| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jordan Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Santillo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Burgoon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Steptoe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Colunga (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Eggleston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Corle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Martin Brown - foul #3 on Martin Brown, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kermit Hampton (SF) Martin Brown | |
| 19:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:38 | Belmont | John Steptoe picks off the pass by David Eggleston in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 19:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Ngo - foul #1 on Lawrence Ngo, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 19:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:27 | Belmont | Billy Burgoon is called for the reach on Glenn Gibson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Burgoon, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | David Eggleston is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Eggleston, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| 18:55 | Illinois-Chicago | The jumper by Charles Santillo is denied by Ronnie Corle | 37-33 |
| 18:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Colunga pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Glenn Gibson steps in front of the Jordan Dunning pass | 37-33 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson lays it in | 37-35 |
| 18:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Colunga connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo hits a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by John Steptoe - foul #2 on John Steptoe, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (PG), Matthew Jackson (SG), Keith Tackitt (SF), Burton O'Bryant (C) Jordan Dunning, Charles Santillo, Billy Burgoon, Terry Colunga | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Karlson (SG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Harold Beebe (C) Glenn Gibson, David Eggleston, Kermit Hampton, Ronnie Corle | |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:40 | Illinois-Chicago | David Karlson steals it from Matthew Jackson | 40-38 |
| 17:14 | Belmont | Keith Tackitt is called for the reach on Walter Linneman - foul #1 on Keith Tackitt, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Oscar Orr (C) Lawrence Ngo | |
| 16:56 | Belmont | David Karlson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Linneman | 40-38 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jackie Morris (PG), Terry Colunga (C) Keith Tackitt, Burton O'Bryant | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Kermit Hampton (PF) David Karlson, Oscar Orr | |
| 16:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Walter Linneman is called for the reach on Matthew Jackson - foul #2 on Walter Linneman, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF) Matthew Jackson, Arthur Murray | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SG), Oscar Orr (C) Walter Linneman, Harold Beebe | |
| 16:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Jackie Morris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Oscar Orr | 40-38 |
| 16:05 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Edgar Robinson | 40-41 |
| 15:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 15:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Colunga hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jackie Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Santillo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Burgoon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Steptoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Colunga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Eggleston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edgar Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Oscar Orr (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Belmont | David Eggleston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning (PG), Keith Tackitt (SF), Quadrees Abdou (PF), Burton O'Bryant (C) Jackie Morris, Billy Burgoon, John Steptoe, Terry Colunga | |
| Subs | Belmont | Martin Brown (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Ronnie Corle (C) Edgar Robinson, Kermit Hampton, Oscar Orr | |
| 15:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Jordan Dunning and the foul's on Martin Brown - foul #4 on Martin Brown, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (SF) Keith Tackitt | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Karlson (SG), Kermit Hampton (SF) Glenn Gibson, David Eggleston, Martin Brown | |
| 15:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Arthur Murray - foul #2 on Arthur Murray, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Jackson (SG) Charles Santillo | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Quadrees Abdou | 48-43 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 48-43 |
| 14:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Burton O'Bryant pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Quadrees Abdou | 51-43 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Arthur Murray denies the turnaround by Walter Linneman | 51-43 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | David Karlson snags the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton misses the lay-in | 51-43 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 13:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 13:04 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:42 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 12:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 12:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Jackson is hacked by David Karlson - foul #1 on David Karlson, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jackie Morris (PG), Charles Santillo (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF), John Steptoe (PF), Terry Colunga (C) Jordan Dunning, Matthew Jackson, Arthur Murray, Quadrees Abdou, Burton O'Bryant | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), David Eggleston (SG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Harold Beebe (PF), Oscar Orr (C) Walter Linneman, David Karlson, Kermit Hampton, Lawrence Ngo, Ronnie Corle | |
| 12:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Colunga loses the ball out of bounds | 51-45 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson is hacked by Charles Santillo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Santillo, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Harold Beebe misses the easy layup | 51-45 |
| 11:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Jackie Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jackie Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Santillo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Burgoon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Steptoe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Colunga (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Eggleston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Beebe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Orr (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Jackie Morris is called for the reach on Oscar Orr - foul #3 on Jackie Morris, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou (PF) John Steptoe | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:49 | Belmont | David Eggleston is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Oscar Orr tips it in | 54-47 |
| 10:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Jackie Morris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 10:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 10:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Jackie Morris is hacked by Oscar Orr - foul #1 on Oscar Orr, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Tackitt (SF) Billy Burgoon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Karlson (SG), Kermit Hampton (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Ronnie Corle (C) Glenn Gibson, David Eggleston, Edgar Robinson, Harold Beebe, Oscar Orr | |
| 10:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Jackie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Jackie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:45 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Walter Linneman | 56-49 |
| 09:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Jackie Morris knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Quadrees Abdou | 58-49 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | David Karlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning (PG), Matthew Jackson (SG), Arthur Murray (SF), John Steptoe (PF) Jackie Morris, Charles Santillo, Keith Tackitt, Quadrees Abdou | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-49 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:51 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton is fouled in the backcourt by Jordan Dunning - foul #3 on Jordan Dunning, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG) David Karlson | |
| 08:51 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:51 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:51 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 08:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray can't tip it in | 58-50 |
| 08:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning double dribbles | 58-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Tackitt (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF) Matthew Jackson, Arthur Murray | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SG), Edgar Robinson (SF) Walter Linneman, Kermit Hampton | |
| 08:05 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson loses the dribble to Keith Tackitt in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 07:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-50 |
| 07:46 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jordan Dunning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Tackitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Burgoon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Steptoe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Colunga (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Eggleston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Ngo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Corle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-50 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to David Eggleston | 58-50 |
| 07:17 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Eggleston | 58-53 |
| 06:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Colunga misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 06:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Colunga misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronnie Corle - foul #1 on Ronnie Corle, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Jackson (PG), Charles Santillo (SG), Arthur Murray (SF), Burton O'Bryant (PF) Jordan Dunning, Keith Tackitt, Billy Burgoon, John Steptoe | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), Martin Brown (SF), Harold Beebe (PF), Oscar Orr (C) Glenn Gibson, Edgar Robinson, Lawrence Ngo, Ronnie Corle | |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Colunga makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Colunga makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | David Eggleston misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 60-53 |
| 06:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Burton O'Bryant grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 06:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Jackson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Murray | 63-53 |
| 05:50 | Belmont | Oscar Orr connects on the open jump hook from the right block set up by Harold Beebe | 63-55 |
| 05:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-55 |
| 05:38 | Belmont | Oscar Orr grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Oscar Orr knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Walter Linneman and he's hacked by Charles Santillo - foul #3 on Charles Santillo, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jackie Morris (PG), Keith Tackitt (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF), John Steptoe (PF) Matthew Jackson, Charles Santillo, Arthur Murray, Terry Colunga | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Kermit Hampton (PF) David Eggleston, Harold Beebe | |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Oscar Orr misses the free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Tackitt grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 05:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-57 |
| 05:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon hits the follow up shot | 65-57 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Oscar Orr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Linneman | 65-57 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Oscar Orr can't connect on an uncontested floater from the baseline | 65-57 |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Oscar Orr snags the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 04:28 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 65-57 |
| 04:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 04:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jackie Morris | 67-57 |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson is hacked by Keith Tackitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Tackitt, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning (PG), Charles Santillo (SG), Quadrees Abdou (PF) Jackie Morris, Keith Tackitt, Burton O'Bryant | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Karlson (SG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Ronnie Corle (C) Walter Linneman, Martin Brown, Kermit Hampton, Oscar Orr | |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo is hacked by David Karlson - foul #2 on David Karlson, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (SF), Terry Colunga (C) Billy Burgoon, John Steptoe | |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Beebe (C) Ronnie Corle | |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:42 | Belmont | Harold Beebe grabs the board | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jordan Dunning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Santillo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Quadrees Abdou (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Colunga (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Karlson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Beebe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Harold Beebe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Karlson | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Glenn Gibson - foul #2 on Glenn Gibson, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SG) Glenn Gibson | |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | David Eggleston is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Santillo - foul #4 on Charles Santillo, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG) David Karlson | |
| 03:10 | Belmont | David Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | David Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Dunning clanks a jumper from the baseline | 70-63 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Harold Beebe gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon (SF), John Steptoe (C) Arthur Murray, Terry Colunga | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Martin Brown (SF), Ronnie Corle (C) Walter Linneman, Edgar Robinson, Harold Beebe | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Gibson | 70-66 |
| 02:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Billy Burgoon | 72-66 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Jordan Dunning is called for the reach on Glenn Gibson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jordan Dunning, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Quadrees Abdou, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Burton O'Bryant (C) Quadrees Abdou | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:45 | Belmont | Jordan Dunning steps in front of the Ronnie Corle pass | 72-68 |
| 01:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon misses short on a shot from the baseline | 72-68 |
| 01:33 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 01:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-68 |
| 01:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ronnie Corle | 72-68 |
| 01:05 | Belmont | Martin Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Glenn Gibson | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe is hacked by Lawrence Ngo - foul #2 on Lawrence Ngo, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Colunga (C) Burton O'Bryant | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | David Eggleston connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Glenn Gibson and he's hacked by Terry Colunga - foul #2 on Terry Colunga, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | David Eggleston makes the free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 73-73 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Colunga grabs the offensive board | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Colunga hits a driving attempt from the left block | 75-73 |