| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Allen Carpenter (fresh) SG - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Beller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Lira (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Martin Etchison (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ryan Ary (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mettler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Ruder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roy Beller inbounds the ball | 21-18 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 19:34 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 19:22 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 21-18 |
| 19:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kevin Lira grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 19:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 21-18 |
| 19:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Carpenter | 21-18 |
| 18:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kevin Lira throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-18 |
| 18:34 | Belmont Abbey | Ryan Ary is fouled on the floor by Roy Beller - foul #2 on Roy Beller, team foul #1 | 21-18 |
| 18:16 | Belmont Abbey | Ryan Ary drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-21 |
| 17:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 17:45 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Ruder is hacked by Kevin Lira - foul #2 on Kevin Lira, team foul #2 | 24-21 |
| 17:28 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Jones - foul #2 on Christopher Jones, team foul #3 | 24-21 |
| 17:28 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 17:28 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 17:08 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Allen Carpenter makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Martin Etchison - foul #1 on Martin Etchison, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| 17:08 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Allen Carpenter makes the free throw | 27-22 |
| 16:48 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Ruder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Mark Fierros (SF), Willis Anderson (PF), Douglas Wells (C) Thomas Mettler, Melvin Ruder, Richard Evans | |
| 16:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allen Carpenter | 29-22 |
| 16:27 | Belmont Abbey | Douglas Wells comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 16:26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 16:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roy Beller can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 16:10 | Belmont Abbey | Willis Anderson grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 15:48 | Belmont Abbey | Mark Fierros hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-25 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Allen Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Beller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Lira (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Martin Etchison (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ryan Ary (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Fierros (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willis Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Douglas Wells (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Willis Anderson picks off the pass by Allen Carpenter | 29-25 |
| 15:17 | Belmont Abbey | Douglas Wells misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Jones - foul #3 on Christopher Jones, team foul #4 | 29-25 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bryant Timmins (PG), Joseph Stowe (SG), Donald Olson (SF), James Madden (PF), Kurt Schwentker (C) Allen Carpenter, David Jones, Roy Beller, Kevin Lira, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Paul Pimentel (PG), Thomas Mettler (SF), Richard Evans (C) Martin Etchison, Ryan Ary, Willis Anderson | |
| 15:17 | Belmont Abbey | Douglas Wells makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 15:17 | Belmont Abbey | Douglas Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 15:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Madden pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 14:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Olson is whistled for a carry | 29-26 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Ruder (PF) Douglas Wells | |
| 14:42 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Ruder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-26 |
| 14:40 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 14:28 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Pimentel | 29-28 |
| 14:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Olson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 13:48 | Belmont Abbey | Mark Fierros misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-28 |
| 13:46 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 13:40 | Belmont Abbey | Mark Fierros misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 13:39 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 13:17 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Ruder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Allen Carpenter (PG), David Jones (SG), Roy Beller (SF), Kevin Lira (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Bryant Timmins, Joseph Stowe, Donald Olson, James Madden, Kurt Schwentker | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison (PG), Ryan Ary (SG) Paul Pimentel, Mark Fierros | |
| 13:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roy Beller can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 13:00 | Belmont Abbey | The rebound goes to Richard Evans | 32-28 |
| 12:41 | Belmont Abbey | Christopher Jones swats the layup by Richard Evans | 32-28 |
| 12:39 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans tips it home | 32-30 |
| 12:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 12:18 | Belmont Abbey | The rebound goes to Richard Evans | 32-30 |
| 12:00 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 11:58 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kevin Lira pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 11:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Melvin Ruder is called for the reach on Christopher Jones - foul #3 on Melvin Ruder, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Mark Fierros (SF), Willis Anderson (PF), Douglas Wells (C) Thomas Mettler, Melvin Ruder, Richard Evans | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Allen Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Beller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Lira (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Martin Etchison (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ryan Ary (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Fierros (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willis Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Douglas Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones is hacked by Mark Fierros - foul #2 on Mark Fierros, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| 11:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 11:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roy Beller snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 10:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Martin Etchison steps in front of the David Jones pass | 32-30 |
| 10:45 | Belmont Abbey | Ryan Ary comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 10:43 | Belmont Abbey | Douglas Wells grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 10:31 | Belmont Abbey | Willis Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Fierros | 32-33 |
| 10:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kevin Lira hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Jones | 34-33 |
| 09:58 | Belmont Abbey | Douglas Wells connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Fierros | 34-36 |
| 09:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ryan Ary steals the ball from David Jones | 34-36 |
| 09:23 | Belmont Abbey | Douglas Wells knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 34-38 |
| 08:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Allen Carpenter | 36-38 |
| 08:50 | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison double dribbles | 36-38 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bryant Timmins (PG), Joseph Stowe (SG), Donald Olson (SF), James Madden (PF), Kurt Schwentker (C) Allen Carpenter, David Jones, Roy Beller, Kevin Lira, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Paul Pimentel (PG), Thomas Mettler (SF), Melvin Ruder (PF), Richard Evans (C) Martin Etchison, Ryan Ary, Willis Anderson, Douglas Wells | |
