| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Collado (fresh) SG - Howard Speth (fresh) SF - David Veach (fresh) PF - Willy Navarrete (fresh) C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Marshall Howard (fresh) SG - James Poindexter (fresh) SF - Herman Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Tracy Gaines (fresh) C - Paul Malpass (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Tracy Gaines | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Morehead State | Willy Navarrete is called for the reach on Marshall Howard - foul #1 on Willy Navarrete, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass hits a floater from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Howard Speth misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Poindexter - foul #1 on James Poindexter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Howard Speth makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Howard Speth misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Tracy Gaines | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass makes the runner in the lane | 1-4 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-4 |
| 17:58 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 17:56 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:41 | Morehead State | James Poindexter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-4 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | David Veach grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Howard Speth banks in the layup | 3-4 |
| 17:09 | Morehead State | James Poindexter comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:45 | Morehead State | James Poindexter hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marshall Howard | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Belmont | Howard Speth is hacked by James Poindexter - foul #2 on James Poindexter, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Stringer (PG), Jeffrey Sabala (SG), James Hefley (SF), Timothy Aron (PF), Brian Jackson (C) David Collado, Howard Speth, David Veach, Willy Navarrete, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer (SG), Ronald Hoyt (PF), Joel Brockway (C) James Poindexter, Tracy Gaines, Paul Malpass | |
| 16:20 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Bruce Thompson (SF) Marshall Howard, Herman Quintanilla | |
| 15:59 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Palmer | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Stringer (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Sabala (fresh) SF - James Hefley (fresh) PF - Timothy Aron (fresh) C - Brian Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Grant McBride (fresh) SG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Thompson (fresh) PF - Ronald Hoyt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Brockway (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Belmont | David Stringer makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-8 |
| 15:34 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt banks in the layup | 6-10 |
| 15:31 | Belmont | David Stringer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Collado (PG) David Stringer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 15:14 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:12 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:58 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson blows the dunk but the foul's on James Hefley - foul #1 on James Hefley, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler (C) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), Herman Quintanilla (SF), Tracy Gaines (PF), Paul Malpass (C) Grant McBride, Anthony Palmer, Ronald Hoyt, Joel Brockway | |
| 14:58 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:58 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:58 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:56 | Belmont | David Collado is fouled in the backcourt by Marshall Howard - foul #1 on Marshall Howard, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| 14:51 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Collado | 9-11 |
| 14:27 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Sabala - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sabala, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Speth (SG), David Veach (SF), Keith Ross (PF) Jeffrey Sabala, James Hefley, Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer (SG) Bruce Thompson | |
| 14:27 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:27 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:19 | Belmont | David Collado is denied on a layup by Paul Malpass | 9-13 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Keith Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:01 | Belmont | David Veach misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | David Veach grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | David Collado can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | David Veach grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:44 | Belmont | Keith Ross travels with the ball | 9-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Stringer (PG), Willy Navarrete (PF) David Collado, Keith Ross | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt (C) Paul Malpass | |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines's dunk attempt is rejected by Jonathan Chandler | 9-13 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | Willy Navarrete gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | Howard Speth makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willy Navarrete | 12-13 |
| 13:06 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 12-13 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | Willy Navarrete gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:00 | Belmont | David Veach is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala (SG), James Hefley (SF), Timothy Aron (C) Howard Speth, David Veach, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Bruce Thompson (SF), Joel Brockway (C) Marshall Howard, Herman Quintanilla, Tracy Gaines | |
| 12:45 | Morehead State | Grant McBride drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Willy Navarrete can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 12:33 | Morehead State | Grant McBride gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:19 | Morehead State | Willy Navarrete picks off the pass by Anthony Palmer | 12-15 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | Timothy Aron misses the fadeaway from the right side | 12-15 |
| 12:04 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:41 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Hefley - foul #2 on James Hefley, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Collado (PG), Howard Speth (SG), David Veach (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), Jonathan Chandler (C) David Stringer, Jeffrey Sabala, James Hefley, Willy Navarrete, Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), Herman Quintanilla (SF), Paul Malpass (C) Grant McBride, Ronald Hoyt, Joel Brockway | |
| 11:41 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:41 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Collado (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Speth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Veach (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Marshall Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Bruce Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Malpass (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Howard Speth is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Palmer - foul #1 on Anthony Palmer, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Alexander Seelye (SG), Tracy Gaines (PF) Anthony Palmer, Bruce Thompson | |
| 11:24 | Belmont | The short jumper by Howard Speth is denied by Tracy Gaines | 12-17 |
| 11:23 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:14 | Belmont | Paul Malpass is called for the reach on Jonathan Chandler - foul #1 on Paul Malpass, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Marshall Howard takes the ball from Howard Speth | 12-17 |
| 10:53 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard slams it home | 12-19 |
| 10:46 | Belmont | David Veach makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Collado | 15-19 |
| 10:30 | Morehead State | Jonathan Chandler swats the layup by Alexander Seelye | 15-19 |
| 10:28 | Belmont | David Veach gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 15-19 |
| 10:15 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:55 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Alexander Seelye | 15-22 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Marshall Howard is called for the reach on David Veach in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marshall Howard, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Stringer (SG), Jeffrey Sabala (SF), Willy Navarrete (PF), Timothy Aron (C) Howard Speth, David Veach, Brian Jackson, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Anthony Palmer (SG), Bruce Thompson (PF), Joel Brockway (C) Marshall Howard, Alexander Seelye, Tracy Gaines, Paul Malpass | |
