| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Roughton (fresh) SG - James Wachter (fresh) SF - Ralph Beal (fresh) PF - Eldon Johnson (fresh) C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Alexander Davis (fresh) SG - Steve Sutera (fresh) SF - Jerry Humphrey (fresh) PF - Harold Wells (fresh) C - Stephen English (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Belmont | James Wachter is hacked by Jerry Humphrey - foul #1 on Jerry Humphrey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen English - foul #1 on Stephen English, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:05 | Bucknell | Stephen English is fouled on the floor by James Wachter - foul #1 on James Wachter, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:44 | Bucknell | Jerry Humphrey misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | Stephen English is called for the reach on James Wachter - foul #2 on Stephen English, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Matthew Hill (C) Stephen English | |
| 17:58 | Belmont | James Wachter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 17:57 | Bucknell | Matthew Hill snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:35 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 17:34 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:20 | Belmont | Alexander Davis steps in front of the Ralph Beal pass | 1-0 |
| 17:03 | Bucknell | Alexander Davis is hacked by Eldon Johnson - foul #1 on Eldon Johnson, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 16:52 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera hits a driving attempt near the basket | 1-2 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Matthew Hill denies the turnaround by Ralph Beal | 1-2 |
| 16:30 | Belmont | Ralph Beal gets the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 16:06 | Belmont | James Roughton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 15:45 | Bucknell | Jerry Humphrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-2 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Roughton (fresh) SG - James Wachter (fresh) SF - Ralph Beal (fresh) PF - Eldon Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Alexander Davis (fresh) SG - Steve Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Humphrey (fresh) PF - Harold Wells (fresh) C - Matthew Hill (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett makes the jump hook near the basket set up by James Roughton | 3-2 |
| 15:20 | Bucknell | Jerry Humphrey misses the lay-in | 3-2 |
| 15:19 | Bucknell | Harold Wells tips it home | 3-4 |
| 14:56 | Belmont | James Wachter is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Wachter, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Tullis (SG), Herbert Bodiford (SF) James Wachter, Ralph Beal | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 14:45 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Humphrey | 3-7 |
| 14:33 | Belmont | James Roughton drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Tullis | 6-7 |
| 14:19 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford scores on a runner from the left block set up by Mark Tullis | 8-7 |
| 13:57 | Bucknell | Jimmy Triplett denies the turnaround by Alexander Davis | 8-7 |
| 13:55 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:40 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Mark Tullis - foul #1 on Mark Tullis, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Sewell (SF), Joseph Prather (PF), Keith Reynolds (C) James Roughton, Eldon Johnson, Jimmy Triplett | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kelvin Swayne (SF), Dustin Moore (C) Jerry Humphrey, Matthew Hill | |
| 13:40 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:40 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:21 | Belmont | Mark Tullis comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | John Sewell hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 13:08 | Bucknell | Alexander Davis buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelvin Swayne | 10-12 |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Mark Tullis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Mark Tullis snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:33 | Belmont | Mark Tullis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 12:32 | Bucknell | Dustin Moore gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:17 | Bucknell | Joseph Prather picks off the pass by Dustin Moore | 10-12 |
| 12:05 | Belmont | Joseph Prather is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Prather, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (PG), Ralph Beal (SF), Eldon Johnson (PF), Jimmy Triplett (C) Herbert Bodiford, John Sewell, Joseph Prather, Keith Reynolds | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kerry German (SG), Jerry Humphrey (SF), Matthew Hill (PF) Alexander Davis, Steve Sutera, Harold Wells | |
| 11:42 | Bucknell | Jerry Humphrey can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Ralph Beal - foul #1 on Ralph Beal, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford (SG) Mark Tullis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 11:42 | Bucknell | Jerry Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:42 | Bucknell | Jerry Humphrey misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:42 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Roughton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Bodiford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Beal (fresh) PF - Eldon Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Kelvin Swayne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kerry German (fresh) SF - Jerry Humphrey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matthew Hill (fresh) C - Dustin Moore (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 10-13 |
| 11:23 | Bucknell | Matthew Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:02 | Bucknell | Kerry German clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 11:00 | Bucknell | Matthew Hill tips it back up and in | 10-15 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jimmy Triplett | 12-15 |
| 10:09 | Bucknell | Matthew Hill slams it home on a nice dish by Jerry Humphrey | 12-17 |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-17 |
| 09:45 | Bucknell | Kelvin Swayne grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 09:32 | Bucknell | Jerry Humphrey is hacked by Ralph Beal - foul #2 on Ralph Beal, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Tullis (SG), Joseph Prather (PF), Keith Reynolds (C) Ralph Beal, Eldon Johnson, Jimmy Triplett | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Alexander Davis (PG), Steve Sutera (SG), Harold Wells (PF), Ernest Lovell (C) Kelvin Swayne, Kerry German, Matthew Hill, Dustin Moore | |
| 09:32 | Bucknell | Jerry Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:32 | Bucknell | Jerry Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:15 | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 09:13 | Belmont | Keith Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 12-19 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Roughton | 14-19 |
| 08:41 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Alexander Davis | 14-22 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Mark Tullis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steve Sutera - foul #1 on Steve Sutera, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Goetsch (PG), John Sewell (SF), Eldon Johnson (PF), Jimmy Triplett (C) James Roughton, Herbert Bodiford, Joseph Prather, Keith Reynolds | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kelvin Swayne (SF), Matthew Hill (C) Jerry Humphrey, Ernest Lovell | |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Mark Tullis misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Mark Tullis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:07 | Bucknell | A charge is called on Alexander Davis - foul #1 on Alexander Davis, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson misses short on a runner from the right block | 15-22 |
