| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) PF - John Foulks (fresh) C - Jerrod Shelton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Courtney Lewis (fresh) SG - Howard Powers (fresh) SF - Bobby Snyder (fresh) PF - Aaron Saylor (fresh) C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Belmont | Courtney Lewis is hacked by Joshua Yardbrough - foul #1 on Joshua Yardbrough, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Juan - foul #1 on Jeffrey Juan, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Belmont | Courtney Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Belmont | Howard Powers is hacked by Joshua Yardbrough - foul #2 on Joshua Yardbrough, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (SG) Joshua Yardbrough | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:18 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerrod Shelton - foul #1 on Jerrod Shelton, team foul #4 | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jimmy Triplett | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 17:29 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton is hacked by Jimmy Triplett - foul #1 on Jimmy Triplett, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:16 | DePaul | John Johannsen scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Foulks | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | John Foulks steals the ball from Bobby Snyder | 2-4 |
| 16:30 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Foulks | 4-4 |
| 16:17 | Belmont | Jerrod Shelton is called for the reach on Jimmy Triplett - foul #2 on Jerrod Shelton, team foul #5 | 4-4 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Cary (C) Jerrod Shelton | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 16:03 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Bruce Cary scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) PF - John Foulks (fresh) C - Bruce Cary (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Courtney Lewis (fresh) SG - Howard Powers (fresh) SF - Bobby Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Saylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Howard Powers | 6-9 |
| 15:19 | DePaul | Bruce Cary makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Lavern Nawrocki | 8-9 |
| 15:06 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 14:48 | DePaul | John Foulks misses long on a shot from close range | 8-12 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | John Foulks grabs the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:38 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lavern Nawrocki | 11-12 |
| 14:23 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett travels with the ball | 11-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (SF) Jeffrey Juan | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (PG), Mark Tullis (SG), Scott Rolen (SF), Thomas Ackermann (PF), Eldon Johnson (C) Courtney Lewis, Howard Powers, Bobby Snyder, Aaron Saylor, Jimmy Triplett | |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Eldon Johnson steps in front of the Lavern Nawrocki pass | 11-12 |
| 13:49 | Belmont | James Roughton is hacked by Bruce Cary - foul #1 on Bruce Cary, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Godinez (PG), David Vaz (SF), Elliott Meadow (C) John Johannsen, Lavern Nawrocki, John Foulks | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:31 | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Rolen | 11-15 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | Tony Keltner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 13:10 | Belmont | Scott Rolen grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:03 | Belmont | James Roughton makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Mark Tullis and the foul's on James Godinez - foul #1 on James Godinez, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan (SF), Tyrone Nicholson (C) James Godinez, Bruce Cary | |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Powers (SG) Mark Tullis | |
| 13:03 | Belmont | James Roughton makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:52 | DePaul | Tony Keltner connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 12:38 | Belmont | James Roughton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Howard Powers | 13-20 |
| 12:18 | DePaul | David Vaz is fouled on the floor by Howard Powers - foul #1 on Howard Powers, team foul #2 | 13-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Lavern Nawrocki (SG), John Foulks (PF) Tony Keltner, David Vaz, Tyrone Nicholson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Lewis (PG), Bobby Snyder (SF), Aaron Saylor (PF), Jimmy Triplett (C) James Roughton, Scott Rolen, Thomas Ackermann, Eldon Johnson | |
| 12:07 | DePaul | John Johannsen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Aaron Saylor - foul #1 on Aaron Saylor, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| 12:07 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 12:07 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 11:41 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Saylor and he's fouled by Jeffrey Juan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Juan, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (SF), Bruce Cary (C) Jeffrey Juan, Elliott Meadow | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:41 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder misses the free throw | 15-22 |
| 11:41 | DePaul | John Foulks gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tony Keltner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Foulks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Cary (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Courtney Lewis (fresh) SG - Howard Powers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bobby Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Aaron Saylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Johannsen and he's hacked by Howard Powers - foul #2 on Howard Powers, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (SG) Howard Powers | |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 11:09 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor double dribbles | 18-22 |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Tony Keltner drills a fadeaway from the left side | 20-22 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor can't finish the layup | 20-22 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett gets the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bruce Cary - foul #2 on Bruce Cary, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Elliott Meadow (C) Bruce Cary | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 10:25 | DePaul | Elliott Meadow gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 10:12 | DePaul | Elliott Meadow clanks a turnaround from close range | 20-23 |
| 10:10 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to John Foulks | 20-23 |
| 10:02 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-23 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | John Johannsen steals the ball from Courtney Lewis | 22-23 |
| 09:38 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-23 |
| 09:36 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by John Johannsen - foul #1 on John Johannsen, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Godinez (PG), David Vaz (SF), Tyrone Nicholson (C) John Johannsen, Lavern Nawrocki, John Foulks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Tullis (SG), Thomas Ackermann (SF), Eldon Johnson (C) Courtney Lewis, Bobby Snyder, Jimmy Triplett | |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 09:20 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Elliott Meadow | 22-24 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | James Roughton takes the ball from James Godinez | 22-24 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | James Roughton banks in the layup | 22-26 |
