| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fresh) SG - Joseph Nolan (fresh) SF - Robert Furman (fresh) PF - James Gwin (fresh) C - Howard Crow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Jones (fresh) SG - James Serafin (fresh) SF - Charles Jolly (fresh) PF - Darryl Gray (fresh) C - James Haider (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Howard Crow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Robert Furman lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerrod Strothers | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | DePaul | James Haider banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darryl Gray | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | DePaul | Darryl Gray gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | DePaul | James Haider hits a floater from the right block set up by Darryl Gray | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Robert Furman drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jerrod Strothers | 4-4 |
| 18:15 | DePaul | Charles Jolly clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | DePaul | John Jones hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Robert Furman comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Charles Jolly - foul #1 on Charles Jolly, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Robert Furman misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Robert Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:40 | DePaul | John Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 17:38 | DePaul | James Haider pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | DePaul | Howard Crow swats the short shot by Darryl Gray | 5-6 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Gwin | 5-6 |
| 17:00 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Belmont | James Gwin tips it in | 7-6 |
| 16:45 | DePaul | Darryl Gray banks in the layup on a great pass from John Jones | 7-8 |
| 16:25 | Belmont | James Gwin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:24 | DePaul | James Haider grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 16:11 | DePaul | John Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Gwin - foul #1 on James Gwin, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (SG), Daniel Snell (SF), Larry Barreto (PF), Timothy Hadlock (C) Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman, James Gwin, Howard Crow | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:11 | DePaul | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:11 | DePaul | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Larry Barreto clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 15:56 | DePaul | Darryl Gray gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernest Renfro (fresh) SF - Daniel Snell (fresh) PF - Larry Barreto (fresh) C - Timothy Hadlock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Serafin (fresh) SF - Charles Jolly (fresh) PF - Darryl Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Haider (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | DePaul | James Serafin makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Jolly | 7-12 |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro clanks a 3 from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 15:28 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Darryl Gray | 7-12 |
| 15:12 | DePaul | John Jones is hacked by Daniel Snell - foul #1 on Daniel Snell, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG) Jerrod Strothers | |
| Subs | DePaul | Desmond Johnson (PG), Louie Hodgson (SG), Samuel Magnuson (SF), Carroll Handley (PF), Robert Christian (C) John Jones, James Serafin, Charles Jolly, Darryl Gray, James Haider | |
| 14:56 | DePaul | Robert Christian buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Magnuson | 7-14 |
| 14:42 | Belmont | Robert Christian is called for the reach on Ernest Renfro - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Furman (SF), James Gwin (PF), Howard Crow (C) Daniel Snell, Larry Barreto, Timothy Hadlock | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:34 | Belmont | Robert Furman misses the lay-in | 7-14 |
| 14:33 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro snags the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 14:16 | Belmont | Robert Furman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 14:14 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan grabs the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:04 | Belmont | James Gwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-14 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Carroll Handley gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Desmond Johnson hits a 3 from straight away | 7-17 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Robert Christian steps in front of the Ernest Renfro pass | 7-17 |
| 13:14 | DePaul | Louie Hodgson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Desmond Johnson | 7-20 |
| 13:10 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro is hacked by Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #3 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers (PG), Daniel Snell (SG) Ernest Renfro, Joseph Nolan | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Jones (PG), James Serafin (SG), Charles Jolly (SF), Darryl Gray (PF), James Haider (C) Desmond Johnson, Louie Hodgson, Samuel Magnuson, Carroll Handley, Robert Christian | |
| 12:46 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-20 |
| 12:45 | Belmont | James Gwin tips it back up and in | 9-20 |
| 12:28 | DePaul | James Serafin can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 9-20 |
| 12:26 | Belmont | Howard Crow pulls down the rebound | 9-20 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Daniel Snell is hacked by James Haider - foul #1 on James Haider, team foul #4 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (SG), Larry Barreto (PF) Daniel Snell, James Gwin | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 11:56 | Belmont | Howard Crow's pass is intercepted by Charles Jolly | 9-20 |
| 11:52 | DePaul | James Serafin lays it up and in set up by Charles Jolly | 9-22 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernest Renfro (fresh) SF - Robert Furman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Barreto (fresh) C - Howard Crow (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Serafin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Jolly (fresh) PF - Darryl Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Haider (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Darryl Gray takes the ball from Robert Furman | 9-22 |
| 11:11 | DePaul | James Haider is whistled for traveling | 9-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG), Daniel Snell (SF), Timothy Hadlock (C) Ernest Renfro, Robert Furman, Howard Crow | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Larry Barreto can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-22 |
| 10:55 | DePaul | The rebound goes to James Haider | 9-22 |
| 10:39 | DePaul | Jerrod Strothers is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #1 on Jerrod Strothers, team foul #3 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Gwin (PF) Daniel Snell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Desmond Johnson (PG), Carroll Handley (PF) John Jones, Darryl Gray | |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Carroll Handley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Carroll Handley, team foul #5 | 9-22 |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Desmond Johnson - foul #1 on Desmond Johnson, team foul #6 | 9-22 |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan misses the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:01 | DePaul | The rebound goes to James Haider | 10-22 |
| 09:46 | DePaul | The short jumper by James Serafin is denied by Timothy Hadlock | 10-22 |
| 09:45 | Belmont | Larry Barreto snags the defensive board | 10-22 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | A charge is called on Joseph Nolan - foul #1 on Joseph Nolan, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Furman (SF), Howard Crow (C) Larry Barreto, Timothy Hadlock | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Jones (PG), Samuel Magnuson (SF), Darryl Gray (PF) James Serafin, Charles Jolly, James Haider | |
| 09:10 | DePaul | Samuel Magnuson misses short on a shot from the baseline | 10-22 |
| 09:09 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Howard Crow | 10-22 |
