| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Douglas Bufford (fresh) SG - Henry Frank (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Phillip Whitson (fresh) C - Richard Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Roughton (fresh) SG - James Wachter (fresh) SF - Ralph Beal (fresh) PF - Eldon Johnson (fresh) C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | James Wachter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Frank | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Henry Frank - foul #1 on Henry Frank, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford's fadeaway is rejected by Eldon Johnson | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | James Wachter grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Belmont | Douglas Bufford takes the ball from Ralph Beal | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford lays it in | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Ralph Beal misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Reid | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Whitson | 7-3 |
| 17:19 | Belmont | James Wachter misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 17:18 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:58 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:43 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank double dribbles | 7-3 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford (SF) Ralph Beal | |
| 16:36 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:35 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:21 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 16:19 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:03 | Belmont | Phillip Whitson steps in front of the James Roughton pass | 7-3 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Douglas Bufford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Frank (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Whitson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Reid (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Roughton (fresh) SG - James Wachter (fairly fresh) SF - Herbert Bodiford (fresh) PF - Eldon Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Triplett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 15:29 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson (SF), Ismael Spencer (PF) Robert Smith, Phillip Whitson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Tullis (PG), John Sewell (SF), Joseph Prather (PF), Keith Reynolds (C) James Roughton, James Wachter, Eldon Johnson, Jimmy Triplett | |
| 15:05 | UC Irvine | Mark Tullis is called for the reach on Lindsay Thompson - foul #1 on Mark Tullis, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Michael Kerry (SG) Douglas Bufford, Henry Frank | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ralph Beal (SF) John Sewell | |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 14:50 | Belmont | Keith Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Keith Reynolds buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Herbert Bodiford and he's fouled by Richard Reid - foul #1 on Richard Reid, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry (C) Richard Reid | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Keith Reynolds misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:31 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:19 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson (PF) Phillip Henry | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (PG) Herbert Bodiford | |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Ismael Spencer is called for the reach on Ralph Beal - foul #1 on Ismael Spencer, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford (PG), Henry Frank (SG), Robert Smith (SF) Vincent Taylor, Michael Kerry, Lindsay Thompson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Eldon Johnson (PF), Jimmy Triplett (C) Joseph Prather, Keith Reynolds | |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 13:45 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 13:26 | Belmont | Ralph Beal gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Phillip Whitson swats the short shot by Mark Tullis | 7-5 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | Ralph Beal grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 13:03 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Ralph Beal hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Roughton | 7-8 |
| 12:05 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford lays it in on a nice dish by Henry Frank and he's hacked by James Roughton - foul #1 on James Roughton, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson (PF), Richard Reid (C) Phillip Whitson, Ismael Spencer | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford (PG), James Wachter (SG), John Sewell (SF), Joseph Prather (PF), Keith Reynolds (C) James Roughton, Mark Tullis, Ralph Beal, Eldon Johnson, Jimmy Triplett | |
| 12:05 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | James Wachter buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Douglas Bufford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Frank (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lindsay Thompson (fresh) C - Richard Reid (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Bodiford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wachter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Sewell (fresh) PF - Joseph Prather (fresh) C - Keith Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Reid | 13-11 |
| 11:01 | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-11 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | John Sewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:54 | Belmont | Joseph Prather misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 10:52 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 10:25 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Henry Frank | 15-11 |
| 10:23 | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford double dribbles in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Michael Kerry (SG), Phillip Whitson (PF) Douglas Bufford, Henry Frank, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (PG), Eldon Johnson (PF), Jimmy Triplett (C) John Sewell, Joseph Prather, Keith Reynolds | |
| 10:07 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 10:05 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson tips it back up and in | 17-11 |
