| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William High (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Khan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugo Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Riddick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wyatt Thornhill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Jain (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Eugene Olson inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Eugene Olson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| 19:17 | Western Illinois | David Khan is called for the reach on Derek Riddick - foul #1 on David Khan, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick travels with the ball | 40-32 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | William High connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Hugo Wilson and he's fouled by Christopher Jackson - foul #2 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | William High makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Eugene Olson - foul #1 on Eugene Olson, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | David Khan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eugene Olson and the foul's on Christopher Jackson - foul #3 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (PG) Christopher Jackson | |
| 17:52 | Belmont | David Khan makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | Joseph Adams banks in the layup on a nice dish by William High | 48-37 |
| 17:11 | Western Illinois | David Khan steps in front of the Roger Leedy pass | 48-37 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | William High hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Khan | 50-37 |
| 16:44 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy buries a driving attempt in the lane | 50-39 |
| 16:25 | Belmont | William High's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bryan Dunne (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), Stephen Matuseski (SF), Stanley Malone (PF) William High, David Khan, Eugene Olson, Hugo Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh (SG), Dylan Mangum (SF), John Roa (PF), Harry Markus (C) Derek Riddick, Wyatt Thornhill, Samuel Jain, Victor Daniel | |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | Joseph Adams steals the ball from Roger Leedy | 50-39 |
| 16:14 | Belmont | Terrence Robinson misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Dylan Mangum - foul #1 on Dylan Mangum, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| 16:14 | Belmont | Terrence Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 16:14 | Belmont | Terrence Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 15:56 | Western Illinois | John Roa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 52-39 |
| 15:55 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Bryan Dunne (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrence Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Stephen Matuseski (fresh) PF - Stanley Malone (fresh) C - Joseph Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roger Leedy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dylan Mangum (fresh) PF - John Roa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Markus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 15:30 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 15:17 | Western Illinois | John Roa is called for traveling | 52-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), Edward Arnstein (PF) Bryan Dunne, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson (PG), Wyatt Thornhill (SF), Victor Daniel (C) Roger Leedy, Dylan Mangum, Harry Markus | |
| 14:54 | Belmont | Paul Marcell clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 14:53 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Victor Daniel | 52-39 |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill hits the finger roll and the foul's on Stephen Matuseski - foul #1 on Stephen Matuseski, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Khan (SG), Eugene Olson (SF) Terrence Robinson, Stanley Malone | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein comes up short on the floater from the left block | 52-42 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Paul Marcell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | Victor Daniel swats the short shot by David Khan | 52-42 |
| 14:09 | Western Illinois | John Roa gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:51 | Western Illinois | Stephen Matuseski denies the turnaround by Robert Marsh | 52-42 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 13:42 | Belmont | David Khan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Olson and he's fouled by John Roa - foul #3 on John Roa, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Hugo Wilson (C) Stephen Matuseski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick (SG), Samuel Jain (PF) Robert Marsh, John Roa | |
| 13:42 | Belmont | David Khan misses the free throw | 54-42 |
| 13:42 | Belmont | Hugo Wilson grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 13:31 | Belmont | David Khan misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Victor Daniel | 54-42 |
| 13:25 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill misses badly on a floater from the right block | 54-42 |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel gets the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:03 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terrence Robinson (SG) David Khan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harry Markus (C) Victor Daniel | |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Samuel Jain - foul #1 on Samuel Jain, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Adams (C) Hugo Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (PG) Christopher Jackson | |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 12:22 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Leedy | 55-44 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Paul Marcell buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Roger Leedy - foul #2 on Roger Leedy, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Hugo Wilson (PF) Edward Arnstein | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh (SG), Dylan Mangum (SF), John Roa (PF) Derek Riddick, Wyatt Thornhill, Samuel Jain | |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Paul Marcell makes the free throw | 58-44 |
| 12:06 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | William High (PG), Stephen Matuseski (SF) Paul Marcell, Eugene Olson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:58 | Belmont | William High connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Adams | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | John Roa lays it in | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William High (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Stephen Matuseski (fresh) PF - Hugo Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roger Leedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dylan Mangum (fresh) PF - John Roa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Markus (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Belmont | Joseph Adams banks in the layup on a great pass from Terrence Robinson and the foul's on John Roa - foul #4 on John Roa, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Khan (SG), Eugene Olson (SF) Terrence Robinson, Stephen Matuseski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson (PG), Wyatt Thornhill (SF), Mark Shotwell (PF), Victor Daniel (C) Roger Leedy, Dylan Mangum, John Roa, Harry Markus | |
| 11:14 | Belmont | Joseph Adams misses the free throw | 63-46 |
| 11:14 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell's fadeaway is rejected by Hugo Wilson | 63-46 |
| 10:58 | Belmont | Eugene Olson snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:54 | Belmont | Robert Marsh is called for the reach on William High - foul #2 on Robert Marsh, team foul #8 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Arnstein (PF) Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick (SG) Robert Marsh | |
| 10:54 | Belmont | William High misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 10:54 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 10:42 | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick is denied on a layup by Hugo Wilson | 63-46 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Eugene Olson | 63-46 |
