| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jeremy Warren (fresh) SG - John Young (fresh) SF - Gerald Beam (fresh) PF - Andrew Meldrum (fresh) C - Michael Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SG - Andrew Pehrson (fresh) SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) C - Timothy Patterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Michael Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Florida | Jeremy Warren makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Meldrum | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Richard Ridder's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Meldrum | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | Richard Ridder tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Florida | Gerald Beam makes the floater from close range set up by Michael Moore | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Richard Ridder can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | Florida | The rebound goes to Andrew Meldrum | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | Florida | Jeremy Warren misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Pehrson - foul #1 on Andrew Pehrson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | Florida | Jeremy Warren makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:42 | Florida | Jeremy Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:27 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson misses the jump hook near the basket | 6-2 |
| 18:25 | Florida | Gerald Beam grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | Florida | Jeremy Warren misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:59 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur double dribbles in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| Subs | Florida | Theodore Battista (SG), Michael Thorpe (SF), Timothy Jackson (PF), Michael Burke (C) John Young, Gerald Beam, Andrew Meldrum, Michael Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:42 | Florida | Timothy Jackson knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Jeremy Warren | 8-2 |
| 17:20 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 16:51 | Florida | Jeremy Warren makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Theodore Battista | 10-5 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson is hacked by Jeremy Warren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Warren, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael McCormick (PG), Andrew Meldrum (PF) Jeremy Warren, Michael Burke | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Jeffery Irwin (SG), Frank Nelson (SF), David Gladden (PF), Robert Shields (C) Dikembe Abdur, Andrew Pehrson, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, Timothy Patterson | |
| 16:20 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Nelson | 10-7 |
| 15:56 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 15:55 | Florida | Michael McCormick gets the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Michael McCormick (fresh) SG - Theodore Battista (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Thorpe (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Meldrum (fresh) C - Timothy Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) SG - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Nelson (fresh) PF - David Gladden (fresh) C - Robert Shields (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Florida | Timothy Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Jeffery Irwin - foul #1 on Jeffery Irwin, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Florida | John Young (SG), Gerald Beam (SF), Michael Moore (C) Theodore Battista, Michael Thorpe, Andrew Meldrum | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG) Robert Shields | |
| 15:47 | Florida | Timothy Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:47 | Florida | Timothy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:32 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin's pass is intercepted by Gerald Beam | 11-7 |
| 15:22 | Florida | Gerald Beam can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frank Nelson - foul #1 on Frank Nelson, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Warren (PG), Michael Burke (PF) Michael McCormick, Timothy Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Paul (PF) Robert Ferguson | |
| 15:22 | Florida | Gerald Beam makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:22 | Florida | Gerald Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 15:05 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 15:04 | Florida | Gerald Beam gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:46 | Florida | Gerald Beam is fouled on the floor by Frank Nelson - foul #2 on Frank Nelson, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Andrew Meldrum (PF) Michael Burke | |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Robert Shields (C) Jeffery Irwin, Frank Nelson, David Gladden | |
| 14:26 | Florida | Michael Moore is fouled on the floor by Andrew Pehrson - foul #2 on Andrew Pehrson, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Burke (C) Michael Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (SG), Timothy Patterson (C) Andrew Pehrson, Robert Shields | |
| 14:13 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Paul - foul #1 on Joseph Paul, team foul #6 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jason Dugan (SG), Robert Shields (PF) Dikembe Abdur, Joseph Paul | |
| 14:13 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:13 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Jason Dugan misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #2 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael McCormick (PG), Theodore Battista (SG), Michael Dennis (SF) Jeremy Warren, John Young, Gerald Beam | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (PF) Robert Shields | |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Jason Dugan makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Jason Dugan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:27 | Florida | Timothy Patterson denies the turnaround by Michael Burke | 15-9 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | Theodore Battista steals the ball from Jason Dugan | 15-9 |
