| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kent McCambridge (fresh) SG - David Tyson (fresh) SF - Albert Roberts (fresh) PF - Joel Johnson (fresh) C - Frank McIlvain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) C - David Gladden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | David Gladden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Belmont | David Tyson takes the ball from John Hoffman | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Frank McIlvain | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Belmont | Joseph Paul buries a floater from the right block | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge drills a 3 from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 18:22 | Belmont | Joseph Paul can't tip it in | 6-2 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Paul | 6-2 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | Joseph Paul comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 6-2 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Tyson | 8-2 |
| 17:32 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-2 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 17:19 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdur | 8-4 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson hits a shot from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 16:50 | Belmont | John Hoffman is hacked by David Tyson - foul #1 on David Tyson, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson dunks the ball and he's fouled by Joseph Paul - foul #1 on Joseph Paul, team foul #1 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephan Crowe (C) David Gladden | |
| 16:34 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson makes the free throw | 13-4 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | John Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 13-4 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe snags the offensive board | 13-4 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | John Hoffman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-4 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kent McCambridge (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Tyson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Roberts (fresh) PF - Joel Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Frank McIlvain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Ridder (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephan Crowe (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge is called for traveling | 13-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Hosley (PF) Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul | |
| 15:32 | Belmont | Kent McCambridge blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Michael Benedict | 13-4 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Roberts and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdur - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #2 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires (SF) Albert Roberts | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), David Gladden (C) Dikembe Abdur, Jeffery Irwin | |
| 15:27 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge misses the free throw | 15-4 |
| 15:27 | Belmont | Michael Benedict grabs the board | 15-4 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson loses the dribble to Kent McCambridge | 15-4 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires banks in the layup set up by Kent McCambridge | 17-4 |
| 14:50 | Belmont | David Tyson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Bumgarner | 17-4 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson dunks the ball | 19-4 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson is hacked by David Tyson - foul #2 on David Tyson, team foul #2 | 19-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax (PG), Sylvester Jones (SF), Joel Johnson (PF) Kent McCambridge, David Tyson, Frank McIlvain | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Robert Ferguson, Michael Benedict, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 14:05 | Belmont | David Gladden misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Hosley - foul #1 on Jonathan Hosley, team foul #3 | 19-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts (SF) Sylvester Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:05 | Belmont | David Gladden makes the 1st free throw | 19-5 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | David Gladden makes the 2nd free throw | 19-6 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee Tech | The jump hook by Jonathan Hosley is blocked by David Gladden | 19-6 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | David Gladden grabs the board | 19-6 |
| 13:36 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-6 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts pulls down the rebound | 19-6 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mario Broadnax | 21-6 |
| 13:14 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses long on a turnaround from close range | 21-6 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hosley | 21-6 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mario Broadnax | 23-6 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Ridder | 23-9 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mario Broadnax and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdur - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #3 | 25-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge (PG), Frank McIlvain (C) Hugo Squires, Jonathan Hosley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Stephan Crowe (C) Dikembe Abdur, David Gladden | |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts makes the free throw | 26-9 |
| 12:14 | Belmont | John Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 26-9 |
| 12:13 | Belmont | Richard Ridder snags the offensive board | 26-9 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Hoffman | 26-11 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kent McCambridge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Broadnax (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Albert Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Frank McIlvain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts's pass is intercepted by Richard Ridder | 26-11 |
| 11:18 | Belmont | John Hoffman buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stephan Crowe | 26-14 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Ridder - foul #1 on Richard Ridder, team foul #4 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | George Reinmiller (PG), Hugo Squires (SG) Kent McCambridge, Mario Broadnax | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul | |
| 11:00 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin hits a shot from the left block set up by Robert Ferguson | 27-16 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-16 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain snags the offensive board | 27-16 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee Tech | George Reinmiller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-16 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain hits the follow up shot | 29-16 |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Michael Benedict clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-16 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson grabs the board | 29-16 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Bumgarner steals it from Hugo Squires | 29-16 |
