| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - William Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Gregory (fresh) PF - Robert Costa (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Amar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses the easy dunk attempt | 28-32 |
| 19:33 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Holt | 28-32 |
| 19:14 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Chad Davis | 31-32 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | Jerry Amar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tyler Ward | 34-32 |
| 18:29 | Belmont | Tyler Ward picks off the pass by Aubrey Schilling in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 18:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tyler Ward | 36-32 |
| 18:07 | Belmont | Robert Costa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Aubrey Schilling | 36-34 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | Donnie Scharfenberg steals the ball from Gary Burnett | 36-34 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 17:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Amar is called for the reach on John Mund - foul #1 on Jerry Amar, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Agarwal (SG), John Foor (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Kevin Alcaraz (C) Gary Burnett, Chad Davis, Tyler Ward, William Holt, John Mund | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SG), William Lewis (SF), Matthew Burke (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Aubrey Schilling, Donnie Scharfenberg, Marcus Gregory, Robert Costa, Jerry Amar | |
| 17:12 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 17:10 | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | John Foor is called for the reach on William Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Foor, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Matthew Burke's pass is intercepted by Robert Jones | 36-34 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Herbert Clark pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Matthew Burke loses the ball out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor scores on a shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | William Lewis is hacked by John Foor in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Foor, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Mund (C) Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) SG - John Agarwal (fresh) SF - John Foor (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - John Mund (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Pemberton (fresh) SF - William Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Herbert Clark drills a floater from close range and the foul's on Paul Suda - foul #2 on Paul Suda, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), William Holt (PF) Paul Suda, John Agarwal, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Costa (PF), John Deboer (C) William Lewis, Matthew Burke | |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 15:30 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Thomas Pemberton | 38-36 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown's pass is intercepted by William Holt | 38-36 |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses badly on a runner from the right block | 38-36 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 14:46 | Belmont | John Deboer snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Herbert Clark makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Brown | 38-38 |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:31 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 40-38 |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 12:46 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by John Foor is blocked by Robert Costa | 40-38 |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor tips it home | 42-38 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Herbert Clark loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Kevin Alcaraz (C) Gary Burnett, Larry Briscoe, John Foor, William Holt, John Mund | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Marcus Gregory (SF), Matthew Burke (PF), Jerry Amar (C) Herbert Clark, Thomas Pemberton, Jeffrey Brown, Robert Costa, John Deboer | |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory tips it in | 42-40 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Chad Davis | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) SG - Chad Davis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 4 stl. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Amar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Matthew Burke connects on the open turnaround from the left block | 44-42 |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 11:10 | Belmont | Jerry Amar pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg is hacked by Chad Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Davis, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), John Mund (C) Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Hults (SG), Robert Costa (PF) Donnie Scharfenberg, Matthew Burke | |
| 10:46 | Belmont | John Mund steps in front of the Jerry Amar pass | 44-42 |
| 10:20 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 09:54 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory's pass is intercepted by Robert Jones | 46-42 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 09:32 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Marcus Gregory | 46-42 |
| 09:28 | Belmont | Christopher Hults misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund is hacked by Christopher Hults - foul #2 on Christopher Hults, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), William Holt (PF) Paul Suda, John Agarwal, Tyler Ward, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), William Lewis (SF), Matthew Burke (PF), John Deboer (C) Aubrey Schilling, Christopher Hults, Marcus Gregory, Robert Costa, Jerry Amar | |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by William Holt is blocked by Matthew Burke | 46-42 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Mund | 46-42 |
| 08:34 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe is fouled on the floor by Herbert Clark - foul #2 on Herbert Clark, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (SF) John Mund | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe knocks in the jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 48-42 |
| 07:44 | Belmont | William Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Briscoe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Foor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holt (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Alcaraz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Deboer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Belmont | Herbert Clark drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donnie Scharfenberg and he's fouled by Gary Burnett - foul #3 on Gary Burnett, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), Robert Jones (C) Gary Burnett, Larry Briscoe, John Foor, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Hults (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SF), Robert Costa (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Donnie Scharfenberg, William Lewis, Matthew Burke, John Deboer | |
| 07:21 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses the free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-45 |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 06:48 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward clanks a fadeaway from close range | 48-45 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 50-45 |
| 06:24 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown is alone and drills a jumper in the paint | 50-47 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Costa | 50-47 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Christopher Hults steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Foor (PF), John Mund (C) John Agarwal, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Marcus Gregory (SF), Matthew Burke (PF) Christopher Hults, Herbert Clark, Robert Costa | |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Foor | 53-47 |
| 05:06 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory is fouled on the floor by Paul Suda - foul #3 on Paul Suda, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (PF) Chad Davis, Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Jerry Amar (C) Thomas Pemberton, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Donnie Scharfenberg | 53-49 |
| 04:42 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Matthew Burke | 53-49 |
| 04:28 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses the dunk attempt | 53-49 |
| 04:27 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Burke | 53-49 |
| 04:11 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses the easy layup | 53-49 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | Jerry Amar misses the tip | 53-49 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Jerry Amar can't tip it in | 53-49 |
| 04:06 | Belmont | Matthew Burke grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:43 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Jerry Amar grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Briscoe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Foor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Alcaraz (fairly fresh) C - John Mund (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Gregory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Burke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Amar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory connects on the open fadeaway in the lane set up by Donnie Scharfenberg | 53-51 |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Donnie Scharfenberg - foul #1 on Donnie Scharfenberg, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), Robert Jones (C) Paul Suda, John Foor, Kevin Alcaraz, John Mund | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SG), William Lewis (SF), Robert Costa (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Aubrey Schilling, Donnie Scharfenberg, Marcus Gregory, Matthew Burke, Jerry Amar | |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:17 | Belmont | Herbert Clark loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG) Larry Briscoe | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gary Burnett | 57-51 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (C) William Holt | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG) Thomas Pemberton | |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Robert Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Agarwal | 57-51 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Brown | 57-51 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling is called for 10 seconds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG) John Agarwal | |
| Subs | Belmont | Marcus Gregory (SF) William Lewis | |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 57-51 |
| 02:03 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 02:03 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Jerry Amar (C) Herbert Clark, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 01:45 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling makes the jumper in the paint set up by Jerry Amar | 57-53 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Burnett | 59-53 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Mund | 59-53 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Chad Davis | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Chad Davis steps in front of the Aubrey Schilling pass | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is hacked by Aubrey Schilling in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aubrey Schilling, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), John Foor (SF) Chad Davis, Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is fouled on the floor by Robert Costa - foul #2 on Robert Costa, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal is hacked by Marcus Gregory - foul #3 on Marcus Gregory, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on John Foor - foul #3 on John Foor, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Tyler Ward (SF) John Agarwal, John Foor | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is hacked by Aubrey Schilling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aubrey Schilling, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), John Foor (SF) Chad Davis, Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:34 | Belmont | Robert Costa is called for traveling | 66-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Robert Jones (C) Gary Burnett, William Holt, John Mund | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SG), William Lewis (SF), Matthew Burke (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Aubrey Schilling, Donnie Scharfenberg, Marcus Gregory, Robert Costa, Jerry Amar | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal loses the ball out of bounds | 66-56 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | John Foor is called for the reach on Thomas Pemberton in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Foor, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda runs out the clock | 66-58 |