| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) SG - Jamie Lofton (fresh) SF - Douglas Legrand (fresh) PF - Tim Pierson (fresh) C - John McIff (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 | Miami (OH) | John McIff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:41 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mark Sandusky - foul #1 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:41 | Belmont | Junior Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:41 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:41 | Miami (OH) | Tim Pierson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 19:19 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ben Brown - foul #1 on Ben Brown, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| 19:19 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 19:19 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 19:03 | Belmont | Ben Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Justin Davenport | 5-4 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Justin Davenport grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | Jason Farley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | Junior Larocca grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | James Thiel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:30 | Miami (OH) | Tim Pierson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | The pull-up jumper by Jason Farley is blocked by John McIff | 5-4 |
| 17:04 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Tim Pierson | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | Miami (OH) | Tim Pierson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Jason Farley gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | Belmont | Mark Sandusky steps in front of the Junior Larocca pass | 5-4 |
| 15:51 | Miami (OH) | Tim Pierson is hacked by Junior Larocca - foul #1 on Junior Larocca, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG), Harry Woodard (SF), Ronald Dent (PF), Roger McGunnigle (C) Jamie Lofton, Douglas Legrand, Tim Pierson, John McIff | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Robert Thomason (SF), David Matthews (PF), Tim Street (C) James Thiel, Junior Larocca, Justin Davenport, Jason Farley | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sean Abner (fresh) SF - Harry Woodard (fresh) PF - Ronald Dent (fresh) C - Roger McGunnigle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Thomason (fresh) PF - David Matthews (fresh) C - Tim Street (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent misses the easy layup | 5-4 |
| 15:26 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 15:11 | Belmont | Paul Pleas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:09 | Belmont | Ben Brown tips it in | 7-6 |
| 14:50 | Miami (OH) | Harry Woodard drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Sandusky | 10-6 |
| 14:36 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 14:35 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:11 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Thomason - foul #1 on Robert Thomason, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton (SG), Douglas Legrand (SF), John McIff (C) Sean Abner, Harry Woodard, Roger McGunnigle | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Junior Larocca (SF), Justin Davenport (PF), Jason Farley (C) Ben Brown, Robert Thomason, David Matthews, Tim Street | |
| 14:11 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:11 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Jason Farley is fouled on the floor by John McIff - foul #1 on John McIff, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Harry Woodard (PG), Tim Pierson (PF) Mark Sandusky, Ronald Dent | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Paul Pleas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 13:36 | Miami (OH) | John McIff pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:08 | Miami (OH) | Harry Woodard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-6 |
| 13:07 | Belmont | Jason Farley gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Justin Davenport's floater is tipped away by Tim Pierson | 12-6 |
| 12:38 | Miami (OH) | John McIff grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:21 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-6 |
| 12:19 | Miami (OH) | Harry Woodard grabs the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:00 | Miami (OH) | John McIff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Jason Farley gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 11:49 | Belmont | Justin Davenport hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 12-6 |
| 11:48 | Miami (OH) | Harry Woodard pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Harry Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jamie Lofton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Legrand (fairly fresh) PF - Tim Pierson (fresh) 2 reb. C - John McIff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) SG - Paul Pleas (fresh) SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) C - Jason Farley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Miami (OH) | Harry Woodard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Legrand | 15-6 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Jason Farley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-6 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Justin Davenport tips it home | 15-8 |
| 10:49 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Jason Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Paul Pleas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Tim Pierson - foul #1 on Tim Pierson, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Ronald Dent (PF), Roger McGunnigle (C) Douglas Legrand, Tim Pierson, John McIff | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (SG), David Matthews (C) James Thiel, Jason Farley | |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Paul Pleas makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Paul Pleas makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:13 | Miami (OH) | Harry Woodard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Ben Brown grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 10:05 | Belmont | Paul Pleas misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-10 |
| 10:04 | Belmont | David Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:45 | Belmont | Roger McGunnigle steals it from Justin Davenport | 15-10 |
| 09:39 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Roger McGunnigle | 18-10 |
| 09:23 | Belmont | Junior Larocca connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Harry Woodard - foul #1 on Harry Woodard, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John McIff (C) Jamie Lofton | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (PG), Robert Thomason (C) Paul Pleas, Justin Davenport | |
