| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Timothy Lamons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Guillermo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glen Poss (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Marion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Ramer (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Kelley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo scores on a fadeaway from close range | 43-28 |
| 19:31 | Belmont | Walter Ward is called for the reach on Damon Howard - foul #2 on Walter Ward, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Damon Howard makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Ramer | 43-31 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina State | Walter Ward makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Lamons | 46-31 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Damon Howard | 46-33 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo travels with the ball | 46-33 |
| 18:11 | Belmont | Michael Guillermo denies the turnaround by Larry Carpenter | 46-33 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion buries a shot from the right side | 48-33 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Walter Ward - foul #3 on Walter Ward, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom (SG) Walter Ward | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Carpenter - foul #1 on Larry Carpenter, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Damon Howard is called for traveling | 50-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Matthew Brown (C) Mark Marion | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 16:49 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Timothy Lamons | 52-35 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Damon Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey tips it back up and in | 52-37 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina State | John Kelley swats the layup by Matthew Brown | 52-37 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Travis Lindsey | 52-37 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Nicholas Ramer is hacked by Timothy Lamons - foul #2 on Timothy Lamons, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Walter Ward (PG), Rusty Eldred (SG), Mark Marion (C) Timothy Lamons, Michael Guillermo, Glen Poss | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Cross (PG), Matthew Jones (SG), Jeff Ricci (SF), Jimmie Fontaine (PF), Robert Drew (C) Larry Carpenter, Damon Howard, Travis Lindsey, Nicholas Ramer, John Kelley | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Walter Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rusty Eldred (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Croom (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Marion (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Cross (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Ricci (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jimmie Fontaine (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Drew (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Cross | 52-40 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina State | Matthew Jones steals it from Rusty Eldred | 52-40 |
| 15:26 | Belmont | John Cross blows the layup | 52-40 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina State | Walter Ward scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rusty Eldred | 54-40 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Robert Drew lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Jones and the foul's on Rusty Eldred - foul #4 on Rusty Eldred, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons (PG) Rusty Eldred | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Robert Drew misses the free throw | 54-42 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Mark Marion | 54-42 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons loses the ball out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo (SF), Norman Foss (C) Daniel Croom, Mark Marion | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Damon Howard (SG) John Cross, Matthew Jones | |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Matthew Brown - foul #1 on Matthew Brown, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Travis Lindsey (SF) Jeff Ricci | |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Norman Foss | 54-45 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Drew - foul #2 on Robert Drew, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Poss (PF) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Kelley (C) Robert Drew | |
| 13:59 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 13:59 | Belmont | John Kelley gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 13:51 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter is whistled for traveling | 54-45 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina State | The jumper by Michael Guillermo is denied by Travis Lindsey | 54-45 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss hits the follow up shot | 56-45 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | Damon Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 13:16 | Belmont | John Kelley misses the tip | 56-45 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina State | Norman Foss grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 13:10 | South Carolina State | Walter Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | John Kelley grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 12:55 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jimmie Fontaine | 56-45 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | Michael Guillermo steals the ball from Travis Lindsey | 56-45 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss throws it down set up by Timothy Lamons | 58-45 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Timothy Lamons (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Walter Ward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Guillermo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glen Poss (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Foss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Travis Lindsey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Fontaine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Kelley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss comes up short on the runner from the right block | 58-48 |
| 11:36 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss tips it but misses | 58-48 |
| 11:34 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Travis Lindsey | 58-48 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | John Kelley loses the dribble to Walter Ward | 58-48 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina State | Walter Ward misses the lay-in | 58-48 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina State | Norman Foss grabs the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina State | Walter Ward makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Lamons | 61-48 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 10:39 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine tips it back up and in | 61-50 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom (SG), Willie Poole (SF), Matthew Brown (PF), Mark Marion (C) Walter Ward, Michael Guillermo, Glen Poss, Norman Foss | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Cross (PG), Matthew Jones (SG), Nicholas Ramer (SF), Robert Drew (PF), Jeff Ricci (C) Larry Carpenter, Damon Howard, Travis Lindsey, Jimmie Fontaine, John Kelley | |
| 10:23 | Belmont | Robert Drew hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 61-50 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Jeff Ricci can't tip it in | 61-50 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina State | Willie Poole pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina State | Willie Poole drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Marion | 63-50 |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Nicholas Ramer clanks a runner in the lane | 63-50 |
