| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damon Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Travis Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jimmie Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Blount (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Boyter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Plenskofski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | David Boyter inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-38 |
| 19:45 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 19:29 | Saint Louis | Jesse Blount throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Tom Simons steals the ball from Jimmie Fontaine | 36-38 |
| 19:19 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 19:01 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Steed | 36-40 |
| 18:59 | Belmont | John Kelley snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter is hacked by Reginald Plenskofski - foul #1 on Reginald Plenskofski, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-40 |
| 18:22 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:03 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Damon Howard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Carpenter | 39-40 |
| 17:20 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:19 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 17:04 | Belmont | John Kelley misses badly on a runner near the basket | 39-42 |
| 17:02 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:43 | Saint Louis | Jesse Blount misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Damon Howard grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 16:19 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 16:03 | Belmont | John Kelley hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Larry Carpenter | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Damon Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Travis Lindsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jimmie Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Kelley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Blount (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Boyter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Plenskofski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Steed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Saint Louis | Larry Carpenter picks off the pass by Eddie Steed | 41-42 |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Damon Howard banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Carpenter | 43-42 |
| 15:27 | Saint Louis | David Boyter loses the dribble to Larry Carpenter | 43-42 |
| 15:23 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter lays it in | 45-42 |
| 14:56 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Boyter | 45-45 |
| 14:51 | Belmont | Damon Howard buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Carpenter | 48-45 |
| 14:44 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Blount | 48-48 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Reginald Plenskofski swats the layup by Damon Howard | 48-48 |
| 14:31 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 14:21 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Travis Lindsey | 48-48 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | John Kelley comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jesse Blount - foul #1 on Jesse Blount, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Cross (PG), Matthew Jones (SG), Nicholas Ramer (SF), Robert Drew (PF) Larry Carpenter, Damon Howard, Travis Lindsey, Jimmie Fontaine | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims (PG), Ronald Woods (SG), Richard Rodgers (SF), Howard Vaughn (PF), George Mousseau (C) Tom Simons, Jesse Blount, David Boyter, Reginald Plenskofski, Eddie Steed | |
| 13:57 | Belmont | John Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | John Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:57 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to George Mousseau | 49-48 |
| 13:35 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Robert Drew - foul #3 on Robert Drew, team foul #1 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeff Ricci (C) John Kelley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:25 | Saint Louis | Ronald Woods drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Vaughn and the foul's on Jeff Ricci - foul #1 on Jeff Ricci, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| 13:25 | Saint Louis | Ronald Woods misses the free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Robert Drew gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 13:08 | Belmont | Aaron Mims steals it from Matthew Jones | 49-50 |
| 13:02 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers double dribbles | 49-50 |
| 12:40 | Belmont | Robert Drew lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeff Ricci | 51-50 |
| 12:25 | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Robert Drew gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | John Cross drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Ramer | 54-50 |
| 12:05 | Saint Louis | Howard Vaughn hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Mousseau | 54-52 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | John Cross connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Cross (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Ramer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Drew (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Ricci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Aaron Mims (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Howard Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Mousseau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Saint Louis | Ronald Woods misses the shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 11:32 | Belmont | Matthew Jones snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 11:10 | Belmont | Howard Vaughn is called for the reach on Jeff Ricci - foul #1 on Howard Vaughn, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Damon Howard (SG), Travis Lindsey (SF), Jimmie Fontaine (PF) John Cross, Matthew Jones, Nicholas Ramer, Jeff Ricci | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Simons (PG), Jesse Blount (SG), Reginald Plenskofski (PF) Aaron Mims, Ronald Woods, Howard Vaughn | |
| 10:54 | Belmont | Damon Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 10:52 | Belmont | Robert Drew tips it home | 59-52 |
| 10:34 | Saint Louis | Jesse Blount drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 10:11 | Belmont | George Mousseau picks off the pass by Travis Lindsey | 59-55 |
| 09:56 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Blount | 59-58 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Blount - foul #2 on Jesse Blount, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Kelley (C) Robert Drew | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Boyter (SF), Aaron Mims (C) Richard Rodgers, George Mousseau | |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:25 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons is hacked by Larry Carpenter - foul #1 on Larry Carpenter, team foul #3 | 61-58 |
