| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Nadolski (fresh) PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian inbounds the ball | 38-44 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Belmont | Brian Agnew misses short on a shot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 19:41 | Samford | Erik Gregg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Enlai Wang comes up short on the shot from close range | 38-44 |
| 19:25 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 19:05 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Erik Gregg grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Enlai Wang loses the ball out of bounds | 38-44 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Barry Parrish banks in the layup set up by Chad Williams | 40-44 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski scores on a jumper from the left side | 40-46 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-46 |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Brian Agnew hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Erik Gregg misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-46 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski tips it back up and in | 42-48 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Steven Homan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Reader and he's hacked by Chad Williams - foul #2 on Chad Williams, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Andrew Hanson (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Steven Homan, Chad Williams, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Samford | Jim Kauffman (SG), Ronald Powell (PF), Martin Wood (C) Sidney Dykema, Erik Gregg, Enlai Wang | |
| 16:54 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Martin Wood grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Ronald Powell double dribbles | 44-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Charles Huggins (SF) John Reader, Douglas Nadolski | |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Billy Shaw steals the ball from Ernest Benton | 44-50 |
| 16:00 | Samford | Ronald Powell is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hanson - foul #1 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Litherland (SG) Barry Parrish | |
| Subs | Samford | Erik Gregg (PF) Charles Huggins | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Benton (fresh) SG - Walter Litherland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Kauffman (fresh) SF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Samford | Martin Wood's pass is intercepted by Walter Litherland | 44-50 |
| 15:31 | Belmont | Walter Litherland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 15:18 | Samford | Ronald Powell clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Freddie Sebastian - foul #1 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Chad Williams (PF), Brian Agnew (C) Freddie Sebastian, Andrew Hanson, Arnold Grass | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Sidney Dykema (SG), Enlai Wang (C) Billy Shaw, Jim Kauffman, Martin Wood | |
| 15:18 | Samford | Ronald Powell makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 15:18 | Samford | Ronald Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 15:18 | Belmont | Brian Agnew grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 14:51 | Belmont | Steven Homan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 14:40 | Samford | Sidney Dykema's pass is intercepted by Steven Homan | 49-51 |
| 14:22 | Belmont | Brian Agnew hits the finger roll | 51-51 |
| 14:08 | Samford | John Reader is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF) Ernest Benton, Walter Litherland | |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Wood (PF) Erik Gregg | |
| 13:51 | Belmont | Chad Williams throws it down on a nice dish by Freddie Sebastian | 53-51 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Enlai Wang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 13:41 | Samford | Enlai Wang gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Steven Homan is called for the reach on John Reader - foul #1 on Steven Homan, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Hanson (PF) Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Jim Kauffman (SG), Douglas Nadolski (SF), Charles Huggins (C) Sidney Dykema, Ronald Powell, Enlai Wang | |
| 13:03 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Reader | 53-53 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brian Agnew | 56-53 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Jim Kauffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Arnold Grass (C) Steven Homan, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Erik Gregg (PF) John Reader, Charles Huggins | |
| 12:14 | Belmont | Martin Wood is called for the reach on Arnold Grass - foul #1 on Martin Wood, team foul #1 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (PF) Arnold Grass | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:55 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Chad Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Benton (fresh) SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Kauffman (fresh) SF - Douglas Nadolski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses the tip | 56-53 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Erik Gregg pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:20 | Samford | Billy Shaw makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jim Kauffman | 56-55 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian is fouled on the floor by Martin Wood - foul #2 on Martin Wood, team foul #2 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Brian Agnew (C) Ernest Benton, Andrew Hanson | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Sidney Dykema (SG), Ronald Powell (SF), Enlai Wang (C) Billy Shaw, Jim Kauffman, Douglas Nadolski, Martin Wood | |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Barry Parrish clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-55 |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Chad Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | Barry Parrish is whistled for traveling | 56-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (SG), Walter Litherland (SF), Arnold Grass (PF) Barry Parrish, Freddie Sebastian, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:51 | Samford | Erik Gregg misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Brian Agnew grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Ernest Benton comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 56-55 |
| 09:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to Sidney Dykema | 56-55 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Ernest Benton is called for the reach on Sidney Dykema - foul #1 on Ernest Benton, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF) Ernest Benton, Walter Litherland, Arnold Grass | |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Wood (PF) Erik Gregg | |
| 08:45 | Samford | John Reader misses the 3 from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Enlai Wang tips it back up and in | 56-57 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian scores on a floater from close range | 58-57 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Ronald Powell knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Reader | 58-59 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-59 |
| 07:48 | Samford | Ronald Powell gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Agnew (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Sidney Dykema (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Enlai Wang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Samford | Ronald Powell misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 58-59 |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Brian Agnew pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 07:03 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Ronald Powell is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Powell, team foul #3 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Chad Williams (PF) Steven Homan, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Jim Kauffman (SG), Douglas Nadolski (SF), Erik Gregg (PF), Charles Huggins (C) John Reader, Sidney Dykema, Ronald Powell, Martin Wood, Enlai Wang | |
| 06:16 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ernest Benton and he's fouled by Douglas Nadolski - foul #1 on Douglas Nadolski, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Arnold Grass (C) Andrew Hanson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:16 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Billy Shaw comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 05:59 | Belmont | Arnold Grass gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:38 | Belmont | Arnold Grass misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 05:37 | Belmont | Chad Williams hits the follow up shot | 66-59 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Arnold Grass blocks the short jumper by Erik Gregg | 66-59 |
| 05:16 | Belmont | Arnold Grass grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:56 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Benton | 68-59 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 04:27 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 04:26 | Samford | Erik Gregg grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Jim Kauffman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 03:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Freddie Sebastian | 68-61 |
| 03:28 | Belmont | Erik Gregg blocks the short jumper by Chad Williams | 68-61 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Erik Gregg snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Brian Agnew (C) Ernest Benton, Arnold Grass | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Sidney Dykema (SG), Enlai Wang (C) Billy Shaw, Jim Kauffman, Charles Huggins | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Nadolski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Samford | Barry Parrish is called for the reach on Sidney Dykema - foul #2 on Barry Parrish, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Freddie Sebastian - foul #2 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (SG) Barry Parrish | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:43 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 02:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Enlai Wang | 68-63 |
| 02:24 | Samford | Chad Williams is called for the reach on John Reader - foul #3 on Chad Williams, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Powell (SF) Douglas Nadolski | |
| 02:24 | Samford | John Reader makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:24 | Samford | John Reader misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Chad Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 02:15 | Belmont | Ernest Benton misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Ernest Benton tips it back up and in | 70-64 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Erik Gregg misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 01:56 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Benton | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:08 | Samford | Erik Gregg is fouled on the floor by Freddie Sebastian - foul #3 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG) Ernest Benton | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Nadolski (SF) Ronald Powell | |
| 01:08 | Samford | Erik Gregg misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | Chad Williams gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Belmont | Barry Parrish hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Brian Agnew | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Samford | Erik Gregg buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Reader | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Brian Agnew is hacked by John Reader - foul #2 on John Reader, team foul #5 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Turner (PG), Ernest Benton (SG), Walter Litherland (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Steven Homan, Barry Parrish, Freddie Sebastian, Chad Williams, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Jim Kauffman (SG), Charles Huggins (SF), Ronald Powell (PF), Martin Wood (C) John Reader, Sidney Dykema, Douglas Nadolski, Erik Gregg, Enlai Wang | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | William Turner runs out the clock | 76-66 |