| 09:47 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-16 |
| 09:45 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe grabs the offensive rebound | 29-16 |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Albert Roberts takes the ball from Jeffery Irwin | 29-16 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-16 |
| 09:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Ferguson | 29-16 |
| 09:00 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin is denied on a layup by Joel Johnson | 29-16 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain pulls down the rebound | 29-16 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 29-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge (PG), Mario Broadnax (SG), Jonathan Hosley (PF) George Reinmiller, Albert Roberts, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), David Gladden (C) Robert Ferguson, Jeffery Irwin, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 08:19 | Belmont | Joseph Paul is fouled on the floor by Hugo Squires - foul #1 on Hugo Squires, team foul #4 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Sylvester Jones (SF) Hugo Squires | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:04 | Belmont | The jump hook by Richard Ridder is blocked by Frank McIlvain | 29-16 |
| 08:03 | Belmont | John Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 29-16 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Michael Benedict scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Gladden | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kent McCambridge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Broadnax (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sylvester Jones (fresh) PF - Jonathan Hosley (fresh) C - Frank McIlvain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Hosley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-19 |
| 07:34 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Gladden | 29-19 |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Joseph Paul hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Benedict | 29-21 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | David Gladden gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | John Hoffman lays it in and the foul's on Frank McIlvain - foul #1 on Frank McIlvain, team foul #5 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires (PF) Frank McIlvain | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG) Michael Benedict | |
| 06:57 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge is fouled on the floor by Robert Ferguson - foul #1 on Robert Ferguson, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson (PF) Mario Broadnax | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:30 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 06:28 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Gladden | 29-24 |
| 06:24 | Belmont | Jonathan Hosley steps in front of the Richard Ridder pass | 29-24 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-24 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | David Gladden grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 06:12 | Belmont | John Hoffman lays it in on a great pass from Richard Ridder | 29-26 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge's floater is knocked away by David Gladden | 29-26 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 05:31 | Belmont | Richard Ridder knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joel Johnson | 33-28 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | Joel Johnson swats the shot by David Gladden | 33-28 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | George Reinmiller (PG), Mario Broadnax (SG), Albert Roberts (SF), Frank McIlvain (C) Kent McCambridge, Sylvester Jones, Joel Johnson, Jonathan Hosley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Robert Ferguson, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Benedict | 33-30 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee Tech | George Reinmiller is hacked by Michael Benedict - foul #1 on Michael Benedict, team foul #6 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson (PF) Hugo Squires | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:16 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Pehrson | 33-32 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin grabs the board | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - George Reinmiller (fresh) SG - Mario Broadnax (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Albert Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank McIlvain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Andrew Pehrson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:43 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-32 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee Tech | George Reinmiller grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Tech | George Reinmiller buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 03:18 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Pehrson and he's hacked by Mario Broadnax - foul #1 on Mario Broadnax, team foul #6 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson (SG), Hugo Squires (PF) George Reinmiller, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Joseph Paul (PF) Andrew Pehrson, Michael Benedict, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 03:18 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 03:03 | Belmont | John Hoffman gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Hugo Squires is called for the reach on Joseph Paul - foul #2 on Hugo Squires, team foul #7 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge (PG), Sylvester Jones (SF) Mario Broadnax, Albert Roberts | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF), David Gladden (C) Jeffery Irwin, Stephan Crowe | |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Hugo Squires | 35-35 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Hoffman - foul #1 on John Hoffman, team foul #7 | 35-35 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | John Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | David Gladden tips it but misses | 37-35 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Frank McIlvain | 37-35 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain's layup is rejected by Richard Ridder | 37-35 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain tips it in | 39-35 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Frank McIlvain | 39-35 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | Richard Ridder tips it in | 41-37 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee Tech | Kent McCambridge makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kent McCambridge - foul #1 on Kent McCambridge, team foul #8 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts (SF), Jonathan Hosley (C) Sylvester Jones, Frank McIlvain | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts misses badly on a runner in the paint | 44-38 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts tips it home | 46-38 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Richard Ridder drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Benedict | 46-41 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | Dikembe Abdur picks off the pass by Hugo Squires | 46-41 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 46-41 |