| 09:42 | Belmont | James Roughton connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Wachter | 17-13 |
| 09:23 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Michael Kerry is denied by Eldon Johnson | 17-13 |
| 09:21 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 17-13 |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Reid | 17-13 |
| 08:48 | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-13 |
| 08:46 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | James Roughton can't finish the layup | 17-13 |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Reid | 17-13 |
| 08:02 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 08:00 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson misses the tip | 17-13 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | James Roughton grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 07:42 | Belmont | James Wachter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford (PG), Henry Frank (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Ismael Spencer (PF), Phillip Henry (C) Vincent Taylor, Michael Kerry, Lindsay Thompson, Phillip Whitson, Richard Reid | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Tullis (SG), Ralph Beal (SF), Joseph Prather (PF) James Wachter, Herbert Bodiford, Eldon Johnson | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Douglas Bufford (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Henry Frank (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ismael Spencer (fresh) C - Phillip Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Roughton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Tullis (fresh) SF - Ralph Beal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Prather (fresh) C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 07:13 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 06:50 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford (SG), Keith Reynolds (C) James Roughton, Jimmy Triplett | |
| 06:40 | Belmont | Ralph Beal buries a jumpshot from the right side | 17-15 |
| 06:24 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Bufford | 20-15 |
| 06:07 | Belmont | Joseph Prather misses the 3 from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 05:44 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Smith | 23-15 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Ismael Spencer swats the layup by Ralph Beal | 23-15 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | Keith Reynolds tips it back up and in | 23-17 |
| 05:08 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Bufford | 25-17 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Mark Tullis misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 05:01 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 04:39 | UC Irvine | Mark Tullis picks off the pass by Phillip Henry | 25-17 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Keith Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith steps out of bounds on the baseline | 25-17 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Michael Kerry (SG), Lindsay Thompson (SF), Phillip Whitson (PF), Richard Reid (C) Douglas Bufford, Henry Frank, Robert Smith, Ismael Spencer, Phillip Henry | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Roughton (PG), James Wachter (SG), John Sewell (SF), Eldon Johnson (PF), Jimmy Triplett (C) Mark Tullis, Herbert Bodiford, Ralph Beal, Joseph Prather, Keith Reynolds | |
| 03:56 | Belmont | John Sewell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Sewell - foul #1 on John Sewell, team foul #3 | 25-17 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Vincent Taylor (fresh) SG - Michael Kerry (fresh) SF - Lindsay Thompson (fresh) PF - Phillip Whitson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Reid (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Roughton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wachter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sewell (fresh) PF - Eldon Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Triplett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Taylor | 28-17 |
| 03:23 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Phillip Whitson - foul #1 on Phillip Whitson, team foul #4 | 28-17 |
| 03:23 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:23 | Belmont | Eldon Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 03:04 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Kerry | 31-18 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | John Sewell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-18 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett can't tip it in | 31-18 |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson grabs the board | 31-18 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-18 |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-18 |
| 02:18 | Belmont | James Wachter pulls down the rebound | 31-18 |
| 02:02 | Belmont | Jimmy Triplett buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Roughton | 31-21 |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Kerry | 33-21 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Lindsay Thompson steals the ball from Jimmy Triplett | 33-21 |
| 01:24 | UC Irvine | James Roughton picks off the pass by Richard Reid | 33-21 |
| 01:21 | Belmont | John Sewell banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Roughton | 33-23 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lindsay Thompson | 35-23 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Vincent Taylor is called for the reach on James Wachter - foul #1 on Vincent Taylor, team foul #5 | 35-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford (PG), Henry Frank (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Ismael Spencer (PF) Vincent Taylor, Michael Kerry, Lindsay Thompson, Phillip Whitson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Tullis (PG), Herbert Bodiford (SG), Ralph Beal (SF), Joseph Prather (PF), Keith Reynolds (C) James Roughton, James Wachter, John Sewell, Eldon Johnson, Jimmy Triplett | |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Keith Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Richard Reid - foul #2 on Richard Reid, team foul #6 | 35-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry (C) Richard Reid | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Herbert Bodiford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 35-23 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith misses the fullcourt shot | 35-23 |