| 08:50 | DePaul | Tony Keltner misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 08:48 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 08:41 | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 08:40 | DePaul | Elliott Meadow grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 08:29 | DePaul | David Vaz knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-26 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Tony Keltner is called for the reach on James Roughton - foul #1 on Tony Keltner, team foul #11 | 25-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Lavern Nawrocki (SG), John Foulks (PF) James Godinez, Tony Keltner, Tyrone Nicholson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Lewis (PG), Scott Rolen (SF) Mark Tullis, Aaron Saylor | |
| 08:11 | Belmont | James Roughton misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | James Roughton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 08:11 | DePaul | Elliott Meadow snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 08:02 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-26 |
| 08:00 | Belmont | James Roughton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | James Roughton scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Courtney Lewis | 25-29 |
| 07:34 | DePaul | John Foulks is fouled on the floor by Courtney Lewis - foul #1 on Courtney Lewis, team foul #5 | 25-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Tullis (SG), Bobby Snyder (SF) James Roughton, Scott Rolen | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Vaz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Foulks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Elliott Meadow (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Courtney Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Tullis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Ackermann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eldon Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | DePaul | David Vaz's pass is intercepted by Eldon Johnson | 25-29 |
| 07:00 | Belmont | John Foulks blocks the jumper by Mark Tullis | 25-29 |
| 06:58 | DePaul | Elliott Meadow grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 06:38 | DePaul | Elliott Meadow connects on the floater from close range set up by Lavern Nawrocki | 27-29 |
| 06:20 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 06:18 | DePaul | John Foulks grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 06:02 | DePaul | Courtney Lewis steps in front of the Elliott Meadow pass | 27-29 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson drills a shot from the left block set up by Courtney Lewis | 27-31 |
| 05:27 | DePaul | John Johannsen misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Bobby Snyder - foul #1 on Bobby Snyder, team foul #6 | 27-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (SF), Tyrone Nicholson (C) David Vaz, Elliott Meadow | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (PG), Scott Rolen (SF), Aaron Saylor (PF), Jimmy Triplett (C) Courtney Lewis, Bobby Snyder, Thomas Ackermann, Eldon Johnson | |
| 05:27 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:27 | DePaul | John Johannsen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Aaron Saylor | 28-31 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-31 |
| 05:13 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Tyrone Nicholson | 28-31 |
| 04:55 | DePaul | John Johannsen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 04:53 | DePaul | John Foulks tips it in | 30-31 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Scott Rolen misses badly on a floater from the left side | 30-31 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | John Foulks takes the ball from Aaron Saylor | 30-31 |
| 04:14 | DePaul | John Foulks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 04:12 | Belmont | Scott Rolen pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | Scott Rolen is fouled on the floor by Tony Keltner - foul #2 on Tony Keltner, team foul #12 | 30-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG), Jeffrey Juan (SF), Bruce Cary (PF), Jerrod Shelton (C) John Johannsen, Lavern Nawrocki, John Foulks, Tyrone Nicholson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Powers (SG) Mark Tullis | |
| 03:58 | Belmont | Scott Rolen misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | Scott Rolen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:58 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 03:41 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan can't connect on a floater from the right side | 30-31 |
| 03:40 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton grabs the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 03:21 | DePaul | Tony Keltner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-31 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tony Keltner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Cary (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerrod Shelton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Roughton (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Howard Powers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Rolen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Aaron Saylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Belmont | Scott Rolen misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Tony Keltner | 33-31 |
| 02:48 | DePaul | Tony Keltner is hacked by Jimmy Triplett - foul #2 on Jimmy Triplett, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Lewis (PG), Bobby Snyder (SF), Thomas Ackermann (PF), Eldon Johnson (C) James Roughton, Scott Rolen, Aaron Saylor, Jimmy Triplett | |
| 02:48 | DePaul | Tony Keltner makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:48 | DePaul | Tony Keltner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Jeffrey Juan takes the ball from Thomas Ackermann | 35-31 |
| 02:10 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 02:09 | DePaul | Bruce Cary grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:51 | DePaul | Tony Keltner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 01:50 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan tips it home | 37-31 |
| 01:40 | Belmont | Courtney Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerrod Shelton - foul #3 on Jerrod Shelton, team foul #13 | 37-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), John Foulks (PF) Tony Keltner, Jerrod Shelton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aaron Saylor (PF) Thomas Ackermann | |
| 01:40 | Belmont | Courtney Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:40 | Belmont | Courtney Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan buries a 3 from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 01:07 | Belmont | Howard Powers can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Joshua Yardbrough - foul #3 on Joshua Yardbrough, team foul #14 | 40-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (SG), Elliott Meadow (C) Joshua Yardbrough, Bruce Cary | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett (C) Eldon Johnson | |
| 01:07 | Belmont | Howard Powers makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:07 | Belmont | Howard Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:07 | DePaul | John Foulks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 00:54 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor tips it in | 40-36 |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan is fouled on the floor by Bobby Snyder - foul #2 on Bobby Snyder, team foul #8 | 40-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (SG) Howard Powers | |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from James Roughton | 40-38 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Elliott Meadow clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | The clock runs out | 40-38 |