| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fresh) SG - Herman Menard (fresh) SF - Bernard Arehart (fresh) PF - John Underwood (fresh) C - Joseph Deaton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) SG - Ben Brown (fresh) SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) C - Jason Farley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jason Farley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Belmont | Junior Larocca's pass is intercepted by John Bynum | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard lays it in on a great pass from John Bynum | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Belmont | James Thiel snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Thiel - foul #1 on James Thiel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Farley | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina State | Junior Larocca is called for the reach on John Underwood - foul #1 on Junior Larocca, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina State | John Bynum misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:04 | Belmont | Jason Farley snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Justin Davenport is whistled for traveling | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Bynum | 6-3 |
| 17:13 | Belmont | Bernard Arehart is called for the reach on Junior Larocca - foul #1 on Bernard Arehart, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), David Matthews (C) James Thiel, Jason Farley | |
| 17:01 | Belmont | David Matthews misses the jump hook from the right block | 6-3 |
| 17:00 | Belmont | David Matthews tips it back up and in | 6-5 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina State | John Bynum misses badly on a floater from the right side | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Junior Larocca grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:33 | Belmont | Junior Larocca is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Junior Larocca, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Clayton Alston (C) Bernard Arehart, John Underwood, Joseph Deaton | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (SG), Robert Thomason (SF), Tim Street (C) Ben Brown, Junior Larocca, Justin Davenport | |
| 16:25 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal tips it in | 8-5 |
| 16:20 | Belmont | Paul Pleas misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 16:19 | Belmont | David Matthews hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina State | John Bynum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Robert Thomason grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:40 | Belmont | James Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 15:38 | South Carolina State | John Bynum pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herman Menard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Harris (fresh) C - Clayton Alston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Thomason (fresh) PF - David Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Street (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | South Carolina State | John Bynum scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Harris | 11-7 |
| 15:12 | Belmont | Robert Thomason blows the layup | 11-7 |
| 15:11 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina State | David Matthews swats the dunk try by Douglas O'Neal | 11-7 |
| 14:58 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Thomason | 11-7 |
| 14:42 | Belmont | Douglas O'Neal takes the ball from Robert Thomason | 11-7 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-7 |
| 14:15 | Belmont | David Matthews can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Stephen Harris | 13-7 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal lays it in on a nice dish by John Bynum and he's fouled by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), John Underwood (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) John Bynum, Herman Menard, Stephen Harris, Clayton Alston | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Ben Brown (SG), Justin Davenport (PF), Jason Farley (C) Paul Pleas, James Jones, David Matthews, Tim Street | |
| 14:07 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal makes the free throw | 16-7 |
| 13:48 | Belmont | Justin Davenport drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Thiel | 16-10 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | Robert Thomason hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 13:16 | Belmont | Jason Farley grabs the offensive board | 19-10 |
| 13:01 | Belmont | James Thiel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina State | John Underwood grabs the board | 19-10 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton misses long on a jumper in the lane | 19-10 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Casey Westbrooks and he's hacked by James Thiel - foul #2 on James Thiel, team foul #5 | 21-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart (SF) Douglas O'Neal | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), James Jones (SF) James Thiel, Robert Thomason | |
| 12:36 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton misses the free throw | 21-10 |
| 12:36 | Belmont | Paul Pleas grabs the defensive rebound | 21-10 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | James Jones misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Casey Westbrooks - foul #1 on Casey Westbrooks, team foul #2 | 21-10 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks travels with the ball | 21-11 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Jason Farley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Justin Davenport snags the offensive board | 21-11 |
| 11:44 | Belmont | Casey Westbrooks steals it from Ben Brown | 21-11 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks hits the finger roll | 23-11 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Casey Westbrooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Arehart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Underwood (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Deaton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Farley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Belmont | Paul Pleas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-11 |
| 11:28 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Joseph Deaton | 23-11 |
| 11:19 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 23-11 |
| 11:18 | Belmont | Jason Farley pulls down the rebound | 23-11 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | Ben Brown drills a shot in the lane set up by Paul Pleas | 23-13 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson misses the shot from the left wing | 23-13 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Justin Davenport pulls down the rebound | 23-13 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Ben Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-13 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Bernard Arehart | 23-13 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-13 |
| 09:47 | Belmont | Justin Davenport knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Jason Farley and the foul's on Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #3 | 26-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Herman Menard (SG), Douglas O'Neal (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Clayton Alston (C) Casey Westbrooks, Carl Johnson, Bernard Arehart, John Underwood, Joseph Deaton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Taylor (SG), Robert Thomason (SF), David Matthews (C) Ben Brown, James Jones, Jason Farley | |
| 09:47 | Belmont | Justin Davenport misses the free throw | 26-15 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina State | John Bynum misses the jumper from the right wing | 26-15 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston grabs the offensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 09:08 | South Carolina State | John Bynum drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Herman Menard | 29-15 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Paul Pleas can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 29-15 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston grabs the board | 29-15 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina State | Robert Taylor picks off the pass by John Bynum in the backcourt | 29-15 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | Paul Pleas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Clayton Alston - foul #1 on Clayton Alston, team foul #4 | 29-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Tim Street (C) Justin Davenport | |