| 09:47 | Belmont | David Collado is fouled on the floor by Grant McBride - foul #1 on Grant McBride, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt (PF) Herman Quintanilla | |
| 09:47 | Belmont | David Collado makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:47 | Belmont | David Collado misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:47 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:29 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt lays it in on a nice dish by Grant McBride | 16-24 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Palmer - foul #2 on Anthony Palmer, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Ross (SF) David Stringer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla (SF) Anthony Palmer | |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:44 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Timothy Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 08:35 | Belmont | Willy Navarrete's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Speth (SG), David Veach (SF), Brian Jackson (C) David Collado, Jeffrey Sabala, Willy Navarrete | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Alexander Seelye (SG) Ronald Hoyt | |
| 08:28 | Morehead State | Timothy Aron blocks the short jumper by Bruce Thompson | 18-24 |
| 08:27 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla tips it but misses | 18-24 |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Timothy Ross pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 08:06 | Belmont | David Veach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 08:05 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:48 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Herman Quintanilla | 18-27 |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Howard Speth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 07:28 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Timothy Ross (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Howard Speth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Veach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Aron (fairly fresh) C - Brian Jackson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Grant McBride (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Seelye (fairly fresh) SF - Herman Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bruce Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Brockway (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Morehead State | Grant McBride hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-27 |
| 07:18 | Belmont | Brian Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 07:04 | Belmont | Timothy Aron misses the easy layup | 18-27 |
| 07:02 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 06:42 | Morehead State | Howard Speth is called for the reach on Alexander Seelye - foul #1 on Howard Speth, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Collado (PG), David Stringer (SG), Jeffrey Sabala (SF), Willy Navarrete (PF), Jonathan Chandler (C) Timothy Ross, Howard Speth, David Veach, Timothy Aron, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines (PF), Paul Malpass (C) Alexander Seelye, Joel Brockway | |
| 06:34 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass blows the layup | 18-27 |
| 06:32 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Thompson | 18-27 |
| 06:19 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Sabala - foul #2 on Jeffrey Sabala, team foul #6 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Veach (SF) Jeffrey Sabala | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 06:19 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:19 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Willy Navarrete grabs the defensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 06:12 | Belmont | David Veach misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 06:11 | Belmont | Willy Navarrete grabs the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | David Collado is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 05:51 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 05:37 | Morehead State | Willy Navarrete swats the shot by Grant McBride | 18-28 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 05:23 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Stringer | 20-28 |
| 05:04 | Morehead State | David Veach steals the ball from Paul Malpass | 20-28 |
| 05:02 | Belmont | Grant McBride is called for the reach on David Collado in the backcourt - foul #2 on Grant McBride, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Speth (SG), Keith Ross (PF) David Stringer, Willy Navarrete | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Alexander Seelye (PG), Ronald Hoyt (C) Grant McBride, Paul Malpass | |
| 05:02 | Belmont | David Collado makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:02 | Belmont | David Collado makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:47 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 04:46 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Howard Speth | 22-28 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Bruce Thompson steps in front of the David Collado pass in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| 04:24 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla misses long on a shot near the basket | 22-28 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Keith Ross gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Keith Ross hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from David Collado | 24-28 |
| 03:40 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-28 |
| 03:38 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:25 | Morehead State | Alexander Seelye misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Keith Ross pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Collado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Speth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Veach (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Alexander Seelye (fairly fresh) SG - Bruce Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Herman Quintanilla (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tracy Gaines (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Hoyt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Herman Quintanilla is called for the reach on David Collado in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Quintanilla, team foul #10 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala (SG), James Hefley (SF), Timothy Aron (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Howard Speth, David Veach, Keith Ross, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), James Poindexter (SG), Anthony Palmer (SF), Joel Brockway (PF), Paul Malpass (C) Alexander Seelye, Bruce Thompson, Herman Quintanilla, Tracy Gaines, Ronald Hoyt | |
| 03:20 | Belmont | David Collado makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:20 | Belmont | David Collado makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:59 | Morehead State | James Poindexter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Malpass | 26-31 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Timothy Aron loses the dribble to Marshall Howard | 26-31 |
| 02:23 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway misses the runner from close range | 26-31 |
| 02:21 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Timothy Aron | 26-31 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Brian Jackson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 02:07 | Belmont | David Collado tips it but misses | 26-31 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | James Hefley pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | James Hefley makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Aron | 28-31 |
| 01:32 | Morehead State | James Hefley steals it from Joel Brockway | 28-31 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | David Collado misses the lay-in | 28-31 |
| 01:25 | Belmont | Timothy Aron tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 01:09 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass can't finish the layup | 30-31 |
| 01:08 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer tips it home | 30-33 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Marshall Howard is called for the reach on Jeffrey Sabala in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marshall Howard, team foul #11 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Stringer (PG), Timothy Ross (SF), Willy Navarrete (PF), Jonathan Chandler (C) David Collado, James Hefley, Timothy Aron, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Tracy Gaines (PF), Ronald Hoyt (C) Marshall Howard, Joel Brockway, Paul Malpass | |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:49 | Morehead State | James Poindexter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 00:48 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to James Poindexter | 32-33 |
| 00:25 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Grant McBride | 32-35 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |