| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Christopher Cunningham (fresh) SG - Damon Howard (fresh) SF - Jeff Scholten (fresh) PF - Jimmie Fontaine (fresh) C - Robert Drew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Erik Lee (fresh) SG - Raymond Mills (fresh) SF - John Harrison (fresh) PF - Adam Ward (fresh) C - Hiram Glover (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Robert Drew wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine clanks a jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Liberty | Hiram Glover pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Liberty | Erik Lee scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adam Ward | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | John Harrison picks off the pass by Jimmie Fontaine | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Liberty | Adam Ward misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jimmie Fontaine - foul #1 on Jimmie Fontaine, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Liberty | Adam Ward makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Liberty | Adam Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:58 | Belmont | Damon Howard comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 0-4 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Liberty | Jimmie Fontaine steps in front of the John Harrison pass | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Liberty | John Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Liberty | Christopher Cunningham is called for the reach on Erik Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Cunningham, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Liberty | Robert Drew steals the ball from Adam Ward | 2-4 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Jeff Scholten knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Cunningham | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Liberty | Christopher Cunningham is called for the reach on Raymond Mills - foul #2 on Christopher Cunningham, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Weldon (PG), Jeff Ricci (SF), John Kelley (C) Christopher Cunningham, Jeff Scholten, Robert Drew | |
| Subs | Liberty | Felipe Lopez (C) Hiram Glover | |
| 17:00 | Liberty | Erik Lee makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Harrison | 5-6 |
| 16:52 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine misses the jumper near the basket | 5-6 |
| 16:51 | Belmont | John Kelley grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Damon Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Lueras (C) Jimmie Fontaine | |
| Subs | Liberty | Edward Goodman (PG), Bertram Bruner (SG), Keith Campbell (SF), Willie Collins (C) Erik Lee, Raymond Mills, John Harrison, Adam Ward | |
| 16:31 | Liberty | Edward Goodman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:29 | Belmont | Damon Howard pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Paul Weldon comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Liberty | Keith Campbell gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:01 | Liberty | Felipe Lopez scores on a runner from the right block | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Weldon (fresh) SG - Damon Howard (fairly fresh) SF - Jeff Ricci (fresh) PF - John Kelley (fresh) C - Ronald Lueras (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Edward Goodman (fresh) SG - Bertram Bruner (fresh) SF - Keith Campbell (fresh) PF - Felipe Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Collins (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | John Kelley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-8 |
| 15:37 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Felipe Lopez | 5-8 |
| 15:08 | Liberty | Willie Collins comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Damon Howard - foul #1 on Damon Howard, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Louis Stewart (PG), Richard Bailey (SG), Jeff Scholten (SF), Jimmie Fontaine (PF), Robert Drew (C) Paul Weldon, Damon Howard, Jeff Ricci, John Kelley, Ronald Lueras | |
| Subs | Liberty | Erik Lee (PG), Raymond Mills (SG), John Harrison (SF), Hiram Glover (C) Edward Goodman, Bertram Bruner, Keith Campbell, Felipe Lopez | |
| 15:08 | Liberty | Willie Collins makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | Liberty | Willie Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:50 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:38 | Liberty | Raymond Mills is hacked by Robert Drew - foul #1 on Robert Drew, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Adam Ward (PF) Willie Collins | |
| 14:21 | Liberty | Hiram Glover clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Drew - foul #2 on Robert Drew, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Kelley (C) Robert Drew | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 14:21 | Liberty | Hiram Glover misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:21 | Liberty | Hiram Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:14 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine drills a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Erik Lee - foul #1 on Erik Lee, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Howard (SG) Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 14:14 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:56 | Liberty | John Harrison is whistled for traveling | 11-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Weldon (PG) Louis Stewart | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Damon Howard's floater is knocked away by Hiram Glover | 11-11 |
| 13:36 | Liberty | Adam Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:16 | Liberty | Raymond Mills knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Erik Lee | 11-13 |
