| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jody Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gabriel McCrone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Neely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Martindale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Mericle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Mikel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Robert Logan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Charles Campbell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Charles Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:02 | Belmont | Gary Neely clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 19:00 | Missouri State | David Martindale grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Robert Logan can't finish the layup | 37-37 |
| 18:51 | Missouri State | Donald Mericle tips it home | 37-39 |
| 18:22 | Belmont | Charles Campbell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | David Martindale snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 18:15 | Missouri State | David Martindale misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 18:13 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | John Fuchs can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Charles Campbell grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 17:33 | Belmont | Charles Campbell misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Cecil Meyers - foul #2 on Cecil Meyers, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Dugger (PF), Todd Rudisill (C) Gabriel McCrone, Gary Neely | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle (SF), Antonio Creager (PF), Kenneth Cunningham (C) Cecil Meyers, Donald Mericle, Brandon Mikel | |
| 17:33 | Belmont | Charles Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:33 | Belmont | Charles Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:33 | Missouri State | Antonio Creager gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | David Martindale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (SG), David Lehmann (SF) Jody Frazier, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | David Martindale makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | David Martindale misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Christopher Dugger | 37-40 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Bartholomew (PG), James Bridges (SG) David Martindale, Robert Logan | |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | Christopher Dugger steals the ball from James Bridges | 37-40 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | John Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | James Bridges knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Tsai (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lehmann (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Dugger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Todd Rudisill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Bartholomew (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Creager (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Belmont | The short jumper by Christopher Dugger is denied by Antonio Creager | 37-43 |
| 15:54 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| 15:43 | Missouri State | David Lehmann steals the ball from Kenneth Cunningham | 39-43 |
| 15:32 | Belmont | Earl Tuttle swats the shot by Scott Tsai | 39-43 |
| 15:30 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 15:17 | Missouri State | James Bridges buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Earl Tuttle | 39-46 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | John Fuchs's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Cunningham | 39-46 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Kenneth Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jody Frazier (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Gabriel McCrone (PF), Gary Neely (C) John Fuchs, David Lehmann, Christopher Dugger, Todd Rudisill | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Martindale (PG), Robert Logan (SG), Cecil Meyers (SF), Donald Mericle (PF), Brandon Mikel (C) David Bartholomew, James Bridges, Earl Tuttle, Antonio Creager, Kenneth Cunningham | |
| 14:23 | Belmont | Scott Tsai clanks a floater from the left side | 39-46 |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Donald Mericle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:15 | Missouri State | Jody Frazier picks off the pass by Brandon Mikel | 39-46 |
| 14:07 | Belmont | Charles Campbell is hacked by Donald Mericle - foul #1 on Donald Mericle, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jan Satchell (PG) Scott Tsai | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Gary Neely misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Charles Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 13:21 | Belmont | Cecil Meyers steals it from Jan Satchell | 39-46 |
| 12:59 | Missouri State | Robert Logan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel gets the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:48 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | Jody Frazier pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:42 | Belmont | Jody Frazier buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Neely | 41-46 |
| 12:25 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel can't finish the layup | 41-46 |
| 12:23 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gabriel McCrone | 41-46 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone lays it in | 43-46 |
| 12:00 | Missouri State | David Martindale knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Cecil Meyers | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jan Satchell (fresh) SG - Jody Frazier (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel McCrone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Neely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Martindale (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Meyers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Mericle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Mikel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Belmont | Jody Frazier lays it up and in | 45-49 |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | David Martindale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Fuchs (PG), Scott Tsai (SG), David Lehmann (SF), Christopher Dugger (PF), Todd Rudisill (C) Jan Satchell, Jody Frazier, Charles Campbell, Gabriel McCrone, Gary Neely | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Bartholomew (PG), James Bridges (SG), Albert Salcedo (SF), Earl Tuttle (PF), Antonio Creager (C) David Martindale, Robert Logan, Cecil Meyers, Donald Mericle, Brandon Mikel | |
| 10:49 | Belmont | David Lehmann buries a 3 from the left corner set up by John Fuchs | 48-49 |
| 10:37 | Missouri State | James Bridges misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 10:35 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Christopher Dugger | 48-49 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | David Bartholomew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | David Lehmann buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Fuchs | 51-49 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | David Bartholomew misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:18 | Missouri State | John Fuchs steps in front of the Antonio Creager pass | 51-49 |
| 09:15 | Belmont | John Fuchs lays it in | 53-49 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | David Bartholomew can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 08:52 | Belmont | David Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:48 | Belmont | David Lehmann buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Fuchs and he's hacked by Earl Tuttle - foul #1 on Earl Tuttle, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jody Frazier (SG), Gary Neely (C) Scott Tsai, Todd Rudisill | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Martindale (PG), Robert Logan (SG), Cecil Meyers (SF), Donald Mericle (PF), Brandon Mikel (C) David Bartholomew, James Bridges, Albert Salcedo, Earl Tuttle, Antonio Creager | |
