| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mike Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Couey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Saulter (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Cummingham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 19:17 | Belmont | Jason Farley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Cummingham | 25-29 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | Jason Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Justin Davenport's fadeaway is rejected by Nathaniel Cummingham | 25-29 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | Justin Davenport gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | Ben Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Junior Larocca | 28-29 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee State | David Couey scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Saulter | 28-31 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Jason Farley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Junior Larocca | 31-31 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Cox | 31-34 |
| 17:13 | Belmont | James Thiel buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Davenport | 34-34 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee State | David Couey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 16:48 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jason Farley | 34-34 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Jeff Saulter denies the turnaround by Justin Davenport | 34-34 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | Jason Farley snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:06 | Belmont | Jason Farley scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Junior Larocca and the foul's on Paul Cox - foul #2 on Paul Cox, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Robert Thomason (SF) James Thiel, Junior Larocca | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Steven Wilson (SF), Jay Roark (PF) Jeff Saulter, Nathaniel Cummingham | |
| 16:06 | Belmont | Jason Farley misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Farley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mike Stewart (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Couey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Wilson (fresh) PF - Jay Roark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox misses the lay-in | 36-34 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark tips it in | 36-36 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Jason Farley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Ben Brown can't finish the layup | 36-38 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Robert Thomason tips it home | 38-38 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Junior Larocca (SF), David Matthews (PF) Ben Brown, Justin Davenport, Jason Farley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 13:53 | Belmont | David Matthews is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Matthews, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham (PF) Jay Roark | |
| 13:24 | Tennessee State | David Couey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Junior Larocca grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | James Thiel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Paul Pleas | 41-38 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham misses the tip | 41-38 |
| 12:56 | Belmont | Paul Pleas grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | David Matthews comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Nathaniel Cummingham - foul #2 on Nathaniel Cummingham, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (SG) Paul Pleas | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter (SF) Steven Wilson | |
| 12:34 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | David Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 12:00 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Saulter | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Thomason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mike Stewart (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Couey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Saulter (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Cummingham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Belmont | James Thiel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Junior Larocca grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Mike Stewart - foul #3 on Mike Stewart, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Justin Davenport (PF), Jason Farley (C) James Thiel, David Matthews, Robert Thomason | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bell (PG), Ronald White (SG), Jay Roark (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Mike Stewart, David Couey, Nathaniel Cummingham, Paul Cox | |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee State | John Bell hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Saulter | 42-47 |
| 10:05 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald White - foul #1 on Ronald White, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (SF) Junior Larocca | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 10:05 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:05 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark hits a jumper near the basket | 44-49 |
| 09:32 | Belmont | Ben Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Pleas | 46-49 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee State | John Bell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 08:49 | Belmont | Ben Brown can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee State | Ronald White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark misses the tip | 46-52 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Roark | 46-52 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter travels with the ball | 46-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Junior Larocca (SF) Ben Brown, James Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart (PG), David Couey (SG), Steven Wilson (SF), Paul Cox (C) John Bell, Ronald White, Jeff Saulter, Patrick Williams | |
| 07:42 | Belmont | Jason Farley misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart is hacked by James Thiel - foul #3 on James Thiel, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Matthews (C) Jason Farley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham (PF) Jay Roark | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mike Stewart (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Couey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Wilson (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Cummingham (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Cummingham | 46-55 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Justin Davenport misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 06:41 | Belmont | Junior Larocca gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Justin Davenport misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Mike Stewart - foul #4 on Mike Stewart, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (SG) Paul Pleas | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Justin Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Justin Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee State | David Matthews swats the layup by Paul Cox | 48-55 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Cummingham | 48-55 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Mike Stewart, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (SG), Jason Farley (C) James Jones, Justin Davenport | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bell (PG) Mike Stewart | |
| 05:28 | Belmont | John Bell picks off the pass by James Thiel in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee State | Jason Farley steals it from Paul Cox | 48-55 |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Junior Larocca is hacked by Paul Cox - foul #3 on Paul Cox, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jay Roark (PF) Nathaniel Cummingham | |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Jason Farley grabs the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | James Thiel misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee State | Steven Wilson pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee State | John Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Ben Brown gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | Jason Farley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 04:09 | Belmont | David Matthews tips it home | 50-55 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee State | John Bell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 03:49 | Belmont | James Thiel grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Cox - foul #4 on Paul Cox, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Justin Davenport (PF) James Thiel, David Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald White (SG), Jeff Saulter (SF) David Couey, Steven Wilson | |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Junior Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Junior Larocca makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Junior Larocca - foul #1 on Junior Larocca, team foul #3 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Thomason (SF) Junior Larocca | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham (PF) Jay Roark | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:57 | Belmont | Ben Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 02:56 | Belmont | Justin Davenport tips it but misses | 52-56 |
| 02:55 | Belmont | Jason Farley tips it home | 54-56 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Junior Larocca (SF) Paul Pleas, Robert Thomason | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Couey (SG) Ronald White | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Farley (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Couey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Saulter (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Cummingham (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:29 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee State | David Couey misses the tip | 54-56 |
| 02:26 | Belmont | Jason Farley gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 02:20 | Belmont | James Thiel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Jason Farley hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee State | John Bell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Ben Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Thiel | 59-59 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee State | John Bell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 01:29 | Belmont | Justin Davenport pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:09 | Belmont | Jason Farley scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Thiel | 61-59 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee State | John Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Justin Davenport | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Junior Larocca throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-59 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-59 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Jason Farley gets the rebound | 61-59 |