| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Larry Monroe (fresh) SG - Thomas French (fresh) SF - William Hayden (fresh) PF - Thomas McCoy (fresh) C - Dikembe Awada (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) SG - Jody Frazier (fresh) SF - Charles Campbell (fresh) PF - Gabriel McCrone (fresh) C - Gary Neely (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Gary Neely wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern 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) | |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Charles Campbell buries a shot from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Texas Southern | Thomas French tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | Jody Frazier connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Fuchs | 2-5 |
| 18:48 | Texas Southern | Gary Neely picks off the pass by William Hayden | 2-5 |
| 18:34 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone can't connect on a shot in the paint | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Awada | 5-5 |
| 18:06 | Belmont | Dikembe Awada swats the shot by Jody Frazier | 5-5 |
| 18:04 | Texas Southern | Thomas French snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 18:00 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Thomas French picks off the pass by Gabriel McCrone in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | Texas Southern | William Hayden can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gary Neely | 5-5 |
| 17:35 | Belmont | Jody Frazier clanks a 3 from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:33 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Larry Monroe | 5-5 |
| 17:08 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Belmont | Charles Campbell is hacked by Thomas McCoy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas McCoy, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (PG), T-Bone Provencal (SG), Carlos Stewart (SF), Ryan Dorsey (PF), Eric Clark (C) Larry Monroe, Thomas French, William Hayden, Thomas McCoy, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (PG), Jan Satchell (SG), David Lehmann (SF), Christopher Dugger (PF), Todd Rudisill (C) John Fuchs, Jody Frazier, Charles Campbell, Gabriel McCrone, Gary Neely | |
| 16:47 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill knocks in the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Eric Clark - foul #1 on Eric Clark, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 16:47 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:20 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey can't connect on a floater near the basket | 5-8 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Jan Satchell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:57 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 15:56 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Joshua Kahl (fresh) SG - T-Bone Provencal (fresh) SF - Carlos Stewart (fresh) PF - Ryan Dorsey (fresh) C - Eric Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Scott Tsai (fresh) SG - Jan Satchell (fresh) SF - David Lehmann (fresh) PF - Todd Rudisill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Dugger (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Scott Tsai is hacked by Joshua Kahl - foul #1 on Joshua Kahl, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), Thomas French (SG), Eric Ullrich (SF), Thomas McCoy (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Joshua Kahl, T-Bone Provencal, Carlos Stewart, Ryan Dorsey, Eric Clark | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Fuchs (PG), Charles Campbell (SF) Jan Satchell, David Lehmann | |
| 15:24 | Belmont | Scott Tsai hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-10 |
| 15:07 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 5-10 |
| 15:05 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Christopher Dugger | 5-10 |
| 14:41 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 14:39 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger gets the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (PG), T-Bone Provencal (SG), William Hayden (SF), Ryan Dorsey (PF), Eric Clark (C) Larry Monroe, Thomas French, Eric Ullrich, Thomas McCoy, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jody Frazier (SG), David Lehmann (SF), Gabriel McCrone (PF), Gary Neely (C) Scott Tsai, Charles Campbell, Christopher Dugger, Todd Rudisill | |
| 14:09 | Texas Southern | Eric Clark comes up short on the shot from the left side | 5-10 |
| 14:07 | Belmont | John Fuchs grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone is hacked by William Hayden - foul #1 on William Hayden, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | David Lehmann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 13:37 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:17 | Texas Southern | Eric Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 13:15 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl gets the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 12:59 | Texas Southern | T-Bone Provencal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 5-10 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 12:53 | Belmont | John Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 12:51 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 12:35 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Fuchs - foul #1 on John Fuchs, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), Carlos Stewart (SF), Thomas McCoy (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) T-Bone Provencal, William Hayden, Ryan Dorsey, Eric Clark | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Connolly (PG), Jan Satchell (SF), Christopher Dugger (PF), John Kirchner (C) John Fuchs, David Lehmann, Gabriel McCrone, Gary Neely | |
| 12:35 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:35 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:35 | Belmont | John Kirchner pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | Daniel Connolly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Jan Satchell grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 11:42 | Belmont | John Kirchner buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jan Satchell | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Larry Monroe (fresh) SG - Joshua Kahl (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carlos Stewart (fresh) PF - Thomas McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Awada (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Connolly (fresh) SG - Jody Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jan Satchell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Dugger (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Kirchner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe misses long on a floater in the lane | 6-12 |
| 11:32 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada hits the follow up shot | 8-12 |
| 11:15 | Belmont | Daniel Connolly clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-12 |
| 11:14 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:57 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy double dribbles | 8-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich (PG), Thomas French (SG), William Hayden (SF) Larry Monroe, Joshua Kahl, Carlos Stewart | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Fuchs (PG), Scott Tsai (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Todd Rudisill (PF) Daniel Connolly, Jody Frazier, Jan Satchell, Christopher Dugger | |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Charles Campbell misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas McCoy - foul #2 on Thomas McCoy, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey (PF), Eric Clark (C) Thomas McCoy, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Neely (C) John Kirchner | |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Charles Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Charles Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | Gary Neely is called for the reach on Eric Clark - foul #1 on Gary Neely, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| 09:58 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey misses the shot from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 09:57 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey tips it back up and in | 10-14 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | John Fuchs is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Fuchs, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG) Eric Ullrich | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jan Satchell (SG) John Fuchs | |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe is fouled on the floor by Jan Satchell - foul #1 on Jan Satchell, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart (SF) William Hayden | |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Dugger (PF) Todd Rudisill | |