| 12:48 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum loses the ball out of bounds | 15-9 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Warren (PG), Michael Thorpe (SF), Timothy Jackson (PF), Michael Moore (C) Michael McCormick, Michael Dennis, Andrew Meldrum, Michael Burke | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Joseph Paul (PF), David Gladden (C) Jason Dugan, Richard Ridder, Timothy Patterson | |
| 12:46 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin's pass is intercepted by Theodore Battista in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 12:45 | Florida | Michael Thorpe banks in the layup set up by Theodore Battista | 17-9 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Michael Thorpe steals the ball from Jeffery Irwin in the backcourt | 17-9 |
| 12:31 | Florida | Jeremy Warren can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-9 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Joseph Paul | 17-9 |
| 12:13 | Belmont | David Gladden misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Florida | John Young (SG), Gerald Beam (SF) Theodore Battista, Michael Thorpe | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF) Robert Ferguson | |
| 12:13 | Belmont | David Gladden makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:13 | Belmont | David Gladden makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:06 | Florida | Gerald Beam double dribbles | 17-11 |
| 11:46 | Belmont | Joseph Paul blows the layup but he's fouled by Gerald Beam - foul #1 on Gerald Beam, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Florida | James Chaney (C) Michael Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jason Dugan (SG) Jeffery Irwin | |
| 11:46 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:46 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jeremy Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) SF - Gerald Beam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Chaney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SG - Jason Dugan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Florida | Jason Dugan is called for the reach on Jeremy Warren - foul #1 on Jason Dugan, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Florida | Andrew Meldrum (PF) Timothy Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:24 | Florida | Jeremy Warren misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:24 | Belmont | David Gladden snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 11:09 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 11:08 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Paul | 17-13 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the dunk but he's fouled by Gerald Beam - foul #2 on Gerald Beam, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael McCormick (PG), Theodore Battista (SG), Michael Thorpe (SF), Michael Burke (C) Jeremy Warren, John Young, Gerald Beam, James Chaney | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (SG), Robert Shields (PF), Timothy Patterson (C) Jason Dugan, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:38 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Robert Shields grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 10:20 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson buries a turnaround from the left block | 17-16 |
| 10:06 | Florida | Michael Burke scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Michael McCormick | 19-16 |
| 09:59 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is fouled on the floor by Michael Burke - foul #1 on Michael Burke, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Florida | Timothy Jackson (PF), Michael Moore (C) Andrew Meldrum, Michael Burke | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (SG) Dikembe Abdur | |
| 09:41 | Belmont | Richard Ridder hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Ferguson | 19-18 |
| 09:23 | Florida | Michael Thorpe hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Jackson | 21-18 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Richard Ridder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Warren (PG), John Young (SG), Michael Dennis (SF) Michael McCormick, Theodore Battista, Michael Thorpe | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jason Dugan (PG), Joseph Paul (PF), David Gladden (C) Robert Ferguson, Robert Shields, Timothy Patterson | |
| 09:06 | Florida | Jeffery Irwin picks off the pass by Jeremy Warren | 21-18 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin hits the finger roll | 21-20 |
| 08:44 | Florida | Michael Moore hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Dennis and he's hacked by David Gladden - foul #1 on David Gladden, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Burke (PF) Timothy Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG) Richard Ridder | |
| 08:44 | Florida | Michael Moore misses the free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:44 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Gladden | 23-20 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | David Gladden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 08:36 | Florida | Jeremy Warren gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:17 | Florida | Michael Moore misses the lay-in | 23-20 |
| 08:15 | Florida | Michael Burke tips it in | 25-20 |
| 08:04 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin loses the dribble to Michael Burke | 25-20 |
| 07:54 | Florida | Joseph Paul swats the shot by Jeremy Warren | 25-20 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Joseph Paul pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Moore | 25-20 |
| 07:37 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to David Gladden | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jeremy Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Young (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Dennis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SG - Jeffery Irwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Dugan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Gladden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Belmont | Joseph Paul comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael McCormick (PG), Theodore Battista (SG), Michael Thorpe (SF), Andrew Meldrum (PF), Timothy Jackson (C) Jeremy Warren, John Young, Michael Dennis, Michael Burke, Michael Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Timothy Patterson (C) Jeffery Irwin, Jason Dugan, David Gladden | |
