| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Charles Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Lawson (fresh) PF - Dan Simmons (fresh) C - Michael Lott (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Ronald Bruce (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Bates (fresh) 16 pts. SF - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Fedor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Randy Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bellarmine | John Young inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Bellarmine | John Bates hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Bruce | 32-32 |
| 19:16 | Johnson C. Smith | Michael Lott hits a floater from the right wing set up by Charles Harris | 34-32 |
| 18:51 | Bellarmine | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Randy Sullivan - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:42 | Bellarmine | John Bates clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 34-32 |
| 18:40 | Johnson C. Smith | Dan Simmons grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Dan Simmons blows the layup | 34-32 |
| 18:18 | Bellarmine | Randy Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:53 | Bellarmine | John Bates is denied on a layup by Dan Simmons | 34-32 |
| 17:51 | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:39 | Johnson C. Smith | Michael Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:37 | Bellarmine | Ronald Bruce snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:32 | Bellarmine | Ronald Bruce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles (PF) Dan Simmons | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Lynn McCrosky (PF), Brandon Hamilton (C) Harold Fedor, Randy Sullivan | |
| 17:18 | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson is hacked by John Young - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | William Cox (SG), Dennis Reeves (SF) Michael Smith, Shawn Lawson | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Richard Darley (SG), Randy Sullivan (C) John Bates, John Young | |
| 17:00 | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Lynn McCrosky - foul #2 on Lynn McCrosky, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Justin Reed (PG), Nicholas Heimann (SF) Charles Harris, Michael Lott | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 17:00 | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:00 | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:00 | Bellarmine | Randy Sullivan snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:36 | Bellarmine | Randy Sullivan is called for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Eric Jones (SG) Ronald Bruce | |
| 16:18 | Johnson C. Smith | Eric Jones steals it from William Cox | 35-32 |
| 16:14 | Bellarmine | Richard Darley misses the easy layup | 35-32 |
| 16:13 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton tips it home | 35-34 |
| 15:59 | Johnson C. Smith | Justin Reed travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Shawn Lawson (SF), Michael Lott (C) Justin Reed, William Cox, Nicholas Heimann, Dennis Reeves | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Bates (SG), John Young (SF), Blake Robinson (PF), Harold Fedor (C) Eric Jones, Brandon Hamilton, Lynn McCrosky, Randy Sullivan | |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Charles Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Lawson (fresh) PF - James Lyles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Lott (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Richard Darley (fresh) SG - John Bates (fresh) 18 pts. SF - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Blake Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Fedor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Bellarmine | John Bates comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 15:48 | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:44 | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 15:42 | Johnson C. Smith | Michael Lott gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:26 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Smith | 37-34 |
| 15:11 | Bellarmine | John Bates misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Dan Simmons (PF) James Lyles | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ronald Bruce (PG) Richard Darley | |
| 15:11 | Bellarmine | John Bates misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:11 | Bellarmine | John Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:00 | Johnson C. Smith | Michael Smith is called for traveling | 37-35 |
| 14:42 | Bellarmine | John Bates loses the dribble to Michael Lott | 37-35 |
| 14:27 | Johnson C. Smith | Dan Simmons comes up short on the shot from the right side | 37-35 |
| 14:26 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Blake Robinson | 37-35 |
| 14:11 | Bellarmine | John Bates connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Justin Reed (PG), James Lyles (C) Charles Harris, Michael Lott | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Randy Sullivan (C) Harold Fedor | |
| 14:11 | Bellarmine | John Bates makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:02 | Johnson C. Smith | John Young steps in front of the Dan Simmons pass | 37-38 |
| 13:45 | Bellarmine | John Bates can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 13:44 | Bellarmine | Blake Robinson tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 13:42 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to James Lyles | 37-38 |
| 13:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Justin Reed and the foul's on Ronald Bruce - foul #1 on Ronald Bruce, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | William Cox (SG), Michael Lott (C) Michael Smith, Dan Simmons | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Richard Darley (SG), Brandon Hamilton (SF), Lynn McCrosky (PF) John Bates, John Young, Blake Robinson | |
| 13:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:58 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton hits the finger roll | 40-40 |
| 12:49 | Johnson C. Smith | Michael Lott misses the fadeaway from the left side | 40-40 |
| 12:48 | Bellarmine | Lynn McCrosky gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:36 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 12:34 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Shawn Lawson | 40-40 |
| 12:08 | Johnson C. Smith | Justin Reed scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Shawn Lawson and he's fouled by Randy Sullivan - foul #1 on Randy Sullivan, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Dennis Reeves (SF) Shawn Lawson | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Eric Jones (SG), John Young (SF), Blake Robinson (PF), Harold Fedor (C) Ronald Bruce, Brandon Hamilton, Lynn McCrosky, Randy Sullivan | |
| 12:08 | Johnson C. Smith | Justin Reed misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:08 | Bellarmine | Harold Fedor grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 11:49 | Bellarmine | Eric Jones misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on William Cox - foul #2 on William Cox, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Dan Simmons (PF) Justin Reed, William Cox, Michael Lott | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Bates (SG) Richard Darley | |
| 11:49 | Bellarmine | Eric Jones misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:49 | Bellarmine | Eric Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:49 | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Charles Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Reeves (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dan Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Lyles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Eric Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Bates (fresh) 22 pts. SF - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Blake Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Fedor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Jones - foul #1 on Eric Jones, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 11:35 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:35 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:14 | Bellarmine | John Bates knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Jones | 44-42 |
| 11:01 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 11:00 | Bellarmine | Blake Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:42 | Bellarmine | John Bates misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 10:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Dan Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:21 | Johnson C. Smith | Dennis Reeves misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Eric Jones - foul #2 on Eric Jones, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | William Cox (SG), Nicholas Heimann (SF), Michael Lott (C) Michael Smith, Dan Simmons, James Lyles | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ronald Bruce (PG), Brandon Hamilton (SF), Lynn McCrosky (PF), Randy Sullivan (C) Eric Jones, John Young, Blake Robinson, Harold Fedor | |