| 07:44 | Bucknell | Alexander Davis grabs the board | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Goetsch (fresh) SG - Mark Tullis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sewell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eldon Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Alexander Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Sutera (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kelvin Swayne (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Wells (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Bucknell | Matthew Hill clanks a floater from the baseline | 15-22 |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:06 | Belmont | Matthew Hill steals it from Eldon Johnson | 15-22 |
| 06:47 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-22 |
| 06:45 | Belmont | John Sewell snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | William Goetsch is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Goetsch, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (PG), Herbert Bodiford (SF) William Goetsch, John Sewell | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jerry Humphrey (SF) Kelvin Swayne | |
| 06:28 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford is whistled for traveling | 15-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Sewell (SF), Joseph Prather (PF) Mark Tullis, Eldon Johnson | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Dustin Moore (C) Matthew Hill | |
| 06:07 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Alexander Davis | 15-24 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett blows the layup | 15-24 |
| 05:47 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Harold Wells | 15-24 |
| 05:41 | Bucknell | Harold Wells misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | James Roughton snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-24 |
| 05:34 | Belmont | John Sewell misses the tip | 15-24 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | James Roughton tips it back up and in | 17-24 |
| 05:10 | Bucknell | Harold Wells buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alexander Davis | 17-26 |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett drills a fadeaway near the basket | 19-26 |
| 04:29 | Bucknell | Dustin Moore is called for traveling | 19-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Tullis (SG), Eldon Johnson (PF) John Sewell, Jimmy Triplett | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Augustine Russo (PG), Kelvin Swayne (SG), Kerry German (SF), Matthew Hill (PF) Alexander Davis, Steve Sutera, Jerry Humphrey, Harold Wells | |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Tullis and the foul's on Matthew Hill - foul #1 on Matthew Hill, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson misses the free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:15 | Bucknell | Dustin Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 03:56 | Bucknell | Augustine Russo connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kelvin Swayne | 21-28 |
| 03:49 | Belmont | James Roughton buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eldon Johnson | 23-28 |
| 03:34 | Bucknell | Kelvin Swayne travels with the ball | 23-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Wachter (SG), Ralph Beal (SF) James Roughton, Herbert Bodiford | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Stephen English (C) Dustin Moore | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Mark Tullis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Wachter (fresh) SF - Ralph Beal (fresh) PF - Eldon Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Prather (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Augustine Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kelvin Swayne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kerry German (fresh) PF - Matthew Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen English (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Joseph Prather knocks in the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Stephen English - foul #3 on Stephen English, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Ernest Lovell (C) Stephen English | |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Joseph Prather makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:53 | Bucknell | Augustine Russo is hacked by Mark Tullis - foul #2 on Mark Tullis, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Reynolds (C) Joseph Prather | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Steve Sutera (SG), Jerry Humphrey (SF) Kelvin Swayne, Kerry German | |
| 02:53 | Bucknell | Augustine Russo makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:53 | Bucknell | Augustine Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jerry Humphrey - foul #2 on Jerry Humphrey, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Alexander Davis (PG) Augustine Russo | |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:28 | Bucknell | Alexander Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Beal - foul #3 on Ralph Beal, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford (SF), Jimmy Triplett (C) Ralph Beal, Keith Reynolds | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Harold Wells (PF) Ernest Lovell | |
| 02:28 | Bucknell | Alexander Davis makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:28 | Bucknell | Alexander Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 01:51 | Bucknell | Matthew Hill can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jimmy Triplett - foul #1 on Jimmy Triplett, team foul #11 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (PG) Mark Tullis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 01:51 | Bucknell | Matthew Hill makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:51 | Bucknell | Matthew Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:44 | Belmont | James Roughton is hacked by Steve Sutera - foul #2 on Steve Sutera, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Reynolds (PF) Eldon Johnson | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Dustin Moore (C) Matthew Hill | |
| 01:44 | Belmont | James Roughton makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:44 | Belmont | James Roughton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:44 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Dustin Moore | 32-34 |
| 01:27 | Bucknell | Steve Sutera misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 01:26 | Bucknell | Harold Wells tips it but misses | 32-34 |
| 01:24 | Bucknell | Alexander Davis tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Jerry Humphrey steals it from Herbert Bodiford | 32-36 |
| 00:45 | Bucknell | Harold Wells buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Davis | 32-38 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Steve Sutera steps in front of the Herbert Bodiford pass | 32-38 |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | Harold Wells misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Keith Reynolds - foul #1 on Keith Reynolds, team foul #12 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Tullis (SG), Eldon Johnson (PF), Joseph Prather (C) James Wachter, Keith Reynolds, Jimmy Triplett | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kelvin Swayne (SG), Kerry German (SF), Matthew Hill (C) Steve Sutera, Jerry Humphrey, Dustin Moore | |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | Harold Wells misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | Harold Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | James Roughton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-39 |