| 07:31 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:31 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:20 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum double dribbles | 25-22 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Shields (PF) Joseph Paul | |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Richard Ridder is hacked by Michael Thorpe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Thorpe, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:16 | Florida | The rebound goes to Andrew Meldrum | 25-23 |
| 07:03 | Florida | Michael Thorpe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael McCormick | 27-23 |
| 06:51 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-23 |
| 06:49 | Florida | Michael McCormick grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 06:45 | Florida | Michael McCormick is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Warren (PG), James Chaney (C) Michael McCormick, Michael Thorpe | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lance Lively (PG) Dikembe Abdur | |
| 06:21 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Meldrum - foul #1 on Andrew Meldrum, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Thorpe (SF) Timothy Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (SF) Richard Ridder | |
| 06:21 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:21 | Florida | The rebound goes to Andrew Meldrum | 27-23 |
| 06:16 | Florida | Jeremy Warren comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 06:14 | Florida | Michael Thorpe tips it back up and in | 29-23 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin banks in the layup | 29-25 |
| 05:48 | Florida | Jeremy Warren is fouled on the floor by Robert Shields - foul #1 on Robert Shields, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael McCormick (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Michael Burke (PF) Theodore Battista, Michael Thorpe, Andrew Meldrum | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Robert Ferguson, Robert Shields | |
| 05:48 | Florida | Jeremy Warren makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:48 | Florida | Jeremy Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG) Lance Lively | |
| 05:26 | Florida | Jeremy Warren hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael McCormick | 33-25 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Joseph Paul banks in the layup | 33-27 |
| 04:54 | Florida | Jeremy Warren hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 04:52 | Belmont | Richard Ridder loses the dribble to Jeremy Warren in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| 04:32 | Florida | Jeremy Warren's pass is intercepted by Richard Ridder | 36-27 |
| 04:29 | Belmont | Richard Ridder blows the dunk | 36-27 |
| 04:28 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson tips it home | 36-29 |
| 04:05 | Florida | Jeremy Warren's floater is knocked away by Richard Ridder | 36-29 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jeffery Irwin | 36-29 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jeremy Warren (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCormick (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Chaney (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Irwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Ridder (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Patterson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Florida | Jeremy Warren hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael McCormick | 39-31 |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Theodore Battista (PG), John Young (SG), Gerald Beam (SF), Andrew Meldrum (PF), Michael Moore (C) Jeremy Warren, Michael McCormick, Michael Dennis, Michael Burke, James Chaney | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Andrew Pehrson (SG), Frank Nelson (SF), David Gladden (PF), Robert Shields (C) Dikembe Abdur, Jeffery Irwin, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, Timothy Patterson | |
| 02:55 | Florida | Gerald Beam scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Moore | 41-31 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Gerald Beam is called for the reach on Robert Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Beam, team foul #10 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Thorpe (SF) Gerald Beam | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 02:50 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 02:30 | Florida | Frank Nelson steals it from Michael Thorpe | 41-32 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 02:10 | Belmont | David Gladden tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 01:53 | Florida | John Young is hacked by Andrew Pehrson - foul #3 on Andrew Pehrson, team foul #10 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Timothy Jackson (C) Michael Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jason Dugan (SG), Joseph Paul (PF) Andrew Pehrson, Robert Shields | |
| 01:53 | Florida | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:53 | Florida | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 01:51 | Belmont | Frank Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Warren (PG) John Young | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:45 | Florida | Jeremy Warren can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Joseph Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | Frank Nelson hits a wide open jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Ferguson | 43-36 |
| 01:06 | Florida | Jeremy Warren misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 01:05 | Belmont | Jason Dugan gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | David Gladden grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | David Gladden misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 00:31 | Florida | Timothy Jackson snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 00:26 | Florida | Timothy Jackson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Warren | 45-36 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | David Gladden drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ferguson | 45-39 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Michael Thorpe misses the halfcourt shot | 45-39 |