Keller pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:50 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-36 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | Damian Morgan gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Eugene Olson can't connect on a shot near the basket | 38-36 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Stephen Karlson grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Greg Rice knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edmond Ferguson and the foul's on Eugene Olson - foul #2 on Eugene Olson, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), James Birnbaum (SF), Mark Mooneyham (PF), Lance Cephas (C) Damian Morgan, John Shoemake, Eugene Olson, Walter Williams, Toni Siwinski | |
| Subs | Houston | George Guice (SG), Richard Tschida (SF), Allen Morello (PF) Edmond Ferguson, Eric Keller, Roger Pendergrass | |
| 10:18 | Houston | Greg Rice makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Allen Morello - foul #1 on Allen Morello, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF) Richard Tschida | |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Eric Keller misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Lance Cephas - foul #2 on Lance Cephas, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:13 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Eric Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Eric Keller can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 08:51 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Terrence Robinson | 41-41 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | James Birnbaum clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham can't tip it in | 41-41 |
| 08:24 | Belmont | Lance Cephas hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 08:09 | Houston | George Guice can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Greg Rice's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Mooneyham | 43-41 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Lance Cephas grabs the board | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terrence Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Birnbaum (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Cephas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Guice (fresh) SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 5 reb. C - Greg Rice (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 43-41 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Ervin Sarno | 43-41 |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Allen Morello - foul #2 on Allen Morello, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), John Shoemake (SG), Eugene Olson (SF), Toni Siwinski (C) Ervin Sarno, Terrence Robinson, James Birnbaum, Lance Cephas | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) George Guice, Eric Keller, Allen Morello | |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass buries a floater from close range set up by Stephen Karlson | 45-43 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | John Shoemake loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Williams (PF) Mark Mooneyham | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG) Stephen Karlson | |
| 06:45 | Houston | Toni Siwinski is called for the reach on Roger Pendergrass - foul #2 on Toni Siwinski, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Allen Morello (PF) Edmond Ferguson, Vincent Vaden | |
| 06:29 | Houston | Walter Williams is called for the reach on Allen Morello - foul #3 on Walter Williams, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vincent Vaden (C) Allen Morello | |
| 06:21 | Houston | Stephen Karlson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Phillips | 45-46 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Damian Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Karlson - foul #4 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Allen Morello (PF) Stephen Karlson, Vincent Vaden | |
| 06:06 | Belmont | Damian Morgan is fouled on the floor by Allen Morello - foul #3 on Allen Morello, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Vincent Vaden (C) Edmond Ferguson, Allen Morello | |
| 06:06 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:06 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Vincent Vaden snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Greg Rice clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | John Shoemake grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 05:50 | Belmont | Damian Morgan knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Shoemake | 49-46 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Stephen Karlson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF) Vincent Vaden | |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Eugene Olson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Stephen Karlson gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 05:15 | Belmont | Walter Williams snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Eugene Olson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Greg Rice - foul #4 on Greg Rice, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Stephen Karlson, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Eugene Olson misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Eugene Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Eric Keller snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Eric Keller is fouled on the floor by John Shoemake - foul #3 on John Shoemake, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Birnbaum (SF) Eugene Olson | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Vincent Vaden | |
| 04:28 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Stephen Karlson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Walter Williams swats the short shot by Roger Pendergrass | 49-46 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | Walter Williams misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 03:56 | Belmont | James Birnbaum pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Damian Morgan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Stephen Karlson gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Shoemake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Birnbaum (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Toni Siwinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Rice (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Eric Keller knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-51 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | James Birnbaum blows the dunk but he's fouled by Stephen Karlson - foul #5 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Eugene Olson (SF), Mark Mooneyham (PF), Lance Cephas (C) Damian Morgan, John Shoemake, Walter Williams, Toni Siwinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Richard Tschida (SF), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Stephen Karlson, Eric Keller, Roger Pendergrass, Greg Rice | |
| 03:14 | Belmont | James Birnbaum makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | James Birnbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Allen Morello travels with the ball | 51-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terrence Robinson (SG) James Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), John Shoemake (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Ervin Sarno, Terrence Robinson, Lance Cephas | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-54 |
| 02:20 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Olson | 54-54 |
| 02:03 | Houston | David Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | The short jumper by Walter Williams is denied by Vincent Vaden | 54-57 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Richard Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:30 | Houston | David Phillips hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Tschida | 54-60 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | Eugene Olson drills a jump hook in the paint set up by John Shoemake | 56-60 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Allen Morello is fouled on the floor by Walter Williams - foul #4 on Walter Williams, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Toni Siwinski (C) Mark Mooneyham | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF) Richard Tschida | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Eugene Olson makes the floater from the baseline | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Houston | David Phillips is hacked by John Shoemake in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Shoemake, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| 00:42 | Houston | David Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:42 | Houston | David Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:40 | Houston | David Phillips is hacked by Toni Siwinski - foul #3 on Toni Siwinski, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| 00:40 | Houston | David Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Toni Siwinski | 58-62 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski blows the layup but the foul's on Edmond Ferguson - foul #2 on Edmond Ferguson, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:30 | Houston | David Phillips is hacked by John Shoemake in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Shoemake, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (SG) John Shoemake | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:30 | Houston | David Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:30 | Houston | David Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Vincent Vaden is fouled in the backcourt by Damian Morgan - foul #2 on Damian Morgan, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Vincent Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Vincent Vaden makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses short on a halfcourt shot | 60-65 |