| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Dillon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Redden (fresh) 6 pts. C - Philip Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Richard Ridder inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Richard Ridder is hacked by David Porter - foul #1 on David Porter, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:30 | Belmont | David Gladden buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Hoffman | 41-38 |
| 19:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Philip Armstrong and he's fouled by John Hoffman - foul #2 on John Hoffman, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 19:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | John Hoffman loses the ball out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 18:39 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter travels with the ball | 41-41 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | David Gladden clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 18:26 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Philip Armstrong | 41-41 |
| 18:05 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Danny Floyd | 41-43 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jesse Dillon - foul #3 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (PG), Donnell Larsen (SG), Charles Welch (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Danny Floyd, Jesse Dillon, David Porter, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 17:38 | Belmont | Michael Benedict gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:25 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 17:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 43-43 |
| 17:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney tips it home | 43-45 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | Michael Benedict tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 16:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 45-45 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner is fouled on the floor by Terence Roney - foul #2 on Terence Roney, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), David Gladden (C) Dikembe Abdur, Michael Benedict, Jeffery Irwin, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), Alec Whisenant (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Charles Welch, Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Richard Ridder scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 15:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Vaughn and he's fouled by Robert Ferguson - foul #2 on Robert Ferguson, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Jesse Dillon (SG), David Porter (SF) Richard Barr, Michael Vaughn, Donnell Larsen | |
| 15:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Dillon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alec Whisenant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Belmont | David Gladden hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ferguson | 51-48 |
| 15:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant can't finish the layup | 51-48 |
| 15:13 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to David Porter | 51-48 |
| 15:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Armstrong | 51-51 |
| 14:39 | Belmont | Philip Armstrong is called for the reach on Robert Ferguson - foul #1 on Philip Armstrong, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Robert Ferguson, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (PG), Donnell Larsen (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Terence Roney (C) Danny Floyd, David Porter, Alec Whisenant, Philip Armstrong | |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe connects on the open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdur | 53-51 |
| 14:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 14:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Michael Benedict is hacked by Jesse Dillon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch (SF) Jesse Dillon | |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the wide open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Benedict | 55-53 |
| 13:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney is hacked by Jeffrey Bumgarner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Michael Benedict, Jeffery Irwin, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), David Porter (SF), Phillip Rogers (C) Michael Vaughn, Donnell Larsen, Terence Roney | |
| 13:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Stephan Crowe - foul #1 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG) Dikembe Abdur | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 13:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 13:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | John Hoffman clanks a shot from the right block | 55-54 |
| 13:08 | Belmont | John Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | Richard Ridder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 12:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 12:40 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hoffman steals the ball from Charles Welch | 55-54 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson is called for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), David Gladden (C) Robert Ferguson, Richard Ridder, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Donnell Larsen (SF), Philip Armstrong (C) Danny Floyd, Charles Welch, David Porter, Charles Redden | |
| 11:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 11:58 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Hoffman | 55-54 |
| 11:54 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin loses the dribble to Michael Vaughn | 55-54 |
| 11:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr hits the finger roll set up by Michael Vaughn | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Barr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donnell Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin travels with the ball | 55-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF) John Hoffman, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter (SF), Terence Roney (PF) Michael Vaughn, Phillip Rogers | |
| 11:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Barr | 55-58 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Benedict | 57-58 |
| 10:49 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Terence Roney is blocked by David Gladden | 57-58 |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 10:38 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Barr - foul #1 on Richard Barr, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF) Jeffery Irwin, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Charles Welch (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Alec Whisenant (C) Richard Barr, Donnell Larsen, David Porter, Terence Roney, Philip Armstrong | |
| 10:38 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 10:38 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 10:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant's pass is intercepted by Richard Ridder | 59-58 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephan Crowe | 61-58 |
| 09:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch can't finish the layup | 61-58 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Danny Floyd is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdur in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Floyd, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Joseph Paul (PF) Michael Benedict, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter (SF), Phillip Rogers (PF) Michael Vaughn, Charles Redden | |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 09:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 09:29 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Richard Ridder grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe connects on the turnaround from close range | 64-58 |