| 13:03 | Belmont | Paul Weldon drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Damon Howard | 14-13 |
| 12:50 | Liberty | John Kelley blocks the short jumper by Adam Ward | 14-13 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Jeff Scholten pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | Adam Ward swats the dunk try by Damon Howard | 14-13 |
| 12:35 | Liberty | Erik Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:30 | Liberty | Erik Lee's pass is intercepted by Paul Weldon | 14-13 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Damon Howard is hacked by John Harrison - foul #1 on John Harrison, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Louis Stewart (PG), Richard Bailey (SG), Jeff Ricci (SF), Ronald Lueras (C) Paul Weldon, Damon Howard, Jeff Scholten, John Kelley | |
| Subs | Liberty | Edward Goodman (PG), Bertram Bruner (SG), Keith Campbell (SF), Felipe Lopez (C) Erik Lee, Raymond Mills, John Harrison, Hiram Glover | |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 11:55 | Liberty | Edward Goodman snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Louis Stewart (fresh) SG - Richard Bailey (fresh) SF - Jeff Ricci (fresh) PF - Jimmie Fontaine (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Lueras (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Edward Goodman (fresh) SG - Bertram Bruner (fresh) SF - Keith Campbell (fresh) PF - Adam Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Felipe Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Liberty | Edward Goodman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-13 |
| 11:42 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-13 |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Ronald Lueras tips it back up and in | 16-13 |
| 11:20 | Liberty | Felipe Lopez is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Fontaine - foul #2 on Jimmie Fontaine, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Howard (SG), Arthur Lim (PF) Richard Bailey, Jimmie Fontaine | |
| Subs | Liberty | Erik Lee (PG), Willie Collins (C) Edward Goodman, Adam Ward | |
| 11:20 | Liberty | Felipe Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:20 | Liberty | Felipe Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:20 | Belmont | Ronald Lueras grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Louis Stewart is fouled on the floor by Bertram Bruner - foul #1 on Bertram Bruner, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Kelley (PF) Arthur Lim | |
| Subs | Liberty | Raymond Mills (SG), John Harrison (SF) Bertram Bruner, Keith Campbell | |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Jeff Ricci clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 16-14 |
| 10:46 | Belmont | John Kelley misses the tip | 16-14 |
| 10:44 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Felipe Lopez | 16-14 |
| 10:20 | Liberty | Erik Lee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 10:19 | Liberty | Willie Collins can't tip it in | 16-14 |
| 10:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ronald Lueras | 16-14 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Jeff Ricci misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Felipe Lopez - foul #1 on Felipe Lopez, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Weldon (PG), Jeff Scholten (SF) Louis Stewart, Ronald Lueras | |
| Subs | Liberty | Adam Ward (PF), Hiram Glover (C) Felipe Lopez, Willie Collins | |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Jeff Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Jeff Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:49 | Liberty | Erik Lee banks in the layup set up by John Harrison and he's hacked by Jeff Scholten - foul #1 on Jeff Scholten, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| 09:49 | Liberty | Erik Lee makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:37 | Belmont | John Harrison steals the ball from Damon Howard | 18-17 |
| 09:22 | Liberty | Hiram Glover misses the easy layup | 18-17 |
| 09:20 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to John Harrison | 18-17 |
| 09:01 | Liberty | John Harrison can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-17 |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Jeff Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | John Harrison takes the ball from Paul Weldon | 18-17 |
| 08:24 | Liberty | The short jumper by Hiram Glover is denied by John Kelley | 18-17 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Damon Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:08 | Belmont | Jeff Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Louis Stewart (PG), Richard Bailey (SF), Arthur Lim (PF), Ronald Lueras (C) Paul Weldon, Jeff Scholten, John Kelley, Jeff Ricci | |
| Subs | Liberty | Edward Goodman (PG), Bertram Bruner (SG), Keith Campbell (SF), Felipe Lopez (PF), Willie Collins (C) Erik Lee, Raymond Mills, John Harrison, Adam Ward, Hiram Glover | |
| 08:04 | Liberty | Edward Goodman travels in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Damon Howard is hacked by Felipe Lopez - foul #2 on Felipe Lopez, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Stephen Wurster (C) Felipe Lopez | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Louis Stewart (fresh) SG - Damon Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Bailey (fresh) PF - Arthur Lim (fresh) C - Ronald Lueras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Edward Goodman (fresh) SG - Bertram Bruner (fresh) SF - Keith Campbell (fresh) PF - Willie Collins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Wurster (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Louis Stewart misses the jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 07:30 | Belmont | Arthur Lim snags the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 07:18 | Belmont | Damon Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 07:17 | Liberty | Willie Collins snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 07:04 | Liberty | Bertram Bruner clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 07:02 | Liberty | Stephen Wurster hits the follow up shot | 18-19 |
