| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Heskett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Allen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Dias (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Cochran (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Joel Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Francis Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maine | Francis Cochran inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Maine | Steven Dias scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Joel Williams and the foul's on Gregg Paxton - foul #2 on Gregg Paxton, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 19:33 | Maine | Steven Dias makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:14 | Belmont | James Davis scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from John Heskett | 33-41 |
| 18:52 | Maine | Francis Roberts's pass is intercepted by James Davis | 33-41 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses short on a floater from the baseline | 33-41 |
| 18:37 | Maine | Francis Roberts pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 18:21 | Maine | Francis Cochran misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 18:20 | Maine | Joel Williams misses the tip | 33-41 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 18:13 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 17:59 | Maine | Allen Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | John Heskett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 33-41 |
| 17:38 | Maine | Francis Roberts gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:21 | Maine | Steven Dias clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-41 |
| 17:20 | Belmont | Keith Sipple grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Heskett | 36-41 |
| 16:59 | Maine | Francis Cochran can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 36-41 |
| 16:57 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:33 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 16:18 | Maine | Francis Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Donald Lane (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Maine | Abraham Villalba (PG), Antonio Brinson (SG), Russell Locke (SF), Carl David (PF), Marvin Brigance (C) Allen Johnson, Steven Dias, Francis Cochran, Joel Williams, Francis Roberts | |
| 16:06 | Belmont | James Kennedy knocks in the jumper from the left block | 41-41 |
| 15:46 | Maine | Marvin Brigance can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 15:45 | Maine | Russell Locke hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Lane (fresh) PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Abraham Villalba (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Antonio Brinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Locke (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl David (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Brigance (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Kennedy | 43-43 |
| 15:11 | Maine | Antonio Brinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:50 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 14:39 | Maine | Russell Locke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger is hacked by Marvin Brigance - foul #3 on Marvin Brigance, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, Donald Lane, James Kennedy, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Maine | Allen Johnson (PG), Steven Dias (SG), Francis Cochran (SF), Karl Walker (PF), Francis Roberts (C) Abraham Villalba, Antonio Brinson, Russell Locke, Carl David, Marvin Brigance | |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 14:07 | Belmont | James Davis tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 14:05 | Maine | Steven Dias grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 14:00 | Maine | Allen Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Francis Cochran | 46-46 |
| 13:49 | Belmont | Keith Sipple hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 13:48 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Paxton | 46-46 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-46 |
| 13:11 | Maine | Steven Dias is hacked by Gregg Paxton - foul #3 on Gregg Paxton, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| 12:55 | Maine | Allen Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 12:54 | Maine | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Roberts | 46-46 |
| 12:37 | Maine | Allen Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 12:35 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Heskett | 46-46 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-46 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | John Heskett lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Sipple | 48-46 |
| 12:01 | Maine | Allen Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Francis Cochran | 48-49 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Keith Sipple is hacked by Francis Cochran - foul #2 on Francis Cochran, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Jeremy Hammons, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Maine | Abraham Villalba (PG), Antonio Brinson (SG), Joel Williams (C) Allen Johnson, Steven Dias, Francis Roberts | |
| 11:34 | Belmont | James Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Antonio Brinson | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Abraham Villalba (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Antonio Brinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Cochran (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Karl Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Joel Williams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Maine | The jumper by Joel Williams is denied by James Kennedy | 48-49 |
| 11:12 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:08 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Clifton Terwilliger | 50-49 |
| 10:42 | Maine | Francis Cochran misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Jacobs - foul #4 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Donald Lane (SF) Gregg Paxton, Mark Jacobs | |
| Subs | Maine | Francis Roberts (C) Karl Walker | |
| 10:42 | Maine | Francis Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:42 | Maine | Francis Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 10:35 | Maine | Joel Williams snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:29 | Maine | Donald Lane denies the turnaround by Joel Williams | 50-50 |
| 10:28 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:06 | Belmont | Joel Williams steals the ball from Clifton Terwilliger | 50-50 |
| 09:45 | Maine | Francis Roberts scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Abraham Villalba | 50-52 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Francis Cochran - foul #3 on Francis Cochran, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Donald Lane, James Kennedy, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Maine | Allen Johnson (PG), Steven Dias (SG) Abraham Villalba, Francis Cochran | |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:14 | Maine | Steven Dias misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 09:12 | Maine | Francis Roberts tips it in | 52-54 |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Keith Sipple is hacked by Francis Roberts - foul #2 on Francis Roberts, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG) Elijah Sullivan | |