| 09:13 | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Boyter | 61-61 |
| 08:50 | Belmont | John Kelley hits a shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons loses the ball out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Nicholas Ramer (SF) Travis Lindsey | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 08:18 | Belmont | John Kelley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 08:16 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 07:56 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons's pass is intercepted by Jimmie Fontaine | 63-61 |
| 07:39 | Belmont | John Kelley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 07:37 | Saint Louis | David Boyter pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicholas Ramer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Blount (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Boyter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Plenskofski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Aaron Mims (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:33 | Saint Louis | Jesse Blount comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 07:12 | Belmont | Damon Howard is hacked by Aaron Mims - foul #1 on Aaron Mims, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Cross (PG), Matthew Jones (SG), Travis Lindsey (SF) Larry Carpenter, Damon Howard, Jimmie Fontaine | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers (PF), Eddie Steed (C) Jesse Blount, Reginald Plenskofski | |
| 06:57 | Belmont | John Cross misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 06:55 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 06:45 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-61 |
| 06:44 | Saint Louis | Eddie Steed tips it back up and in | 63-63 |
| 06:28 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by John Cross | 65-63 |
| 06:08 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 06:07 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 05:45 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Steed | 65-63 |
| 05:43 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 05:43 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Damon Howard (SG), Jimmie Fontaine (PF) John Cross, Matthew Jones, Nicholas Ramer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jesse Blount (SG), Reginald Plenskofski (PF) Aaron Mims, Richard Rodgers | |
| 05:23 | Saint Louis | Jesse Blount knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Tom Simons | 65-66 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 05:09 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:50 | Saint Louis | David Boyter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers (SF) David Boyter | |
| 04:22 | Belmont | Damon Howard can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jesse Blount - foul #3 on Jesse Blount, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Drew (C) John Kelley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 04:22 | Belmont | Damon Howard makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:22 | Belmont | Damon Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:11 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 04:09 | Belmont | Robert Drew pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:40 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Boyter (SF) Eddie Steed | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Travis Lindsey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jimmie Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Drew (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Blount (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Boyter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Plenskofski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Drew - foul #4 on Robert Drew, team foul #4 | 67-66 |
| 03:20 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:20 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Damon Howard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 03:06 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:39 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons is called for traveling | 67-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Kelley (C) Robert Drew | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims (PG) Tom Simons | |
| 02:26 | Belmont | Richard Rodgers picks off the pass by Travis Lindsey | 67-68 |
| 02:26 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Simons (PG), Eddie Steed (C) Aaron Mims, Richard Rodgers | |
| 02:07 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Reginald Plenskofski | 67-71 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter is hacked by Reginald Plenskofski - foul #2 on Reginald Plenskofski, team foul #7 | 67-71 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:20 | Saint Louis | David Boyter comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Carpenter - foul #2 on Larry Carpenter, team foul #5 | 69-71 |
| 01:20 | Saint Louis | David Boyter makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:20 | Saint Louis | David Boyter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | John Kelley connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Damon Howard | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | David Boyter connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Tom Simons | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-76 |
| 00:19 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski grabs the board | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski is hacked by Damon Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damon Howard, team foul #6 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims (SG), George Mousseau (C) Jesse Blount, Eddie Steed | |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski is hacked by John Kelley - foul #2 on John Kelley, team foul #7 | 71-76 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-78 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski is hacked by Larry Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Carpenter, team foul #8 | 71-78 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski misses the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Kelley | 71-78 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-78 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-78 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jesse Blount (SG), Richard Rodgers (PF), Eddie Steed (C) Aaron Mims, Reginald Plenskofski, George Mousseau | |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons is hacked by Larry Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Carpenter, team foul #9 | 74-78 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Damon Howard misses long on a halfcourt shot | 74-80 |