| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Culver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Israel Licata (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bob Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Perna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Stubblefield (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Raabe (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson is whistled for a carry | 23-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier (PG), Brian Childs (SF) Bob Anderson, Willie Thompson | |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Cunningham | 26-26 |
| 18:44 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 18:43 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:36 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 18:35 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 18:15 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:50 | St. Joseph's | The jump hook by Gerald Perna is blocked by David Culver | 26-26 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | David Culver grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Peter Mayville knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Shawn Cunningham | 28-26 |
| 16:58 | St. Joseph's | Jason Raabe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 16:57 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield tips it in | 28-28 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Jason Raabe takes the ball from Shawn Cunningham | 28-28 |
| 16:22 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Childs | 28-31 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | Gerald Perna steals it from Peter Mayville | 28-31 |
| 16:02 | St. Joseph's | Gerald Perna lays it in | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Culver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Israel Licata (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Anthony Cormier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Perna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Childs (fairly fresh) PF - David Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Raabe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 15:37 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gerald Perna | 31-36 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Peter Mayville loses the ball out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Hughes (PG), Charles Luc (SG), Wesley Her (SF), Jamie Marks (PF), Ward Schultz (C) Peter Mayville, Shawn Cunningham, Darryl Barnes, David Culver, Israel Licata | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bob Anderson (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Willie Thompson (SF), William Benson (PF), Christopher Taylor (C) Anthony Cormier, Gerald Perna, Brian Childs, David Stubblefield, Jason Raabe | |
| 15:00 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 31-38 |
| 14:40 | Belmont | Charles Luc can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-38 |
| 14:38 | St. Joseph's | William Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:15 | St. Joseph's | Bob Anderson hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Stephen Johnson | 31-41 |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Charles Luc clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Ward Schultz | 31-41 |
| 13:43 | Belmont | A charge is called on Ward Schultz - foul #2 on Ward Schultz, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Shawn Cunningham (SG), Darryl Barnes (SF), David Culver (PF) Kenneth Hughes, Charles Luc, Wesley Her, Jamie Marks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Raabe (C) Christopher Taylor | |
| 13:23 | St. Joseph's | Bob Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-41 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ward Schultz | 31-41 |
| 13:12 | Belmont | David Culver is fouled on the floor by William Benson - foul #4 on William Benson, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield (PF), Christopher Taylor (C) William Benson, Jason Raabe | |
| 12:53 | Belmont | David Culver steps out of bounds on the sideline | 31-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Raabe (C) Christopher Taylor | |
| 12:33 | St. Joseph's | Peter Mayville takes the ball from David Stubblefield | 31-41 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Ward Schultz makes the shot near the basket set up by Peter Mayville | 33-41 |
| 12:20 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 12:18 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 11:58 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield grabs the board | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Culver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ward Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bob Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Raabe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 33-41 |
| 11:35 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Darryl Barnes | 33-41 |
| 11:30 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Culver | 36-41 |
| 11:06 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ward Schultz | 36-41 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Jason Raabe steals it from Darryl Barnes | 36-41 |
| 10:22 | St. Joseph's | Jason Raabe's dunk attempt is rejected by David Culver | 36-41 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 10:12 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Ward Schultz tips it but misses | 36-41 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | Peter Mayville tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 09:59 | St. Joseph's | Shawn Cunningham takes the ball from Stephen Johnson | 38-41 |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Peter Mayville loses the dribble to Bob Anderson | 38-41 |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | Bob Anderson misses the easy layup | 38-41 |
| 09:42 | Belmont | David Culver snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham lays it in and he's fouled by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG), Wesley Her (SF), Jamie Marks (PF), Israel Licata (C) Peter Mayville, Darryl Barnes, David Culver, Ward Schultz | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gerald Perna (SG), Christopher Taylor (C) Stephen Johnson, Jason Raabe | |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:58 | St. Joseph's | Bob Anderson misses the floater from the left side | 41-41 |
| 08:56 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:52 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Gerald Perna - foul #2 on Gerald Perna, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Hughes (PG) Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Wesley Her clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 08:32 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:05 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Stubblefield | 41-44 |