| 08:48 | Belmont | David Lehmann makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | David Martindale misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | John Fuchs pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:13 | Belmont | John Fuchs drills a 3 from the right wing set up by David Lehmann | 59-49 |
| 07:57 | Missouri State | David Martindale buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Cecil Meyers | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jody Frazier (fresh) 12 pts. SF - David Lehmann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Dugger (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Neely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Martindale (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Mericle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Mikel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Belmont | Gary Neely is whistled for traveling | 59-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Campbell (SF), Gabriel McCrone (PF) David Lehmann, Christopher Dugger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 59-51 |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Gary Neely grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:21 | Belmont | Charles Campbell double dribbles | 59-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (PG) John Fuchs | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle (SF), Antonio Creager (PF) Cecil Meyers, Donald Mericle | |
| 06:55 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel blows the layup | 59-51 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 06:30 | Belmont | Jody Frazier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | David Martindale connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Logan | 59-53 |
| 06:04 | Belmont | Gary Neely is called for 3 seconds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Fuchs (PG), Christopher Dugger (C) Jody Frazier, Gary Neely | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Bartholomew (PG), Cecil Meyers (SF) David Martindale, Brandon Mikel | |
| 05:42 | Missouri State | Antonio Creager's fadeaway is rejected by Gabriel McCrone | 59-53 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Scott Tsai drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Gabriel McCrone | 61-53 |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Robert Logan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-53 |
| 05:10 | Missouri State | Antonio Creager tips it in | 61-55 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jody Frazier (SG), David Lehmann (SF), Todd Rudisill (C) Scott Tsai, Charles Campbell, Gabriel McCrone | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Bridges (SG), Donald Mericle (PF), Kenneth Cunningham (C) Robert Logan, Earl Tuttle, Antonio Creager | |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Jody Frazier picks off the pass by James Bridges | 61-55 |
| 04:27 | Belmont | Cecil Meyers steals the ball from Todd Rudisill | 61-55 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | David Bartholomew drills a jump hook from the left block | 61-57 |
| 03:56 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Todd Rudisill | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jody Frazier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Lehmann (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Dugger (fresh) 5 reb. C - Todd Rudisill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Bartholomew (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cecil Meyers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Donald Mericle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | James Bridges hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to David Bartholomew | 63-57 |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Campbell (SF), Gabriel McCrone (PF), Gary Neely (C) David Lehmann, Christopher Dugger, Todd Rudisill | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Martindale (PG), Robert Logan (SG), Earl Tuttle (SF), Brandon Mikel (C) David Bartholomew, James Bridges, Cecil Meyers, Kenneth Cunningham | |
| 03:18 | Missouri State | David Martindale is hacked by Gabriel McCrone - foul #3 on Gabriel McCrone, team foul #2 | 63-57 |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | David Martindale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-57 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Jody Frazier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Charles Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | John Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | Robert Logan comes up short on the floater from the right block | 63-57 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel misses the tip | 63-57 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Gary Neely snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 02:13 | Belmont | John Fuchs buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by David Martindale - foul #3 on David Martindale, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers (SF) Earl Tuttle | |
| 02:13 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gary Neely | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Belmont | Gary Neely can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-57 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Donald Mericle pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Robert Logan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-57 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | John Fuchs snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Belmont | John Fuchs is hacked by Brandon Mikel - foul #1 on Brandon Mikel, team foul #5 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Lehmann (SF) Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Jody Frazier is fouled on the floor by Robert Logan - foul #3 on Robert Logan, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Jody Frazier is hacked by Robert Logan - foul #4 on Robert Logan, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Jody Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Jody Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel McCrone | 67-57 |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone is fouled on the floor by David Martindale - foul #4 on David Martindale, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (PG), Jan Satchell (SG), Christopher Dugger (C) John Fuchs, Jody Frazier, Gary Neely | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Bartholomew (PG), James Bridges (SG), Albert Salcedo (SF), Earl Tuttle (PF), Antonio Creager (C) David Martindale, Robert Logan, Cecil Meyers, Donald Mericle, Brandon Mikel | |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle lays it up and in on a great pass from David Bartholomew | 68-59 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Fuchs (PG), Jody Frazier (SG), Gary Neely (C) Scott Tsai, Jan Satchell, Christopher Dugger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Martindale (PG), Robert Logan (SG), Cecil Meyers (SF), Donald Mericle (PF), Brandon Mikel (C) David Bartholomew, James Bridges, Albert Salcedo, Earl Tuttle, Antonio Creager | |
| 00:40 | Belmont | David Lehmann is fouled in the backcourt by David Martindale - foul #5 on David Martindale, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Bartholomew (PG) David Martindale | |
| 00:40 | Belmont | David Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | David Lehmann makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Donald Mericle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel misses the tip | 70-59 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Jody Frazier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Logan - foul #5 on Robert Logan, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (PG), Christopher Dugger (PF), Todd Rudisill (C) John Fuchs, Gabriel McCrone, Gary Neely | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Bridges (SG), Albert Salcedo (SF), Earl Tuttle (PF), Antonio Creager (C) Robert Logan, Cecil Meyers, Donald Mericle, Brandon Mikel | |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Jody Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Jody Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle is denied on a layup by David Lehmann | 72-59 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle misses the tip | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Creager | 72-59 |