| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) SG - David Thompson (fresh) SF - James Jensen (fresh) PF - Michael Prom (fresh) C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) SG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) SF - David Singletary (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) C - Ryan Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Anderson takes the ball from David Thompson | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Belmont | Terry Desjardins is called for the reach on Dennis Halsey - foul #1 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Belmont | David Singletary misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses short on a floater from the right block | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | Ryan Jones grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Belmont | David Singletary knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ryan Jones | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Thompson | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Prom | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Brown | 6-2 |
| 17:33 | Belmont | David Singletary comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to James Jensen | 6-2 |
| 17:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins travels in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), Bradley Schreiner (SG), Gordon McAdoo (SF), Eric Hudson (PF), Robbie Conant (C) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, James Jensen, Michael Prom, John Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:13 | Belmont | David Singletary can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 16:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 16:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 16:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 16:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise tips it back up and in | 8-2 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Gordon McAdoo blocks the short jumper by Dennis Halsey | 8-2 |
| 16:33 | Belmont | Robert Anderson tips it home | 8-4 |
| 16:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant loses the ball out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), David Thompson (SG), Michael Prom (PF) Bradley Schreiner, Gordon McAdoo, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Darryl Barnes (SG), George McDonnel (SF), Dewayne Bustillos (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Dennis Halsey, Kevin Dorn, David Singletary, Robert Anderson, Ryan Jones | |
| 16:08 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 15:58 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-4 |
| 15:56 | Belmont | George McDonnel pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Wise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Prom (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) SG - Darryl Barnes (fresh) SF - George McDonnel (fresh) PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) C - Benjamin Yamada (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen (SF), John Brown (C) Dennis Wise, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Dewayne Bustillos swats the short shot by James Jensen | 8-4 |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos is denied on a layup by Michael Prom | 8-4 |
| 15:20 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Thompson and he's hacked by Dewayne Bustillos - foul #1 on Dewayne Bustillos, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo (SF) James Jensen | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Kevin Dorn (SG), David Singletary (SF) Peter Mayville, Darryl Barnes, George McDonnel | |
| 15:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses the free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:54 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Singletary | 10-6 |
| 14:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo is fouled on the floor by Dennis Halsey - foul #1 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), Bradley Schreiner (SG), Eric Hudson (PF), Robbie Conant (C) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, Michael Prom, John Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner is hacked by Kevin Dorn - foul #1 on Kevin Dorn, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 14:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo can't connect on a shot from the right block | 10-6 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 13:36 | Belmont | David Singletary buries a shot near the basket | 10-8 |
| 13:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Yamada | 10-8 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 13:11 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gordon McAdoo - foul #1 on Gordon McAdoo, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), David Thompson (SG), James Jensen (SF), Michael Prom (PF), John Brown (C) Dennis Wise, Bradley Schreiner, Gordon McAdoo, Eric Hudson, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Darryl Barnes (SG), Robert Anderson (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Dennis Halsey, Kevin Dorn, David Singletary, Benjamin Yamada | |
| 13:11 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:11 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:52 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen is called for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | George McDonnel (SF) Dewayne Bustillos | |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Peter Mayville is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Desjardins - foul #2 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG) Terry Desjardins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:38 | Belmont | Peter Mayville knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by William Ewing - foul #1 on William Ewing, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| 12:38 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:22 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Darryl Barnes - foul #1 on Darryl Barnes, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG) William Ewing | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:22 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:22 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 11:58 | Belmont | Robert Anderson grabs the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes can't finish the layup | 11-13 |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Ryan Jones grabs the offensive board | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) SG - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Prom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Barnes (fresh) SF - George McDonnel (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Belmont | Ryan Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:14 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to George McDonnel | 11-13 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | Robert Anderson hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by George McDonnel | 11-15 |
| 10:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-15 |
| 10:44 | Belmont | Ryan Jones gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:39 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), William Ewing (SG), Gordon McAdoo (SF), Eric Hudson (PF), Robbie Conant (C) Bradley Schreiner, David Thompson, James Jensen, Michael Prom, John Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), David Singletary (SF), Dewayne Bustillos (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Peter Mayville, George McDonnel, Robert Anderson, Ryan Jones | |
| 10:39 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:39 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Benjamin Yamada steals it from Dennis Wise | 11-17 |
