| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) SG - Ray Pendelton (fresh) SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) C - Calvin Scales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Haggerty (fresh) SG - Samuel Boyd (fresh) SF - Andrew Norman (fresh) PF - Reginald Parish (fresh) C - Ron Spain (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois-Chicago | David Summerlin is called for the reach on Kenneth Haggerty - foul #1 on David Summerlin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Illinois-Chicago | David Summerlin takes the ball from Reginald Parish | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | David Summerlin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | Calvin Scales grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | Roger Eudy clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman is hacked by Ray Pendelton - foul #1 on Ray Pendelton, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain dunks the ball on a great pass from Andrew Norman | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | Roger Eudy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ray Pendelton | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Roger Eudy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Reginald Parish snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Calvin Scales throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Adams (SF) Andrew Norman | |
| 17:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain tips it home | 2-6 |
| 16:59 | Belmont | Roger Eudy knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ray Pendelton | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Samuel Boyd | 4-9 |
| 16:26 | Belmont | David Summerlin is hacked by Ron Spain - foul #1 on Ron Spain, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Jesse Smith (SG), Clinton Franke (PF) David Summerlin, Ray Pendelton, Dallas Oliver | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Castiglia (PG), Timothy Merriman (SG), Robert Smith (PF), Danny Laffey (C) Kenneth Haggerty, Samuel Boyd, Reginald Parish, Ron Spain | |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Roger Eudy travels with the ball | 4-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dessert (C) Calvin Scales | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman (SF) Timothy Merriman | |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Castiglia misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Brooks (fresh) SG - Jesse Smith (fresh) SF - Roger Eudy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Franke (fresh) C - Kevin Dessert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Castiglia (fresh) SG - Paul Adams (fresh) SF - Andrew Norman (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Danny Laffey (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Clinton Franke drills a floater from the right side | 6-9 |
| 15:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Roger Eudy - foul #1 on Roger Eudy, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Pendelton (SG), Dallas Oliver (PF), Calvin Scales (C) Jesse Smith, Roger Eudy, Clinton Franke | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (SG), Reginald Parish (PF) Paul Adams, Andrew Norman | |
| 15:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | William Brooks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 15:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Reginald Parish pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith lays it up and in set up by Bradley Castiglia | 6-13 |
| 14:49 | Belmont | Bradley Castiglia takes the ball from Kevin Dessert in the backcourt | 6-13 |
| 14:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Castiglia misses the easy layup | 6-13 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Calvin Scales | 6-13 |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 6-13 |
| 14:25 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert tips it home | 8-13 |
| 14:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Castiglia | 8-16 |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert can't connect on a runner from the right block | 8-16 |
| 14:08 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Timothy Merriman | 8-16 |
| 14:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-19 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 8-19 |
| 13:38 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Danny Laffey | 8-19 |
| 13:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-19 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | Danny Laffey is called for the reach on Ray Pendelton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Laffey, team foul #2 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Jesse Smith (SG), Roger Eudy (SF), Clinton Franke (PF), Dante Catt (C) William Brooks, Ray Pendelton, Kevin Dessert, Dallas Oliver, Calvin Scales | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty (PG), Samuel Boyd (SG), Andrew Norman (SF), Ron Spain (C) Bradley Castiglia, Timothy Merriman, Robert Smith, Danny Laffey | |
| 13:08 | Belmont | David Summerlin scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Clinton Franke | 10-19 |
| 13:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Reginald Parish scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Samuel Boyd | 10-22 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Jesse Smith hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Summerlin | 12-22 |
| 12:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by David Summerlin - foul #2 on David Summerlin, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leo Kelley (PG) David Summerlin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 12:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 12:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Jesse Smith loses the dribble to Kenneth Haggerty | 12-24 |
| 11:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty can't finish the layup | 12-24 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Roger Eudy grabs the board | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leo Kelley (fresh) SG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Franke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dante Catt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Haggerty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Norman (fairly fresh) PF - Reginald Parish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Spain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Jesse Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Norman - foul #1 on Andrew Norman, team foul #3 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Joel Pugh (PF), Calvin Scales (C) Leo Kelley, Clinton Franke, Dante Catt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire (PG), Paul Adams (SF) Kenneth Haggerty, Andrew Norman | |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Jesse Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 11:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 11:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Joel Pugh takes the ball from Ron Spain | 13-24 |
| 11:10 | Belmont | William Brooks connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joel Pugh | 15-24 |
| 10:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Calvin Scales - foul #1 on Calvin Scales, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Pendelton (SG), Kevin Dessert (SF), Dallas Oliver (PF) Jesse Smith, Roger Eudy, Joel Pugh | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (PG), Andrew Norman (SF) Mike McEntire, Samuel Boyd | |
| 10:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 10:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 10:46 | Belmont | Calvin Scales hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Brooks | 18-26 |
| 10:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Timothy Merriman | 18-28 |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Calvin Scales comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-28 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert grabs the offensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 09:55 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver loses the dribble to Andrew Norman | 18-28 |
