| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Degree (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Maurice Black inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | DePaul | Joe Degree buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Maurice Black | 41-42 |
| 19:38 | Belmont | Richard Ridder hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 19:36 | DePaul | Joe Degree snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 19:23 | DePaul | John Woodall can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Bumgarner - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| 19:23 | DePaul | John Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 19:23 | DePaul | John Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdur | 43-44 |
| 18:45 | DePaul | Jeffrey Bumgarner is called for the reach on John Woodall - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (C) Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 18:32 | DePaul | Paul Hunter misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Richard Ridder buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Abdur | 43-46 |
| 18:03 | DePaul | Joe Degree hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 18:01 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 17:32 | Belmont | John Hoffman comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 45-46 |
| 17:31 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Maurice Black | 45-46 |
| 17:16 | DePaul | Joe Degree connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Maurice Black | 47-46 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | Richard Ridder hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Hoffman | 47-48 |
| 16:34 | DePaul | John Woodall scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Degree | 50-48 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 16:11 | DePaul | Joe Degree gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 15:47 | DePaul | Maurice Black can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Ridder - foul #1 on Richard Ridder, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (PG), Larry Munkberg (SG), Paul Cantrell (PF), Eric French (C) John Woodall, Paul Hunter, Joe Degree, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Joseph Paul (PF), David Gladden (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Stephan Crowe | |
| 15:47 | DePaul | Maurice Black makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 15:47 | DePaul | Maurice Black makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Robert Bates (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Munkberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Maurice Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric French (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:27 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson is hacked by Eric French - foul #3 on Eric French, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG) Maurice Black | |
| Subs | Belmont | Frank Nelson (SF) Jeffery Irwin | |
| 15:11 | Belmont | Michael Benedict misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 15:10 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 14:48 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 14:47 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 14:31 | DePaul | Eric French travels with the ball | 52-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG) Michael Hofmann | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG) Robert Ferguson | |
| 14:14 | Belmont | Joseph Paul scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Frank Nelson | 52-50 |
| 13:47 | DePaul | John Woodall double dribbles | 52-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Degree (PF) Larry Munkberg | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF) Michael Benedict, Frank Nelson | |
| 13:28 | Belmont | Joseph Paul hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Joe Degree - foul #3 on Joe Degree, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp (C) Eric French | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:28 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:28 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 13:04 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell's pass is intercepted by Richard Ridder | 52-52 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | John Hoffman clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Bates - foul #2 on Robert Bates, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Munkberg (SF) Paul Cantrell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephan Crowe (C) David Gladden | |
| 12:51 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:38 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 12:37 | DePaul | Joe Degree gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 12:17 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 11:49 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | John Hoffman tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Munkberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Degree (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 11:01 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe tips it back up and in | 52-58 |
| 10:40 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg is whistled for a carry | 52-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG), Paul Hunter (SG), Maurice Black (SF), Paul Cantrell (PF), Eric French (C) John Woodall, Robert Bates, Larry Munkberg, Joe Degree, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF), David Gladden (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul | |
| 10:21 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner misses the dunk attempt | 52-58 |
| 10:19 | DePaul | Michael Hofmann snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 10:14 | DePaul | Paul Hunter connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eric French | 55-58 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | David Gladden misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 09:54 | DePaul | Maurice Black snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 09:34 | DePaul | Paul Hunter connects on the 3 from straight away | 58-58 |
| 09:21 | Belmont | Michael Benedict misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Maurice Black - foul #1 on Maurice Black, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF) Robert Ferguson, Stephan Crowe | |
| 09:21 | Belmont | Michael Benedict makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:21 | Belmont | Michael Benedict makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 09:07 | DePaul | Eric French makes the runner in the lane | 60-60 |