| 10:19 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (SG) Darryl Barnes | |
| 10:04 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing loses the dribble to David Singletary | 11-17 |
| 09:47 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block | 11-19 |
| 09:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo is hacked by Dennis Halsey - foul #2 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry (SF), John Brown (C) Gordon McAdoo, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Cole (PG) Dennis Halsey | |
| 09:21 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing lays it in set up by John Brown | 13-19 |
| 09:10 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada makes the floater from close range | 13-21 |
| 08:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Dewayne Bustillos - foul #2 on Dewayne Bustillos, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), David Thompson (SG), Michael Prom (PF) Dennis Wise, William Ewing, John Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | George McDonnel (C) Dewayne Bustillos | |
| 08:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | John Scurry picks off the pass by Thomas Cole in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 08:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 08:30 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Thomas Cole misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 08:10 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:51 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry makes the floater in the paint set up by David Thompson | 16-21 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Eric Hudson is called for the reach on Thomas Cole - foul #1 on Eric Hudson, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), William Ewing (SG), James Jensen (SF), Robbie Conant (PF), Gordon McAdoo (C) Bradley Schreiner, David Thompson, John Scurry, Michael Prom, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Darryl Barnes (SG), Robert Anderson (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Thomas Cole, Kevin Dorn, Benjamin Yamada, George McDonnel | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dennis Wise (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Jensen (fresh) PF - Robbie Conant (fresh) C - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Singletary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Peter Mayville | 16-23 |
| 07:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-23 |
| 06:44 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Mayville | 16-26 |
| 06:33 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing is hacked by Darryl Barnes - foul #2 on Darryl Barnes, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown (C) Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (SG) Darryl Barnes | |
| 06:33 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:33 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:14 | Belmont | Ryan Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (SG) William Ewing | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:14 | Belmont | Ryan Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:14 | Belmont | Ryan Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:02 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 06:00 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown hits the follow up shot | 20-28 |
| 05:36 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn is whistled for traveling | 20-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Michael Prom (PF) Dennis Wise, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Cole (PG), George McDonnel (SF), James Tuczynski (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Peter Mayville, David Singletary, Robert Anderson, Ryan Jones | |
| 05:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner can't connect on a shot from the left side | 20-28 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | George McDonnel gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 04:59 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 04:58 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 04:42 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tuczynski blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by David Thompson | 20-28 |
| 04:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom snags the offensive board | 20-28 |
| 04:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner misses the fadeaway from the left side | 20-28 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | George McDonnel grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 04:11 | Belmont | George McDonnel's pass is intercepted by David Thompson | 20-28 |
| 03:53 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 03:51 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 03:33 | Belmont | James Tuczynski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-28 |
| 03:31 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 03:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Jensen and the foul's on Thomas Cole - foul #1 on Thomas Cole, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Dennis Wise (SF), Eric Hudson (PF), Robbie Conant (C) David Thompson, James Jensen, Michael Prom, John Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Peter Mayville (SG), Dewayne Bustillos (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Thomas Cole, Kevin Dorn, George McDonnel, James Tuczynski, Benjamin Yamada | |
| 03:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the free throw | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bradley Schreiner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Wise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robbie Conant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 02:58 | Belmont | Ryan Jones grabs the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Robert Anderson comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Bradley Schreiner - foul #1 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo (SF) Bradley Schreiner | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:20 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Mayville | 23-32 |
| 01:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Mayville takes the ball from Eric Hudson | 23-32 |
| 01:56 | Belmont | Peter Mayville lays it in | 23-34 |
| 01:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Desjardins | 26-34 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | Terry Desjardins steals the ball from Peter Mayville | 26-34 |
| 01:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Wise | 28-34 |
| 01:25 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos's pass is intercepted by Terry Desjardins in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 01:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins lays it up and in | 30-34 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | Robert Anderson makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Peter Mayville | 30-36 |
| 01:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo hits the finger roll | 32-36 |
| 00:48 | Belmont | Ryan Jones knocks in the jumper near the basket | 32-38 |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is hacked by Dewayne Bustillos - foul #3 on Dewayne Bustillos, team foul #9 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (SG), John Scurry (SF), Michael Prom (PF), John Brown (C) Dennis Wise, Gordon McAdoo, Eric Hudson, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Cole (PG), Kevin Dorn (SG), David Singletary (SF), Benjamin Yamada (PF), George McDonnel (C) Dennis Halsey, Peter Mayville, Dewayne Bustillos, Robert Anderson, Ryan Jones | |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | David Singletary is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Benjamin Yamada | 33-40 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-40 |