| 09:58 | Belmont | Jeff Ricci grabs the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Matthew Jones buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by John Cross | 63-52 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Drew - foul #3 on Robert Drew, team foul #3 | 63-52 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 09:13 | Belmont | John Cross buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | John Cross snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 08:45 | Belmont | Nicholas Ramer scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Cross and he's fouled by Daniel Croom - foul #1 on Daniel Croom, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine (PF) Jeff Ricci | |
| 08:45 | Belmont | Nicholas Ramer makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 65-58 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 08:09 | Belmont | John Cross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 08:08 | Belmont | Nicholas Ramer tips it back up and in | 65-60 |
| 07:45 | South Carolina State | Willie Poole scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Brown | 67-60 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Timothy Lamons (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Daniel Croom (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Poole (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Marion (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Ramer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jimmie Fontaine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Drew (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Willie Poole is called for the reach on Jimmie Fontaine - foul #1 on Willie Poole, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Walter Ward (PG), Rusty Eldred (SG), Michael Guillermo (SF), Glen Poss (PF), Norman Foss (C) Timothy Lamons, Daniel Croom, Willie Poole, Matthew Brown, Mark Marion | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Damon Howard (SG), Travis Lindsey (SF), John Kelley (C) John Cross, Matthew Jones, Nicholas Ramer, Robert Drew | |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey gets the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 07:07 | Belmont | 3 seconds is called on John Kelley | 67-61 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss misses the jumper from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina State | Walter Ward gets the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 06:37 | South Carolina State | Walter Ward comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina State | Norman Foss grabs the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina State | Walter Ward misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 06:20 | Belmont | John Kelley snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 06:07 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey is hacked by Walter Ward - foul #4 on Walter Ward, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Drew (PF) Jimmie Fontaine | |
| 06:07 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina State | Norman Foss pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo blows the layup | 67-61 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina State | Norman Foss pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina State | Walter Ward misses long on a shot from close range | 67-61 |
| 05:31 | Belmont | John Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:17 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-61 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo is fouled on the floor by Travis Lindsey - foul #2 on Travis Lindsey, team foul #4 | 67-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mark Marion (C) Norman Foss | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine (PF) Robert Drew | |
| 04:45 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion is whistled for a carry | 67-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom (SG) Rusty Eldred | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeff Ricci (C) John Kelley | |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-63 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 04:22 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Travis Lindsey is whistled for a carry | 67-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons (PG), Matthew Brown (PF) Michael Guillermo, Glen Poss | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Cross (PG), Matthew Jones (SG), Nicholas Ramer (SF), Robert Drew (C) Larry Carpenter, Damon Howard, Travis Lindsey, Jeff Ricci | |
| 03:57 | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Brown | 69-63 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Matthew Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 69-63 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina State | Matthew Brown gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Timothy Lamons (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Walter Ward (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Croom (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Marion (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Ramer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jimmie Fontaine (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Drew (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 03:27 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons hits the follow up shot | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Matthew Jones misses short on a floater from the left block | 71-63 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred (SG), Michael Guillermo (SF), Glen Poss (PF) Walter Ward, Daniel Croom, Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Damon Howard (SG), Travis Lindsey (SF), John Kelley (C) John Cross, Matthew Jones, Nicholas Ramer, Robert Drew | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:33 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 73-63 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Damon Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-63 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 75-63 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | Damon Howard misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Guillermo - foul #2 on Michael Guillermo, team foul #9 | 75-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Walter Ward (PG), Daniel Croom (SG), Willie Poole (SF), Matthew Brown (PF), Norman Foss (C) Timothy Lamons, Rusty Eldred, Michael Guillermo, Glen Poss, Mark Marion | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Cross (PG), Nicholas Ramer (SF), Robert Drew (PF), Jeff Ricci (C) Larry Carpenter, Travis Lindsey, Jimmie Fontaine, John Kelley | |
| 01:55 | Belmont | Damon Howard misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | Damon Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina State | Matthew Brown's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Ramer | 75-64 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina State | Walter Ward gets the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina State | Willie Poole drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Norman Foss | 78-64 |
| 00:59 | Belmont | John Cross is hacked by Walter Ward - foul #5 on Walter Ward, team foul #10 | 78-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred (SG) Walter Ward | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Jones (SG) Damon Howard | |
| 00:59 | Belmont | John Cross makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:59 | Belmont | John Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina State | Matthew Brown gets the rebound | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | South Carolina State | Willie Poole misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Drew - foul #4 on Robert Drew, team foul #5 | 78-65 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina State | Willie Poole misses the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina State | Willie Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Daniel Croom steps in front of the Jeff Ricci pass | 79-65 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom runs out the clock | 79-65 |