| 09:23 | Belmont | Junior Larocca makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:09 | Miami (OH) | Harry Woodard is hacked by Ben Brown - foul #2 on Ben Brown, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG) Harry Woodard | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Taylor (SG), Tim Street (C) Ben Brown, Junior Larocca | |
| 08:54 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Jason Farley (C) Robert Taylor, Tim Street | |
| 08:54 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:54 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | Sean Abner is called for the reach on David Matthews - foul #1 on Sean Abner, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (SF), Tim Pierson (PF) Roger McGunnigle, Ronald Dent | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Douglas Legrand - foul #1 on Douglas Legrand, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Harry Woodard (SG) Sean Abner | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Robert Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Robert Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Robert Thomason makes the 3rd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:02 | Miami (OH) | John McIff blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Thomason - foul #2 on Robert Thomason, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton (SG) Harry Woodard | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Taylor (SF), Justin Davenport (PF) Robert Thomason, David Matthews | |
| 08:02 | Miami (OH) | John McIff makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:02 | Miami (OH) | John McIff makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:46 | Belmont | James Thiel misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-16 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | Jason Farley pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Lofton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tim Pierson (fresh) 2 reb. C - John McIff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Farley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Belmont | Douglas Legrand takes the ball from Justin Davenport | 22-16 |
| 07:00 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 06:58 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky tips it in | 24-16 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | Justin Davenport can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-16 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Jason Farley misses the tip | 24-16 |
| 06:37 | Miami (OH) | Tim Pierson grabs the board | 24-16 |
| 06:08 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton makes the 3 from the left corner | 27-16 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Jamie Lofton steals the ball from Jason Farley | 27-16 |
| 05:29 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky's layup is rejected by Justin Davenport | 27-16 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 27-16 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Justin Davenport can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Tim Pierson - foul #2 on Tim Pierson, team foul #7 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Harry Woodard (PG), Sean Abner (SG), Roger McGunnigle (SF), Ronald Dent (PF) Mark Sandusky, Jamie Lofton, Douglas Legrand, Tim Pierson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Junior Larocca (SF), David Matthews (C) James Thiel, James Jones, Jason Farley | |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Justin Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Justin Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:56 | Miami (OH) | John McIff is whistled for traveling | 27-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Tim Street (C) Justin Davenport | |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Tim Street knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-20 |
| 04:18 | Miami (OH) | Robert Taylor steals it from Harry Woodard | 27-20 |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Robert Taylor's floater is tipped away by Ronald Dent | 27-20 |
| 04:02 | Miami (OH) | John McIff pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 03:41 | Miami (OH) | John McIff's pass is intercepted by Tim Street | 27-20 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Harry Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sean Abner (fresh) SF - Roger McGunnigle (fresh) PF - Ronald Dent (fresh) 4 pts. C - John McIff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Matthews (fresh) C - Tim Street (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Belmont | David Matthews clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 27-20 |
| 03:24 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 03:06 | Miami (OH) | John McIff is denied on a layup by David Matthews | 27-20 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Tim Street grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 02:58 | Belmont | Harry Woodard takes the ball from Robert Taylor | 27-20 |
| 02:55 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harry Woodard | 29-20 |
| 02:40 | Belmont | Junior Larocca hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 29-20 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Paul Pleas misses the tip | 29-20 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | David Matthews snags the offensive board | 29-20 |
| 02:25 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner is hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #7 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Douglas Legrand (SF), Tim Pierson (PF) Harry Woodard, Roger McGunnigle, John McIff | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Ben Brown (SG), Justin Davenport (PF), Jason Farley (C) Paul Pleas, Robert Taylor, David Matthews, Tim Street | |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Junior Larocca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton (SG) Sean Abner | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Thomason (SF) Junior Larocca | |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 01:24 | Miami (OH) | Tim Pierson hits the follow up shot | 33-23 |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Ben Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 01:09 | Belmont | Robert Thomason snags the offensive board | 33-23 |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Robert Thomason misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 00:52 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Ronald Dent | 33-23 |
| 00:32 | Miami (OH) | 3 seconds is called on Mark Sandusky | 33-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Junior Larocca (SF) Robert Thomason | |
| 00:11 | Belmont | The pull-up jumper by Junior Larocca is blocked by Tim Pierson | 33-23 |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | James Thiel snags the defensive board | 33-23 |