| 10:20 | Belmont | Eugene Olson misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Wyatt Thornhill - foul #1 on Wyatt Thornhill, team foul #9 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), Stephen Matuseski (C) William High, Hugo Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain (PF) Mark Shotwell | |
| 10:20 | Belmont | Eugene Olson makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 10:20 | Belmont | Eugene Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain misses the lay-in | 65-46 |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Derek Riddick is called for the reach on David Khan - foul #2 on Derek Riddick, team foul #10 | 65-46 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | David Khan makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | David Khan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 09:30 | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 67-46 |
| 09:28 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Jackson | 67-49 |
| 08:49 | Belmont | Christopher Jackson steps in front of the David Khan pass | 67-49 |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Marcell - foul #4 on Paul Marcell, team foul #4 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | William High (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), Stanley Malone (SF), Hugo Wilson (PF), Joseph Adams (C) Paul Marcell, David Khan, Eugene Olson, Edward Arnstein, Stephen Matuseski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh (SG), Dylan Mangum (SF), Mark Shotwell (PF) Derek Riddick, Wyatt Thornhill, Samuel Jain | |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:32 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Joseph Adams | 67-50 |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Hugo Wilson lays it in set up by Stanley Malone and the foul's on Mark Shotwell - foul #1 on Mark Shotwell, team foul #11 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (PG) Christopher Jackson | |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Hugo Wilson makes the free throw | 70-50 |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel is fouled on the floor by Joseph Adams - foul #1 on Joseph Adams, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harry Markus (C) Victor Daniel | |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Marsh, team foul #12 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG) William High | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Roa (PF) Mark Shotwell | |
| 07:42 | Belmont | Stanley Malone's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Markus | 70-50 |
| 07:40 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum pulls down the rebound | 70-50 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Marcell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terrence Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Malone (fresh) PF - Hugo Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roger Leedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dylan Mangum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Roa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Harry Markus (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Marsh | 70-52 |
| 07:02 | Belmont | Harry Markus denies the turnaround by Hugo Wilson | 70-52 |
| 07:00 | Belmont | Stanley Malone pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 06:34 | Belmont | Terrence Robinson misses the 3 from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | John Roa snags the defensive board | 70-52 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum's layup is rejected by Joseph Adams | 70-52 |
| 06:15 | Belmont | Joseph Adams grabs the board | 70-52 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Stanley Malone misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Dylan Mangum - foul #2 on Dylan Mangum, team foul #13 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | William High (PG), David Khan (SG), Eugene Olson (SF), Edward Arnstein (PF) Paul Marcell, Terrence Robinson, Hugo Wilson, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson (PG), Derek Riddick (SG), Wyatt Thornhill (SF), Samuel Jain (PF), Victor Daniel (C) Roger Leedy, Robert Marsh, Dylan Mangum, John Roa, Harry Markus | |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Stanley Malone makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Stanley Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 05:34 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill can't finish the layup | 72-52 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Eugene Olson grabs the board | 72-52 |
| 05:07 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein's pass is intercepted by Samuel Jain | 72-52 |
| 04:51 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain lays it up and in set up by Wyatt Thornhill | 72-54 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | David Khan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-54 |
| 04:23 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 04:09 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Victor Daniel | 72-56 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Stanley Malone is hacked by Samuel Jain - foul #2 on Samuel Jain, team foul #14 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), Joseph Adams (C) William High, Eugene Olson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (PG), Robert Marsh (SG) Christopher Jackson, Derek Riddick | |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Stanley Malone makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Stanley Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Arnstein | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Belmont | David Khan is hacked by Robert Marsh - foul #4 on Robert Marsh, team foul #15 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bryan Dunne (PG), Terrence Robinson (SF), Hugo Wilson (PF), Stephen Matuseski (C) Paul Marcell, Stanley Malone, Edward Arnstein, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum (SF), John Roa (PF), Harry Markus (C) Wyatt Thornhill, Samuel Jain, Victor Daniel | |
| 03:22 | Belmont | David Khan makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 03:22 | Belmont | David Khan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Bryan Dunne (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Khan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrence Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hugo Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Matuseski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roger Leedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Dylan Mangum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Roa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Harry Markus (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Leedy | 75-58 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | David Khan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Terrence Robinson | 78-58 |
| 02:21 | Western Illinois | John Roa misses badly on a floater in the paint | 78-58 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | David Khan grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Dylan Mangum denies the turnaround by Terrence Robinson | 78-58 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus gets the rebound | 78-58 |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy double dribbles in the backcourt | 78-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | William High (PG), William Boyd (SG) Bryan Dunne, David Khan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:47 | Belmont | William High comes up short on the floater from the right side | 78-58 |
| 01:45 | Belmont | William Boyd snags the offensive board | 78-58 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Stephen Matuseski misses the turnaround from the left block | 78-58 |
| 01:23 | Western Illinois | John Roa snags the defensive board | 78-58 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | Terrence Robinson swats the short shot by John Roa | 78-58 |
| 01:10 | Belmont | William Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Stephen Matuseski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William High | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Western Illinois | Terrence Robinson picks off the pass by Harry Markus | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Belmont | Hugo Wilson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 81-58 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Hugo Wilson grabs the offensive board | 81-58 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | William High runs out the clock | 81-58 |