| 09:22 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas French | 13-14 |
| 09:14 | Belmont | Charles Campbell is whistled for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | T-Bone Provencal (SG), Dikembe Awada (C) Thomas French, Eric Clark | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone (PF) Gary Neely | |
| 08:50 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 08:49 | Belmont | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:46 | Belmont | T-Bone Provencal steals it from Jan Satchell in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 08:32 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 13-14 |
| 08:30 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Scott Tsai | 13-14 |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger banks in the wide open layup set up by Jan Satchell | 13-16 |
| 08:01 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 08:00 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Scott Tsai's pass is intercepted by T-Bone Provencal in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 07:51 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart travels with the ball | 13-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich (PG), Thomas French (SG), William Hayden (SF), Eric Clark (PF), Andre Conti (C) Larry Monroe, T-Bone Provencal, Carlos Stewart, Ryan Dorsey, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Connolly (PG), Jody Frazier (SG), David Lehmann (SF), Todd Rudisill (PF), Gary Neely (C) Scott Tsai, Jan Satchell, Charles Campbell, Gabriel McCrone, Christopher Dugger | |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Daniel Connolly is hacked by Andre Conti in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andre Conti, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Jody Frazier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 07:38 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Eric Ullrich (fresh) SG - Thomas French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hayden (fresh) PF - Eric Clark (fresh) C - Andre Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Connolly (fresh) SG - Jody Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lehmann (fresh) PF - Todd Rudisill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Neely (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Texas Southern | William Hayden clanks a jumper from the right block | 13-16 |
| 07:19 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Clark | 13-16 |
| 07:10 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 13-16 |
| 07:08 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich can't tip it in | 13-16 |
| 07:07 | Texas Southern | William Hayden tips it in | 15-16 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Gary Neely travels with the ball | 15-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (PG), Ryan Dorsey (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Eric Ullrich, Eric Clark, Andre Conti | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:34 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | Jody Frazier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Jody Frazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 06:02 | Belmont | Jody Frazier connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Daniel Connolly | 15-19 |
| 05:45 | Texas Southern | William Hayden is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Hayden, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), Eric Ullrich (SF), Eric Clark (PF), Andre Conti (C) Thomas French, William Hayden, Ryan Dorsey, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (PG), Charles Campbell (SF), Gabriel McCrone (PF), Christopher Dugger (C) Daniel Connolly, David Lehmann, Todd Rudisill, Gary Neely | |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Scott Tsai is hacked by Joshua Kahl in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Kahl, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | T-Bone Provencal (SG) Joshua Kahl | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jan Satchell (SG) Jody Frazier | |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Scott Tsai misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger is fouled on the floor by Andre Conti - foul #2 on Andre Conti, team foul #9 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada (C) Andre Conti | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 05:33 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 05:12 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe scores on a runner from the left block | 17-20 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | Jan Satchell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 04:53 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to T-Bone Provencal | 17-20 |
| 04:35 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich is fouled on the floor by Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart (PF) Eric Clark | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jody Frazier (SG), John Kirchner (C) Jan Satchell, Gabriel McCrone | |
| 04:20 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-20 |
| 04:19 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich hits the follow up shot | 19-20 |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger comes up short on the floater in the lane | 19-20 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | John Kirchner tips it in | 19-22 |
| 03:39 | Texas Southern | T-Bone Provencal is called for traveling | 19-22 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (PG), Thomas French (SG), William Hayden (SF), Thomas McCoy (PF), Andre Conti (C) Larry Monroe, T-Bone Provencal, Eric Ullrich, Carlos Stewart, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Fuchs (PG), David Lehmann (SF), Todd Rudisill (PF), Gary Neely (C) Scott Tsai, Charles Campbell, Christopher Dugger, John Kirchner | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Joshua Kahl (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hayden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andre Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jody Frazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Lehmann (fresh) PF - Todd Rudisill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Neely (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Belmont | Jody Frazier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Andre Conti snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 03:15 | Texas Southern | William Hayden misses the lay-in | 19-22 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Gary Neely grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 03:09 | Belmont | John Fuchs clanks a shot from the left block | 19-22 |
| 03:08 | Texas Southern | William Hayden snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 02:53 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy's fadeaway is rejected by David Lehmann | 19-22 |
| 02:52 | Texas Southern | William Hayden grabs the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 02:36 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill loses the dribble to Thomas McCoy | 22-22 |
| 02:08 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart (PG), Eric Ullrich (SF), Ryan Dorsey (C) Thomas French, William Hayden, Andre Conti | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (SG), Jan Satchell (SF), Gabriel McCrone (PF), Christopher Dugger (C) Jody Frazier, David Lehmann, Todd Rudisill, Gary Neely | |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Jan Satchell loses the dribble to Joshua Kahl | 22-22 |
| 01:36 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart jams it | 24-22 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Carlos Stewart - foul #1 on Carlos Stewart, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), T-Bone Provencal (SG), Eric Clark (C) Joshua Kahl, Eric Ullrich, Thomas McCoy | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:10 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey's pass is intercepted by John Fuchs | 24-23 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Scott Tsai misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Jan Satchell is called for the reach on Carlos Stewart - foul #2 on Jan Satchell, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas French (SG), William Hayden (SF), Dikembe Awada (C) T-Bone Provencal, Carlos Stewart, Ryan Dorsey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Connolly (PG), David Lehmann (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Gary Neely (C) John Fuchs, Scott Tsai, Jan Satchell, Gabriel McCrone | |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada travels with the ball | 24-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich (PG), Thomas McCoy (PF) Larry Monroe, Eric Clark | |
| Subs | Belmont | Todd Rudisill (PF) Christopher Dugger | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | David Lehmann misses the fullcourt shot | 24-23 |