| 08:34 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Madden is called for traveling | 36-38 |
| 08:24 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler travels with the ball | 36-38 |
| 08:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Stowe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 36-38 |
| 08:05 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 07:55 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Ruder can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on James Madden - foul #1 on James Madden, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones (SG), Kevin Lira (PF) Donald Olson, Kurt Schwentker | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | | |
| 07:55 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Ruder makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 07:55 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Ruder misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 07:55 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 07:41 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Ruder misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 07:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bryant Timmins grabs the board | 36-39 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Bryant Timmins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Stowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Lira (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Madden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Paul Pimentel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Fierros (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Mettler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Melvin Ruder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bryant Timmins loses the dribble to Richard Evans | 36-39 |
| 07:05 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Mettler | 36-41 |
| 06:58 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Stowe hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bryant Timmins | 39-41 |
| 06:42 | Belmont Abbey | Paul Pimentel hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin Ruder | 39-44 |
| 06:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Stowe buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bryant Timmins | 42-44 |
| 06:03 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Ruder misses the lay-in | 42-44 |
| 06:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bryant Timmins gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 05:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-44 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Allen Carpenter (PG), Roy Beller (SF), Christopher Jones (C) Bryant Timmins, Joseph Stowe, James Madden | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison (PG), Ryan Ary (SG) Paul Pimentel, Mark Fierros | |
| 05:50 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roy Beller scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Lira | 44-44 |
| 05:36 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler blows the layup | 44-44 |
| 05:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roy Beller snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 05:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Jones misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Evans - foul #1 on Richard Evans, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 05:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Jones misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 05:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 05:18 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 04:59 | Belmont Abbey | Ryan Ary drills a shot from the right block | 44-46 |
| 04:34 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roy Beller misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-46 |
| 04:33 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 04:26 | Belmont Abbey | Ryan Ary hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 04:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kevin Lira grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 04:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The jumper by Christopher Jones is denied by Richard Evans | 44-46 |
| 04:11 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 04:06 | Belmont Abbey | Ryan Ary banks in the layup on a nice dish by Martin Etchison and he's fouled by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Willis Anderson (C) Richard Evans | |
| 04:06 | Belmont Abbey | Ryan Ary misses the free throw | 44-48 |
| 04:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kevin Lira grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 03:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones is hacked by Willis Anderson - foul #1 on Willis Anderson, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Mark Fierros (SF) Thomas Mettler | |
| 03:31 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Allen Carpenter scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Lira | 46-48 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Allen Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Beller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Lira (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Martin Etchison (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ryan Ary (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Fierros (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Melvin Ruder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Willis Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison knocks in the shot from the right side | 46-50 |
| 02:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kevin Lira misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 02:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roy Beller tips it in | 48-50 |
| 02:56 | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler (SF), Richard Evans (C) Mark Fierros, Willis Anderson | |
| 02:37 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 02:36 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 02:18 | Belmont Abbey | Christopher Jones denies the turnaround by Ryan Ary | 48-50 |
| 02:16 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 02:06 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Ary | 48-52 |
| 01:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Thomas Mettler steals the ball from Roy Beller | 48-52 |
| 01:33 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Ruder hits a jump hook in the paint | 48-54 |
| 01:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Allen Carpenter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 01:06 | Belmont Abbey | Richard Evans is called for traveling | 51-54 |
| 00:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Allen Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-54 |
| 00:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Jones gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Mark Fierros (SF) Thomas Mettler | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Belmont Abbey | Allen Carpenter is called for the reach on Martin Etchison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Carpenter, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| 00:34 | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:34 | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mark Fierros is called for the reach on Christopher Jones - foul #3 on Mark Fierros, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler (SF) Mark Fierros | |
| 00:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 00:23 | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Carpenter - foul #2 on Allen Carpenter, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 00:23 | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:23 | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 00:15 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 00:13 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler is fouled in the backcourt by David Jones - foul #4 on David Jones, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| 00:13 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:13 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Mettler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Jones knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 00:04 | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison is hacked by Allen Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Carpenter, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Mark Fierros (SF) Thomas Mettler | |
| 00:04 | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:04 | Belmont Abbey | Martin Etchison misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Jones pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Allen Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 57-60 |