| 10:21 | Johnson C. Smith | Dennis Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:21 | Johnson C. Smith | Dennis Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:21 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:52 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Bruce and he's hacked by Nicholas Heimann - foul #2 on Nicholas Heimann, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson (SF) Nicholas Heimann | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Richard Darley (SG) John Bates | |
| 09:52 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton misses the free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:52 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Dennis Reeves | 45-44 |
| 09:31 | Johnson C. Smith | Richard Darley picks off the pass by Charles Harris | 45-44 |
| 09:07 | Bellarmine | Dennis Reeves steals it from Brandon Hamilton | 45-44 |
| 08:42 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 08:40 | Bellarmine | Lynn McCrosky gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:32 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dennis Reeves - foul #1 on Dennis Reeves, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Justin Reed (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Dan Simmons (PF) Charles Harris, William Cox, Dennis Reeves | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Bates (SG), Blake Robinson (PF), Harold Fedor (C) Richard Darley, Lynn McCrosky, Randy Sullivan | |
| 08:32 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:32 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:16 | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson hits a jumper from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 07:54 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton makes the floater in the lane | 47-48 |
| 07:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Blake Robinson is called for the reach on Dan Simmons - foul #4 on Blake Robinson, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Dennis Reeves (SF), James Lyles (C) Shawn Lawson, Michael Lott | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Young (SF) Brandon Hamilton | |
| 07:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Dan Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Dan Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:41 | Bellarmine | Blake Robinson snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Justin Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Dan Simmons (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lyles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Ronald Bruce (fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Bates (fresh) 24 pts. SF - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Blake Robinson (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Fedor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Bellarmine | John Bates misses badly on a shot in the paint | 48-48 |
| 07:21 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to James Lyles | 48-48 |
| 07:08 | Johnson C. Smith | Michael Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 07:06 | Johnson C. Smith | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Reeves | 48-48 |
| 06:51 | Johnson C. Smith | Dennis Reeves misses short on a jumper from the right block | 48-48 |
| 06:50 | Bellarmine | John Young gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 06:21 | Bellarmine | John Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 06:20 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to James Lyles | 48-48 |
| 06:03 | Johnson C. Smith | Michael Smith clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 06:02 | Johnson C. Smith | Justin Reed snags the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 05:52 | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles hits a floater from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 05:31 | Bellarmine | John Bates misses the driving attempt from the right block | 50-48 |
| 05:30 | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 05:30 | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris (PG), Shawn Lawson (SF), Michael Lott (C) Justin Reed, Dennis Reeves, Dan Simmons | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Randy Sullivan (C) Harold Fedor | |
| 05:11 | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 05:10 | Bellarmine | Blake Robinson grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 04:54 | Bellarmine | John Bates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 04:52 | Johnson C. Smith | Michael Smith grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 04:36 | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles misses badly on a shot in the paint | 50-48 |
| 04:35 | Bellarmine | Randy Sullivan snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 04:19 | Bellarmine | Ronald Bruce is fouled on the floor by James Lyles - foul #1 on James Lyles, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Richard Darley (SG), Lynn McCrosky (PF) John Bates, Blake Robinson | |
| 04:19 | Bellarmine | Ronald Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:19 | Bellarmine | Ronald Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:56 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 52-50 |
| 03:39 | Bellarmine | Ronald Bruce clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 03:38 | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson grabs the board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Charles Harris (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Lyles (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Lott (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Ronald Bruce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Darley (fresh) 2 stl. SF - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lynn McCrosky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Sullivan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles is called for traveling | 52-50 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | William Cox (SG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Eric Jones (SG), Harold Fedor (PF) Ronald Bruce, Lynn McCrosky | |
| 03:18 | Bellarmine | Richard Darley scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Jones | 52-52 |
| 02:57 | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Sullivan | 52-52 |
| 02:56 | Bellarmine | Harold Fedor grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:56 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Michael Smith (SG), Dan Simmons (PF) William Cox, James Lyles | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ronald Bruce (PG), John Bates (SG), Blake Robinson (PF) Richard Darley, Eric Jones, Harold Fedor | |
| 02:42 | Bellarmine | John Bates clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-52 |
| 02:41 | Bellarmine | Randy Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 02:24 | Bellarmine | John Bates misses the jump hook in the paint | 52-52 |
| 02:23 | Bellarmine | Blake Robinson tips it home | 52-54 |
| 02:07 | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Harris | 55-54 |
| 01:54 | Bellarmine | John Bates is fouled on the floor by Michael Lott - foul #3 on Michael Lott, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 01:54 | Bellarmine | John Bates makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:54 | Bellarmine | John Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:37 | Johnson C. Smith | John Young takes the ball from Shawn Lawson | 55-56 |
| 01:21 | Bellarmine | John Bates misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 01:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Dan Simmons snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 01:12 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 01:10 | Johnson C. Smith | Michael Smith grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 00:52 | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 00:50 | Johnson C. Smith | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Smith | 55-56 |
| 00:35 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris connects on the floater from close range | 57-56 |
| 00:15 | Bellarmine | John Bates is hacked by Shawn Lawson - foul #3 on Shawn Lawson, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:15 | Bellarmine | John Bates makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:15 | Bellarmine | John Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:08 | Johnson C. Smith | Shawn Lawson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Smith | 59-58 |
| 00:08 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| 00:01 | Bellarmine | Randy Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris runs out the clock | 59-58 |