| 08:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephan Crowe denies the turnaround by David Porter | 64-58 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the wide open floater from close range set up by John Hoffman | 66-58 |
| 08:24 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-58 |
| 08:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers snags the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 08:13 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by David Porter is blocked by Joseph Paul | 66-58 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | John Hoffman can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephan Crowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Porter (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Alec Whisenant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hoffman is called for the reach on Danny Floyd - foul #3 on John Hoffman, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF), David Gladden (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (PG), Jesse Dillon (SG), Donnell Larsen (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Danny Floyd, Charles Welch, David Porter, Phillip Rogers, Alec Whisenant | |
| 07:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen is hacked by Robert Ferguson - foul #3 on Robert Ferguson, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| 06:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 06:32 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner connects on the open jumper from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 06:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jesse Dillon | 68-64 |
| 06:06 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney (PF) Charles Redden | |
| 05:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Gladden - foul #2 on David Gladden, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG) Michael Benedict | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG) Michael Vaughn | |
| 05:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:46 | Belmont | David Gladden grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 05:25 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Ferguson | 70-65 |
| 05:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hoffman is called for the reach on Jesse Dillon - foul #4 on John Hoffman, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (PG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), Stephan Crowe (C) Robert Ferguson, Jeffery Irwin, Jeffrey Bumgarner, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter (SF), Charles Redden (PF) Donnell Larsen, Philip Armstrong | |
| 05:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Richard Ridder grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 04:56 | Belmont | Michael Benedict misses the tip | 70-65 |
| 04:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 04:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 70-65 |
| 04:32 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to David Porter | 70-65 |
| 04:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden lays it in set up by Richard Barr | 70-67 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | John Hoffman hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Stephan Crowe | 72-67 |
| 03:53 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Redden | 72-69 |
| 03:46 | Belmont | Michael Benedict is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Barr - foul #2 on Richard Barr, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Donnell Larsen (SF), Phillip Rogers (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Richard Barr, Jesse Dillon, David Porter, Charles Redden, Terence Roney | |
| 03:46 | Belmont | Michael Benedict misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donnell Larsen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rogers (fresh) 5 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Bumgarner takes the ball from Philip Armstrong | 72-69 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Danny Floyd is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdur in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Floyd, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Frank Nelson (SF), David Gladden (C) Michael Benedict, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:37 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Philip Armstrong | 72-69 |
| 03:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Bumgarner blocks the short jumper by Philip Armstrong | 72-69 |
| 03:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 03:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffery Irwin takes the ball from Michael Vaughn | 72-69 |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Jeffery Irwin, Frank Nelson, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:32 | Belmont | John Hoffman buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joseph Paul | 74-69 |
| 02:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (SG), Charles Redden (PF) Donnell Larsen, Phillip Rogers | |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Dikembe Abdur steps in front of the Danny Floyd pass | 74-69 |
| 02:10 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur lays it in | 76-69 |
| 01:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-69 |
| 01:39 | Belmont | David Gladden snags the defensive board | 76-69 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | John Hoffman is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Dillon - foul #5 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter (SF) Jesse Dillon | |
| 01:37 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-69 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Richard Ridder grabs the defensive rebound | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur drills a 3 from the right wing set up by John Hoffman | 81-69 |
| 01:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Floyd | 81-72 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | David Gladden loses the dribble to Philip Armstrong in the backcourt | 81-72 |
| 00:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Richard Ridder is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Floyd - foul #4 on Danny Floyd, team foul #11 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-75 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 83-75 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (SF) Richard Ridder | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin is hacked by Danny Floyd in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Floyd, team foul #12 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG) Danny Floyd | |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bumgarner - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #9 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Stephan Crowe (PF) Dikembe Abdur, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) David Porter, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| 00:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner grabs the defensive rebound | 85-76 |
| 00:34 | Belmont | Donnell Larsen is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bumgarner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donnell Larsen, team foul #13 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Joseph Paul (PF) Robert Ferguson, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Charles Welch, Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| 00:34 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:34 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn hits a floater from the left wing | 87-78 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-78 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Vaughn - foul #2 on Michael Vaughn, team foul #14 | 87-78 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter snags the defensive board | 88-78 |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 88-78 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner pulls down the rebound | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur runs out the clock | 88-78 |