| 06:41 | Belmont | Richard Bailey drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-19 |
| 06:30 | Liberty | Bertram Bruner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeff Scholten (SF), Jeff Ricci (PF) Damon Howard, Arthur Lim | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Harrison (SF), Adam Ward (PF) Bertram Bruner, Stephen Wurster | |
| 06:03 | Belmont | Louis Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Weldon (PG), John Kelley (PF) Richard Bailey, Ronald Lueras | |
| Subs | Liberty | Erik Lee (PG), Raymond Mills (SG), Hiram Glover (C) Edward Goodman, Keith Campbell, Willie Collins | |
| 05:49 | Liberty | John Harrison is fouled on the floor by Jeff Scholten - foul #2 on Jeff Scholten, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Arthur Lim (PF) Jeff Scholten | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 05:49 | Liberty | John Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:49 | Liberty | John Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Jeff Ricci knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Weldon | 23-21 |
| 05:15 | Liberty | Erik Lee can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 23-21 |
| 05:13 | Liberty | John Harrison tips it home | 23-23 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | Louis Stewart misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 04:48 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Adam Ward | 23-23 |
| 04:32 | Liberty | Hiram Glover is called for traveling | 23-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Howard (SG), Ronald Lueras (C) Louis Stewart, Arthur Lim | |
| Subs | Liberty | Keith Campbell (SF), Willie Collins (C) John Harrison, Hiram Glover | |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Paul Weldon is hacked by Erik Lee - foul #2 on Erik Lee, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Bailey (SF) Jeff Ricci | |
| Subs | Liberty | Edward Goodman (PG), Stephen Wurster (C) Erik Lee, Adam Ward | |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Richard Bailey is hacked by Keith Campbell - foul #1 on Keith Campbell, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Richard Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Richard Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:05 | Liberty | Stephen Wurster pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 03:48 | Liberty | Keith Campbell comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 24-23 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | John Kelley snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Weldon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Lueras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Edward Goodman (fresh) SG - Raymond Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Campbell (fresh) PF - Willie Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Wurster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Belmont | John Kelley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Kelley, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Cunningham (PG), Jeff Scholten (SF), Jimmie Fontaine (PF), Robert Drew (C) Paul Weldon, Richard Bailey, John Kelley, Ronald Lueras | |
| Subs | Liberty | Erik Lee (PG), John Harrison (SF), Adam Ward (PF), Hiram Glover (C) Edward Goodman, Raymond Mills, Willie Collins, Stephen Wurster | |
| 02:55 | Liberty | Erik Lee clanks a floater from close range | 24-23 |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Robert Drew grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Damon Howard hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Drew | 27-23 |
| 02:15 | Liberty | John Harrison knocks in the floater from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Damon Howard misses the jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 01:59 | Liberty | The rebound goes to John Harrison | 27-25 |
| 01:42 | Liberty | Robert Drew is called for the reach on John Harrison - foul #3 on Robert Drew, team foul #11 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Kelley (C) Robert Drew | |
| Subs | Liberty | Raymond Mills (SG), Felipe Lopez (PF), Willie Collins (C) Keith Campbell, Adam Ward, Hiram Glover | |
| 01:42 | Liberty | John Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:42 | Liberty | John Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jimmie Fontaine | 27-25 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | Christopher Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-25 |
| 01:13 | Belmont | John Kelley snags the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Damon Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 01:01 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Willie Collins | 27-25 |
| 00:50 | Liberty | Felipe Lopez connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Erik Lee | 27-27 |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Damon Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 00:34 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Raymond Mills | 27-27 |
| 00:17 | Liberty | Felipe Lopez's pass is intercepted by Jeff Scholten | 27-27 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Christopher Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Jimmie Fontaine drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Raymond Mills clanks a fullcourt shot | 30-27 |