| 09:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman misses badly on a floater from the left side | 18-28 |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Calvin Scales grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leo Kelley (PG), Roger Eudy (SF), Clinton Franke (PF), Dante Catt (C) William Brooks, Kevin Dessert, Dallas Oliver, Calvin Scales | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty (PG), Bradley Castiglia (SG), Robert Smith (PF), Danny Laffey (C) Timothy Merriman, Paul Adams, Reginald Parish, Ron Spain | |
| 09:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 18-28 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Clinton Franke pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 09:23 | Belmont | Leo Kelley is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Norman - foul #2 on Andrew Norman, team foul #4 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain (C) Andrew Norman | |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 09:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 18-28 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Clinton Franke gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | Roger Eudy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ray Pendelton and he's hacked by Danny Laffey - foul #2 on Danny Laffey, team foul #5 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jesse Smith (SG) Ray Pendelton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd (SG), Paul Adams (SF), Reginald Parish (PF) Bradley Castiglia, Danny Laffey, Robert Smith | |
| 08:28 | Belmont | Roger Eudy misses the free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 08:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain is hacked by Jesse Smith - foul #1 on Jesse Smith, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Kevin Dessert (SF), Dallas Oliver (PF) Leo Kelley, Roger Eudy, Dante Catt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 07:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Reginald Parish hits the follow up shot | 20-30 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Kenneth Haggerty steals it from Kevin Dessert in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| 07:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty lays it up and in | 20-32 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Franke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Haggerty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) PF - Reginald Parish (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Spain (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Jesse Smith clanks a jumper from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 07:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 07:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kenneth Haggerty, team foul #6 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leo Kelley (PG), Ray Pendelton (SG), Roger Eudy (SF), Joel Pugh (PF), Calvin Scales (C) William Brooks, Jesse Smith, Kevin Dessert, Dallas Oliver, Clinton Franke | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (PG) Kenneth Haggerty | |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leo Kelley | 23-32 |
| 06:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 06:34 | Belmont | Roger Eudy grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Castiglia (PG), Robert Smith (SF) Samuel Boyd, Paul Adams | |
| 05:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman's pass is intercepted by Ray Pendelton | 23-32 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Calvin Scales hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Reginald Parish - foul #1 on Reginald Parish, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Kevin Dessert (SF), Dallas Oliver (PF) Leo Kelley, Roger Eudy, Joel Pugh | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd (SG) Timothy Merriman | |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Calvin Scales misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Calvin Scales misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 23-32 |
| 05:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Ray Pendelton takes the ball from Bradley Castiglia in the backcourt | 23-32 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | William Brooks connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Pendelton | 26-32 |
| 05:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Samuel Boyd | 26-34 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Calvin Scales can't tip it in | 26-34 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert snags the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver drills a jumper from close range set up by Calvin Scales | 28-34 |
| 04:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 03:49 | Belmont | William Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Roger Eudy (SF), Clinton Franke (PF), Dante Catt (C) Ray Pendelton, Kevin Dessert, Dallas Oliver, Calvin Scales | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty (PG), Timothy Merriman (SG), Andrew Norman (SF), Danny Laffey (C) Bradley Castiglia, Samuel Boyd, Robert Smith, Ron Spain | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Franke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dante Catt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Haggerty (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Merriman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Norman (fresh) PF - Reginald Parish (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Laffey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reginald Parish | 28-36 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Clinton Franke clanks a shot in the lane | 28-36 |
| 03:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Reginald Parish snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 02:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 02:38 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Haggerty | 28-36 |
| 02:27 | Illinois-Chicago | William Brooks is called for the reach on Timothy Merriman - foul #1 on William Brooks, team foul #7 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jesse Smith (SG), Joel Pugh (PF) William Brooks, Dante Catt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Adams (C) Reginald Parish | |
| 02:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Danny Laffey | 28-38 |
| 01:59 | Belmont | Roger Eudy makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Summerlin | 31-38 |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 31-38 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Clinton Franke grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Roger Eudy is hacked by Timothy Merriman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Merriman, team foul #8 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dessert (PG), Dallas Oliver (PF), Calvin Scales (C) David Summerlin, Joel Pugh, Clinton Franke | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire (PG), Samuel Boyd (SG), Ron Spain (C) Kenneth Haggerty, Timothy Merriman, Paul Adams | |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Roger Eudy makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Roger Eudy misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 01:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 01:07 | Belmont | Jesse Smith snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Jesse Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leo Kelley (SF) Roger Eudy | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Reginald Parish (PF) Ron Spain | |
| 00:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Kelley steps in front of the Samuel Boyd pass | 32-38 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (SG) Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Calvin Scales is hacked by Danny Laffey - foul #3 on Danny Laffey, team foul #9 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain (C) Danny Laffey | |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Calvin Scales misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Reginald Parish grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 00:16 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Calvin Scales is open but misses the lay-in | 32-38 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | The clock runs out | 32-38 |