| 07:51 | Belmont | Wesley Her misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Jamie Marks pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kenneth Hughes (fresh) SG - Charles Luc (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Her (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Marks (fresh) C - Israel Licata (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bob Anderson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Perna (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Stubblefield (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Belmont | Charles Luc is fouled on the floor by Gerald Perna - foul #3 on Gerald Perna, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG) Kenneth Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier (PG), Brian Childs (SF), William Benson (PF), Jason Raabe (C) Bob Anderson, Willie Thompson, David Stubblefield, Christopher Taylor | |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Israel Licata drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Charles Luc | 43-44 |
| 06:55 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-44 |
| 06:53 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 06:38 | St. Joseph's | William Benson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Cormier | 43-46 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Charles Luc misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 06:16 | St. Joseph's | Jason Raabe snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 06:00 | St. Joseph's | William Benson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Cormier | 43-48 |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham (SG), Darryl Barnes (SF), David Culver (PF) Charles Luc, Wesley Her, Jamie Marks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bob Anderson (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Willie Thompson (SF), Christopher Taylor (C) Anthony Cormier, Gerald Perna, Brian Childs, Jason Raabe | |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Israel Licata misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gerald Perna (SG) Stephen Johnson | |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Israel Licata makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Israel Licata misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:35 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 05:14 | St. Joseph's | William Benson clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Israel Licata - foul #3 on Israel Licata, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ward Schultz (C) Israel Licata | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson (SG), Jason Raabe (C) Gerald Perna, Christopher Taylor | |
| 05:14 | St. Joseph's | William Benson makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 05:14 | St. Joseph's | William Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 04:53 | Belmont | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Shawn Cunningham - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gerald Perna (SG) Stephen Johnson | |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes is called for 3 seconds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson (SG) Gerald Perna | |
| 04:13 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 04:11 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 03:51 | Belmont | Ward Schultz snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | David Culver lays it in set up by Peter Mayville | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Culver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ward Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bob Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Benson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jason Raabe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:05 | St. Joseph's | Jason Raabe's layup is rejected by David Culver | 46-50 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Mayville | 48-50 |
| 02:17 | St. Joseph's | Peter Mayville is called for the reach on Bob Anderson - foul #2 on Peter Mayville, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier (PG), Gerald Perna (SG), Brian Childs (SF), Christopher Taylor (C) Bob Anderson, Stephen Johnson, Willie Thompson, Jason Raabe | |
| 01:49 | St. Joseph's | Gerald Perna misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 01:47 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Shawn Cunningham (SG), Darryl Barnes (SF), David Culver (PF) Kenneth Hughes, Charles Luc, Wesley Her, Jamie Marks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bob Anderson (PG), Willie Thompson (SF), Jason Raabe (C) Anthony Cormier, Brian Childs, Christopher Taylor | |
| 01:39 | Belmont | David Culver clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 48-52 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes tips it but misses | 48-52 |
| 01:35 | Belmont | Israel Licata grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Gerald Perna steps in front of the Shawn Cunningham pass | 48-52 |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Israel Licata grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Belmont | William Benson blocks the short jumper by Darryl Barnes | 48-52 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | Jason Raabe pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Shawn Cunningham is called for the reach on Jason Raabe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Cunningham, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| 00:24 | St. Joseph's | Darryl Barnes is called for the reach on Willie Thompson - foul #1 on Darryl Barnes, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | Shawn Cunningham is called for the reach on Willie Thompson - foul #3 on Shawn Cunningham, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson is hacked by Peter Mayville - foul #3 on Peter Mayville, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | William Benson gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | David Culver is called for the reach on William Benson - foul #2 on David Culver, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | William Benson makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | William Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham connects on the 3 from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Mayville - foul #4 on Peter Mayville, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Willie Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to David Culver | 51-57 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Jason Raabe is called for the reach on Darryl Barnes - foul #2 on Jason Raabe, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |