| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Harold Sampley (fresh) SG - Joshua Hollberg (fresh) SF - Herman Graves (fresh) PF - Morgan Norman (fresh) C - Martin Deaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) PF - David Culver (fresh) C - Israel Licata (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Hollberg | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Licata | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Belmont | Israel Licata misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Licata | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Israel Licata is fouled on the floor by Joshua Hollberg - foul #1 on Joshua Hollberg, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Peter Mayville buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Culver | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg misses short on a shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Darryl Barnes | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Belmont | Israel Licata lays it in | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver jams it set up by Harold Sampley | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman tips it back up and in | 6-5 |
| 17:19 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | David Culver gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:02 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Martin Deaver | 6-5 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg clanks a 3 from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:49 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Israel Licata | 6-5 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | The short jumper by Peter Mayville is denied by Martin Deaver | 6-5 |
| 16:35 | Illinois State | Herman Graves grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:17 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Darryl Barnes - foul #1 on Darryl Barnes, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Floyd Rincon (PG), Danny Hardin (SG), Richard Genovese (SF), Richard Dowler (PF) Harold Sampley, Joshua Hollberg, Herman Graves, Morgan Norman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ward Schultz (C) Israel Licata | |
| 16:17 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ward Schultz | 7-5 |
| 16:14 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Hardin - foul #1 on Danny Hardin, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Harris (PG) Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:47 | Belmont | Ward Schultz is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darryl Barnes | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Harris (fresh) SG - Floyd Rincon (fresh) SF - Danny Hardin (fresh) PF - Richard Genovese (fresh) C - Richard Dowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) SF - Darryl Barnes (fairly fresh) PF - David Culver (fairly fresh) C - Ward Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Illinois State | Floyd Rincon misses the easy layup | 7-7 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | Ward Schultz grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:12 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes misses short on a turnaround from close range | 7-7 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:58 | Illinois State | Floyd Rincon misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Floyd Rincon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Cunningham - foul #1 on Shawn Cunningham, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg (SG) William Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Hughes (PG), Charles Luc (SG), Wesley Her (SF), Jamie Marks (PF), Israel Licata (C) Peter Mayville, Shawn Cunningham, Darryl Barnes, David Culver, Ward Schultz | |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Floyd Rincon makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Floyd Rincon makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:36 | Belmont | Charles Luc comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 14:35 | Illinois State | Richard Dowler grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hughes - foul #1 on Kenneth Hughes, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG), Morgan Norman (PF), Arthur Hattaway (C) Floyd Rincon, Richard Genovese, Richard Dowler | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:58 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Sampley and he's fouled by Israel Licata - foul #1 on Israel Licata, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Deaver (C) Arthur Hattaway | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:58 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:56 | Belmont | Wesley Her is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Hardin - foul #2 on Danny Hardin, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herman Graves (SF) Danny Hardin | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Jamie Marks travels with the ball | 12-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ward Schultz (C) Israel Licata | |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Herman Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Harris (SG), Arthur Hattaway (PF) Joshua Hollberg, Morgan Norman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG) Kenneth Hughes | |
| 12:59 | Belmont | Ward Schultz hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Martin Deaver - foul #1 on Martin Deaver, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Floyd Rincon (SG), Richard Genovese (SF) William Harris, Herman Graves | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham (SG), David Culver (PF) Charles Luc, Jamie Marks | |
| 12:59 | Belmont | Ward Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | Ward Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Dowler (PF) Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Ward Schultz is denied on a layup by Arthur Hattaway | 12-9 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Richard Dowler gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Culver - foul #1 on David Culver, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg (SG) Floyd Rincon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Barnes (SF) Wesley Her | |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | David Culver grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Genovese - foul #1 on Richard Genovese, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Floyd Rincon (PG), Morgan Norman (PF) Harold Sampley, Arthur Hattaway | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG), Israel Licata (C) Peter Mayville, Ward Schultz | |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Charles Luc steals the ball from Floyd Rincon in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 11:41 | Belmont | Joshua Hollberg is called for the reach on Shawn Cunningham - foul #2 on Joshua Hollberg, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Harris (PG), Herman Graves (SF), Martin Deaver (C) Joshua Hollberg, Richard Genovese, Richard Dowler | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jamie Marks (PF) David Culver | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Harris (fresh) SG - Floyd Rincon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herman Graves (fresh) PF - Morgan Norman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Deaver (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Luc (fresh) SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Marks (fresh) C - Israel Licata (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham's floater is knocked away by Herman Graves | 13-11 |
| 11:27 | Belmont | Israel Licata can't tip it in | 13-11 |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Herman Graves loses the dribble to Charles Luc | 13-11 |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham throws it down set up by Charles Luc | 13-13 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Floyd Rincon can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 13-13 |
| 10:50 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 10:31 | Belmont | Martin Deaver swats the layup by Darryl Barnes | 13-13 |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Floyd Rincon grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-13 |
| 10:08 | Belmont | Jamie Marks grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | William Harris snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | Herman Graves connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Harris | 16-13 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Floyd Rincon steals it from Darryl Barnes in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | William Harris jams it on a great pass from Floyd Rincon | 18-13 |
| 09:12 | Belmont | Israel Licata hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 09:11 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | Floyd Rincon hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Harris | 21-13 |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Martin Deaver swats the short shot by Israel Licata | 21-13 |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | Herman Graves pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 07:52 | Illinois State | Herman Graves scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Harris and the foul's on Charles Luc - foul #1 on Charles Luc, team foul #6 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG), Richard Genovese (PF), Richard Dowler (C) William Harris, Morgan Norman, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Wesley Her (SG), Vincent Davis (SF), David Culver (PF), Ward Schultz (C) Charles Luc, Shawn Cunningham, Darryl Barnes, Jamie Marks, Israel Licata | |
| 07:52 | Illinois State | Herman Graves makes the free throw | 24-13 |
| 07:44 | Belmont | Ward Schultz loses the ball out of bounds | 24-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Hattaway (C) Herman Graves | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Harold Sampley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Rincon (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Genovese (fresh) PF - Richard Dowler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Hattaway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wesley Her (fresh) SF - Vincent Davis (fresh) PF - David Culver (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ward Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese misses the driving attempt in the lane | 24-13 |
| 07:30 | Belmont | Vincent Davis grabs the board | 24-13 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Peter Mayville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-13 |
| 07:16 | Illinois State | Arthur Hattaway misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-13 |
| 07:15 | Belmont | Ward Schultz gets the rebound | 24-13 |
| 06:58 | Belmont | The jump hook by Wesley Her is blocked by Richard Genovese | 24-13 |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese gets the rebound | 24-13 |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-13 |
| 06:33 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese misses the tip | 24-13 |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | Richard Dowler snags the offensive board | 24-13 |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Richard Dowler misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-13 |
| 06:08 | Belmont | Wesley Her grabs the board | 24-13 |
| 06:05 | Belmont | Wesley Her is hacked by Richard Dowler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Dowler, team foul #7 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Morgan Norman (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Richard Dowler, Arthur Hattaway | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham (SG) Vincent Davis | |
| 06:05 | Belmont | Wesley Her makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 06:05 | Belmont | Wesley Her misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman gets the rebound | 24-14 |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Sampley | 26-14 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Wesley Her loses the dribble to Floyd Rincon in the backcourt | 26-14 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harold Sampley | 29-14 |
| 05:30 | Belmont | Floyd Rincon is called for the reach on Shawn Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd Rincon, team foul #8 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Harris (SG), Herman Graves (SF) Floyd Rincon, Richard Genovese | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Barnes (SF), Kenneth Hughes (PF), Walter Strasser (C) Wesley Her, David Culver, Ward Schultz | |
| 05:30 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 05:30 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 05:30 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes grabs the offensive board | 29-15 |
| 05:15 | Belmont | Peter Mayville hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-15 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Walter Strasser tips it home | 29-17 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Peter Mayville is called for the reach on Harold Sampley - foul #1 on Peter Mayville, team foul #7 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Vincent Davis (SF), David Culver (PF) Peter Mayville, Darryl Barnes | |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | David Culver snags the defensive board | 30-17 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-17 |
| 04:29 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman gets the rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley comes up short on the floater from the left block | 30-17 |
| 04:07 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley snags the offensive board | 30-17 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Shawn Cunningham steals the ball from Martin Deaver | 30-17 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Walter Strasser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg (SG), Danny Hardin (SF), Richard Genovese (PF), Richard Dowler (C) William Harris, Herman Graves, Morgan Norman, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Charles Luc (SG), Darryl Barnes (SF), Jamie Marks (PF), Ward Schultz (C) Kenneth Hughes, Shawn Cunningham, Vincent Davis, David Culver, Walter Strasser | |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-17 |
| 03:19 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Harold Sampley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Hollberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Hardin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Genovese (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Dowler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Luc (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Marks (fresh) C - Ward Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Belmont | Harold Sampley picks off the pass by Peter Mayville in the backcourt | 30-17 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Dowler | 32-17 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Peter Mayville knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Luc - foul #2 on Charles Luc, team foul #8 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Hattaway (C) Richard Genovese | |
| Subs | Belmont | Wesley Her (SG), Vincent Davis (SF), David Culver (PF) Charles Luc, Darryl Barnes, Jamie Marks | |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | Peter Mayville is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Mayville, team foul #9 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Genovese (C) Richard Dowler | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Hughes (PG) Peter Mayville | |
| 02:01 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-20 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Genovese | 34-20 |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-20 |
| 01:45 | Belmont | Vincent Davis snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Vincent Davis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Vincent Davis, team foul #10 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herman Graves (SF), Martin Deaver (C) Danny Hardin, Richard Genovese | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Shawn Cunningham (SG), Israel Licata (C) Kenneth Hughes, Vincent Davis, Ward Schultz | |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-20 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 34-20 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Wesley Her knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Mayville | 34-22 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Herman Graves comes up short on the shot from the right side | 34-22 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Wesley Her snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Wesley Her hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-22 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Arthur Hattaway grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Sampley | 36-22 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 36-22 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Wesley Her can't tip it in | 36-22 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg grabs the board | 36-22 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg misses long on a fullcourt shot | 36-22 |