| Subs | Maine | Carl David (PF), Marvin Brigance (C) Joel Williams, Francis Roberts | |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Davis | 55-54 |
| 08:33 | Maine | The jump hook by Allen Johnson is blocked by John Heskett | 55-54 |
| 08:32 | Maine | Marvin Brigance snags the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 08:18 | Maine | Steven Dias scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Brinson | 55-56 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | John Heskett misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 55-56 |
| 07:56 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | John Heskett misses long on a jumper in the lane | 55-56 |
| 07:43 | Maine | Marvin Brigance snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 07:17 | Maine | The pull-up jumper by Allen Johnson is blocked by James Davis | 55-56 |
| 07:16 | Belmont | John Heskett gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Sipple (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Heskett (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Allen Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Dias (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Brinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carl David (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Brigance (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:51 | Belmont | James Davis blows the layup but the foul's on Carl David - foul #1 on Carl David, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Keith Sipple, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Maine | Abraham Villalba (PG), Francis Cochran (SF), Karl Walker (PF), Francis Roberts (C) Allen Johnson, Antonio Brinson, Carl David, Marvin Brigance | |
| 06:51 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:51 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:32 | Maine | Abraham Villalba knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Francis Cochran | 57-58 |
| 06:03 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 06:01 | Maine | Karl Walker pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:40 | Maine | Abraham Villalba can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 05:38 | Belmont | James Davis gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:34 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregg Paxton | 60-58 |
| 05:15 | Maine | Francis Roberts misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Taylor Palomares - foul #2 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), John Heskett (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, Mark Jacobs, James Davis | |
| Subs | Maine | Allen Johnson (PG) Steven Dias | |
| 05:15 | Maine | Francis Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:15 | Maine | Francis Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:15 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Abraham Villalba is called for the reach on Elijah Sullivan - foul #1 on Abraham Villalba, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Maine | Antonio Brinson (SG) Abraham Villalba | |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 60-59 |
| 04:23 | Maine | Francis Roberts pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:18 | Maine | Taylor Palomares swats the short shot by Francis Cochran | 60-59 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 04:01 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Heskett | 63-59 |
| 03:46 | Maine | Francis Cochran misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Keith Sipple - foul #1 on Keith Sipple, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG) Elijah Sullivan | |
| Subs | Maine | Joel Williams (PF), Marvin Brigance (C) Karl Walker, Francis Roberts | |
| 03:46 | Maine | Francis Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:46 | Maine | Francis Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:46 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Heskett | 63-59 |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Marvin Brigance - foul #4 on Marvin Brigance, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Maine | Abraham Villalba (PG), Carl David (SF) Allen Johnson, Francis Cochran | |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:12 | Maine | Antonio Brinson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Sipple (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Heskett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Abraham Villalba (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Brinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl David (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Williams (fresh) 6 reb. C - Marvin Brigance (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton is called for traveling | 64-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Davis (PF), James Kennedy (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Keith Sipple, Taylor Palomares, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Maine | Steven Dias (SG) Carl David | |
| 02:57 | Maine | Maine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (C) James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Maine | Allen Johnson (PG), Francis Cochran (SF), Karl Walker (PF), Francis Roberts (C) Abraham Villalba, Antonio Brinson, Joel Williams, Marvin Brigance | |
| 02:45 | Maine | The short jumper by Allen Johnson is denied by James Davis | 64-62 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Mark Jacobs | 64-62 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | James Davis hits a runner from the left block | 66-62 |
| 02:06 | Maine | Allen Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 01:49 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to John Heskett | 66-65 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 01:35 | Maine | Karl Walker snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 01:13 | Maine | The pull-up jumper by Karl Walker is blocked by James Davis | 66-65 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | James Davis gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregg Paxton | 68-65 |
| 00:37 | Maine | Francis Roberts blows the layup | 68-65 |
| 00:36 | Maine | Francis Roberts tips it home | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Dias - foul #1 on Steven Dias, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Sipple (SF) Mark Jacobs | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:14 | Maine | Francis Roberts misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Keith Sipple snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Keith Sipple is hacked by Allen Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Johnson, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG) Gregg Paxton | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Keith Sipple makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:09 | Maine | Francis Roberts snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Maine | Steven Dias misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Keith Sipple snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Keith Sipple runs out the clock | 71-67 |