| 08:36 | Belmont | Paul Pleas makes the free throw | 29-18 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina State | Robert Taylor steps in front of the Douglas O'Neal pass | 29-18 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | John Bynum is called for the reach on Paul Pleas - foul #1 on John Bynum, team foul #5 | 29-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad (PF) Stephen Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (PG) Paul Pleas | |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Clayton Alston is called for the reach on Tim Street - foul #2 on Clayton Alston, team foul #6 | 29-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Underwood (PF) Clayton Alston | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Ben Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-18 |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Ben Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Underwood (fairly fresh) C - Lloyd Ahmad (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Street (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Belmont | John Bynum steals the ball from Robert Thomason | 29-18 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard jams it set up by John Bynum | 31-18 |
| 07:02 | Belmont | David Matthews banks in the layup | 31-20 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard loses the dribble to Robert Thomason | 31-20 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | John Bynum takes the ball from David Matthews | 31-20 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard can't throw it down | 31-20 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas O'Neal | 31-20 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina State | John Underwood banks in the layup set up by John Bynum | 33-20 |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Ben Brown is hacked by Lloyd Ahmad - foul #1 on Lloyd Ahmad, team foul #7 | 33-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Bernard Arehart (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) John Bynum, Herman Menard, Douglas O'Neal, John Underwood, Lloyd Ahmad | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Robert Taylor (SF), William Salmon (PF), Jason Farley (C) James Jones, Robert Thomason, David Matthews, Tim Street | |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson is hacked by Paul Pleas - foul #1 on Paul Pleas, team foul #6 | 33-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Justin Davenport (PF) William Salmon | |
| 05:34 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-22 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Justin Davenport gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Jason Farley buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Pleas | 33-25 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 33-25 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton tips it back up and in | 35-25 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Justin Davenport misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 35-25 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Bernard Arehart | 35-25 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 04:27 | Belmont | Paul Pleas snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 04:21 | Belmont | A charge is called on Paul Pleas - foul #2 on Paul Pleas, team foul #7 | 35-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Lloyd Ahmad (PF) Casey Westbrooks, Stephen Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (PG) Paul Pleas | |
| 04:08 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 35-25 |
| 04:06 | Belmont | Jason Farley snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Deaton - foul #1 on Joseph Deaton, team foul #8 | 35-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Herman Menard (SG), Douglas O'Neal (SF), Clayton Alston (C) Carl Johnson, Bernard Arehart, Joseph Deaton | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Junior Larocca (SF), David Matthews (PF) James Jones, Ben Brown, Justin Davenport | |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Clayton Alston | 35-25 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina State | John Bynum misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 03:46 | Belmont | David Matthews pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 03:26 | Belmont | David Matthews misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Herman Menard - foul #1 on Herman Menard, team foul #9 | 35-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Underwood (PF) Lloyd Ahmad | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (SG), Robert Thomason (C) Robert Taylor, Jason Farley | |
| 03:26 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:26 | Belmont | David Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Clayton Alston | 35-26 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Herman Menard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clayton Alston (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) PF - David Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Thomason (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | South Carolina State | John Bynum comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-26 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston tips it but misses | 35-26 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | James Thiel snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | James Thiel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 03:04 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina State | John Underwood can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 35-26 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Douglas O'Neal - foul #1 on Douglas O'Neal, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Bernard Arehart (SF), Joseph Deaton (C) John Bynum, Douglas O'Neal, Clayton Alston | |
| Subs | Belmont | Justin Davenport (PF) Robert Thomason | |
| 02:36 | Belmont | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to John Underwood | 35-28 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina State | John Underwood travels with the ball | 35-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson (SG) Herman Menard | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:45 | Belmont | James Jones is hacked by Casey Westbrooks - foul #2 on Casey Westbrooks, team foul #11 | 35-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris (PF) John Underwood | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (SG), Jason Farley (C) James Thiel, David Matthews | |
| 01:45 | Belmont | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:45 | Belmont | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-29 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Justin Davenport misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 01:13 | Belmont | Justin Davenport grabs the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Stephen Harris takes the ball from James Jones | 37-29 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Herman Menard (SG), Douglas O'Neal (SF), Clayton Alston (C) Casey Westbrooks, Carl Johnson, Bernard Arehart, Joseph Deaton | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Robert Thomason (SF), David Matthews (PF) James Jones, Junior Larocca, Justin Davenport | |
| 00:17 | Belmont | David Matthews misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-29 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Jason Farley pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | James Thiel makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston is called for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Underwood (PF) Stephen Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (SG), Tim Street (C) Ben Brown, Jason Farley | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | James Thiel misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 37-32 |