| 09:03 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Desmond Johnson - foul #2 on Desmond Johnson, team foul #7 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Louie Hodgson (SG) Desmond Johnson | |
| 09:03 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 09:03 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Darryl Gray misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Howard Crow - foul #1 on Howard Crow, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (PG), Timothy Hadlock (PF) Jerrod Strothers, James Gwin | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Darryl Gray makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Darryl Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Howard Crow misses long on a shot in the lane | 12-24 |
| 08:28 | DePaul | Louie Hodgson gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:11 | DePaul | Louie Hodgson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 12-24 |
| 08:09 | Belmont | Howard Crow gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:02 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 08:00 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro grabs the offensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 07:53 | Belmont | Howard Crow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-24 |
| 07:51 | Belmont | Robert Furman grabs the offensive rebound | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Renfro (fresh) SG - Joseph Nolan (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Furman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Hadlock (fresh) C - Howard Crow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louie Hodgson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Magnuson (fresh) PF - Darryl Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carroll Handley (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock buries a shot near the basket set up by Robert Furman and he's hacked by Darryl Gray - foul #1 on Darryl Gray, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers (PG) Joseph Nolan | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Serafin (SG), Charles Jolly (SF), James Haider (C) John Jones, Louie Hodgson, Carroll Handley | |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:16 | DePaul | Charles Jolly makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Haider | 15-26 |
| 07:03 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro travels with the ball | 15-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Snell (SF), James Gwin (PF), Larry Barreto (C) Robert Furman, Timothy Hadlock, Howard Crow | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 06:48 | DePaul | James Haider misses the floater from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 06:47 | DePaul | Charles Jolly gets the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 06:38 | DePaul | Samuel Magnuson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-26 |
| 06:37 | Belmont | Larry Barreto pulls down the rebound | 15-26 |
| 06:32 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-26 |
| 06:31 | DePaul | Darryl Gray snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| 06:10 | DePaul | Samuel Magnuson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Samuel Magnuson, team foul #9 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG) Ernest Renfro | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Jones (PG) Darryl Gray | |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Daniel Snell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-26 |
| 05:54 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Samuel Magnuson | 15-26 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Charles Jolly misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Snell - foul #2 on Daniel Snell, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Furman (SF), Howard Crow (C) Daniel Snell, Larry Barreto | |
| Subs | DePaul | Carroll Handley (PF) Samuel Magnuson | |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Charles Jolly makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Charles Jolly makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Furman | 18-28 |
| 05:14 | DePaul | James Haider double dribbles | 18-28 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jerrod Strothers | 21-28 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | James Serafin scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Jolly | 21-30 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | James Gwin is hacked by James Serafin - foul #1 on James Serafin, team foul #10 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (PG) Jerrod Strothers | |
| Subs | DePaul | Samuel Magnuson (PG) John Jones | |
| 04:25 | Belmont | James Gwin makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | James Gwin misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:25 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Carroll Handley | 22-30 |
| 04:02 | DePaul | Samuel Magnuson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Robert Furman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Carroll Handley - foul #2 on Carroll Handley, team foul #11 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Snell (SG), Larry Barreto (PF) Joseph Nolan, James Gwin | |
| Subs | DePaul | Desmond Johnson (PG), Louie Hodgson (SG), Darryl Gray (PF), Robert Christian (C) James Serafin, Charles Jolly, Carroll Handley, James Haider | |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Robert Furman makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Robert Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Renfro (fresh) SG - Daniel Snell (fresh) SF - Robert Furman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Barreto (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Crow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Desmond Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louie Hodgson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Magnuson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | DePaul | Darryl Gray travels with the ball | 24-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers (PG), Timothy Hadlock (C) Robert Furman, Howard Crow | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Jones (PG) Louie Hodgson | |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Daniel Snell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 03:00 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Darryl Gray | 24-32 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Darryl Gray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 02:40 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Desmond Johnson | 24-32 |
| 02:21 | DePaul | John Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG) Ernest Renfro | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Serafin (SG), Charles Jolly (SF), James Haider (C) Desmond Johnson, Samuel Magnuson, Robert Christian | |
| 02:14 | Belmont | James Serafin steps in front of the Daniel Snell pass | 24-32 |
| 02:11 | DePaul | James Serafin throws it down | 24-34 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-34 |
| 01:55 | DePaul | Darryl Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:36 | DePaul | James Serafin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 01:34 | DePaul | James Haider pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:16 | DePaul | Charles Jolly misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-34 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Larry Barreto gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-34 |
| 00:57 | DePaul | James Haider grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 00:46 | DePaul | Charles Jolly is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charles Jolly, team foul #12 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Furman (SF), James Gwin (PF), Howard Crow (C) Daniel Snell, Larry Barreto, Timothy Hadlock | |
| Subs | DePaul | Desmond Johnson (PG), Carroll Handley (PF) John Jones, Darryl Gray | |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Howard Crow pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | James Gwin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Haider - foul #2 on James Haider, team foul #13 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (PG) Jerrod Strothers | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:05 | Belmont | James Gwin misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | James Gwin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | James Serafin scores on a floater from the left block | 25-36 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 25-36 |