| 08:48 | Belmont | Paul Hunter is called for the reach on John Hoffman - foul #2 on Paul Hunter, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG), Joe Degree (PF), James Hinnenkamp (C) Michael Hofmann, Paul Cantrell, Eric French | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Richard Ridder (SF) Michael Benedict, Jeffery Irwin | |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdur and he's fouled by John Woodall - foul #1 on John Woodall, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 08:14 | DePaul | Paul Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-63 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is fouled on the floor by Joe Degree - foul #4 on Joe Degree, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (SG), Paul Cantrell (SF) Paul Hunter, Maurice Black | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Paul (PF), Stephan Crowe (C) Jeffrey Bumgarner, David Gladden | |
| 07:57 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Robert Bates blows the layup | 60-65 |
| 07:38 | DePaul | John Woodall hits the follow up shot | 62-65 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Bates (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joe Degree (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 6 pts. 10 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Joseph Paul loses the dribble to Joe Degree | 62-65 |
| 07:05 | DePaul | Stephan Crowe swats the short shot by Paul Cantrell | 62-65 |
| 07:03 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell snags the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 06:53 | DePaul | John Woodall connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-65 |
| 06:32 | Belmont | Robert Bates steals it from Joseph Paul | 65-65 |
| 06:19 | DePaul | John Woodall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Richard Ridder | 65-65 |
| 06:08 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 06:06 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | John Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe grabs the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Joseph Paul is fouled on the floor by Joe Degree - foul #5 on Joe Degree, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Hunter (SG), Maurice Black (SF), Eric French (C) John Woodall, Joe Degree, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), David Gladden (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Stephan Crowe | |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:22 | DePaul | Paul Hunter misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Paul | 65-70 |
| 04:52 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell's layup is rejected by David Gladden | 65-70 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Joseph Paul pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Michael Benedict tips it home | 65-72 |
| 04:25 | DePaul | Eric French clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on David Gladden - foul #4 on David Gladden, team foul #4 | 65-72 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG), David Calhoun (C) Robert Bates, Paul Cantrell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Stephan Crowe (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF) Robert Ferguson, Jeffery Irwin, Joseph Paul | |
| 04:25 | DePaul | Eric French makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 04:25 | DePaul | Eric French makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Michael Benedict is hacked by Paul Hunter - foul #3 on Paul Hunter, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF) Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Michael Benedict makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Michael Benedict makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Maurice Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-74 |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Michael Benedict travels with the ball | 67-74 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (SG), James Hinnenkamp (C) Paul Hunter, David Calhoun | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG) Michael Benedict | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Bates (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric French (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 6 pts. 10 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | DePaul | John Woodall makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Bates | 70-74 |
| 02:42 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Maurice Black - foul #2 on Maurice Black, team foul #10 | 70-74 |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Munkberg (SF), Paul Cantrell (PF) Maurice Black, Eric French | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Paul (PF) David Gladden | |
| 02:42 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 02:42 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 02:39 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Hunter (SG), Eric French (PF) Robert Bates, Larry Munkberg | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Gladden (C) Stephan Crowe | |
| 02:21 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-76 |
| 02:20 | Belmont | David Gladden snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 70-76 |
| 02:02 | DePaul | Eric French snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 02:02 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | DePaul | Maurice Black (SF) Eric French | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:47 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp misses the runner near the basket | 70-76 |
| 01:46 | Belmont | John Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:13 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell banks in the layup on a great pass from John Woodall | 72-79 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Joseph Paul hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdur | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell misses the lay-in | 72-82 |
| 00:45 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Richard Ridder | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Richard Ridder is hacked by John Woodall in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Woodall, team foul #11 | 72-82 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG), Robert Bates (SG), Larry Munkberg (SF), Eric French (C) John Woodall, Paul Hunter, Maurice Black, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF), Jeffery Irwin (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Robert Bates clanks a turnaround in the paint | 72-84 |
| 00:34 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner grabs the board | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Michael Benedict | 72-86 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Robert Bates makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Cantrell | 74-86 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson runs out the clock | 74-86 |