| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) SF - Wade Breault (fresh) PF - Stephen Huber (fresh) C - John Doss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) C - Kurt Barhorst (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | John Doss wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Wade Breault snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Belmont | John Doss can't connect on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Kurt Barhorst | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | John Doss pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Belmont | The pull-up jumper by Kirk Martz is blocked by Kurt Barhorst | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash can't throw it down but he's fouled by Kirk Martz - foul #1 on Kirk Martz, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Belmont | John Doss hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Doss - foul #1 on John Doss, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Belmont | Wade Breault drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Cole | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Doss | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Belmont | Kenneth Veazey steals it from Stephen Huber | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Gregory Zonker (SG), Edward Deshields (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Joseph Cole, Kirk Martz, Wade Breault, Stephen Huber, John Doss | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Edward Deshields misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Stephen Acker (fresh) SG - Gregory Zonker (fresh) SF - Edward Deshields (fresh) PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Darryl Cash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) C - Kurt Barhorst (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Veazey | 5-6 |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Stephen Acker is hacked by Jose Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SG), Ronald Hand (SF), Terry Perine (PF), William Blaustein (C) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey, Kurt Barhorst | |
| 15:23 | Belmont | Terry Perine steals the ball from Edward Deshields | 5-6 |
| 15:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Robichaud - foul #1 on Richard Robichaud, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG) Jose Gonzalez | |
| 15:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:58 | Belmont | Stephen Acker is fouled on the floor by William Blaustein - foul #1 on William Blaustein, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF) Stephen Acker, Gregory Zonker, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Douglas Murchison is called for the reach on Kirk Martz - foul #1 on Douglas Murchison, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Doss (C) Edward Deshields | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey (PF), Kurt Barhorst (C) Terry Perine, William Blaustein | |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Joseph Cole hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Kurt Barhorst - foul #1 on Kurt Barhorst, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Huber (PF) Richard Robichaud | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF) James Nadler, Douglas Murchison, Ronald Hand | |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Joseph Cole makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:12 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 13:53 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Veazey | 6-11 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Stephen Huber drills a turnaround from the left block | 8-11 |
| 13:20 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darryl Cash and he's hacked by Stephen Huber - foul #1 on Stephen Huber, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG) Joseph Cole | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:20 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | Wade Breault double dribbles | 8-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (SG), Edward Deshields (SF), Richard Robichaud (C) Kirk Martz, Wade Breault, John Doss | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:41 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu is fouled on the floor by Richard Robichaud - foul #2 on Richard Robichaud, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin (C) Richard Robichaud | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine (PF) Kenneth Veazey | |
| 12:25 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine connects on the jump hook from the right block | 8-16 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 8-16 |
| 12:05 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Terry Perine | 8-16 |
| 11:49 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Deshields steals the ball from Jose Gonzalez | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Stephen Acker (fresh) SG - Gregory Zonker (fresh) SF - Edward Deshields (fresh) PF - Stephen Huber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darryl Cash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Perine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Barhorst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-16 |
| 11:23 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Darryl Cash | 8-16 |
| 11:00 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 8-16 |
| 10:59 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez tips it back up and in | 8-18 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Edward Deshields is fouled on the floor by Darryl Cash - foul #1 on Darryl Cash, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF), John Doss (C) Stephen Acker, Gregory Zonker, Stephen Huber, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Douglas Murchison (SG), Ronald Hand (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kurt Barhorst | |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Hand - foul #1 on Ronald Hand, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Wade Breault makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Wade Breault - foul #1 on Wade Breault, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine misses the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:17 | Belmont | Edward Deshields grabs the board | 9-19 |
| 09:55 | Belmont | Edward Deshields connects on the shot from the left side set up by Joseph Cole | 11-19 |
| 09:27 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Deshields is called for the reach on Ronald Hand - foul #1 on Edward Deshields, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin (PF) Edward Deshields | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 09:27 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:27 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:11 | Belmont | John Doss makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Wade Breault | 13-21 |
| 08:52 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison can't tip it in | 13-21 |
| 08:48 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey gets the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 08:28 | Gardner-Webb | John Doss blocks the short jumper by Ronald Hand | 13-21 |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine snags the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey comes up short on the runner from close range | 13-21 |
| 08:03 | Belmont | John Doss gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 13-21 |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to James Nadler | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) C - John Doss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fresh) SG - Douglas Murchison (fresh) SF - Ronald Hand (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Perine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine misses the shot from the free throw line | 13-21 |
| 07:26 | Belmont | John Doss snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 07:18 | Belmont | Joseph Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Gregory Zonker (SG), Edward Deshields (SF), Stephen Huber (PF) Joseph Cole, Kirk Martz, Wade Breault, John Doss | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kurt Barhorst (C) James Nadler, Douglas Murchison, Kenneth Veazey, Terry Perine | |
| 06:55 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses the lay-in | 13-21 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Edward Deshields grabs the board | 13-21 |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Stephen Huber blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Hand - foul #2 on Ronald Hand, team foul #7 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein (PF) Ronald Hand | |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Stephen Huber makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Stephen Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:29 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein loses the dribble to Stephen Acker | 15-21 |
| 06:12 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-21 |
| 06:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-21 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edward Deshields | 15-21 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Stephen Acker is fouled on the floor by William Blaustein - foul #2 on William Blaustein, team foul #8 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF), John Doss (C) Gregory Zonker, Edward Deshields, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey (PF) William Blaustein | |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Stephen Acker makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Stephen Acker makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:18 | Gardner-Webb | Kirk Martz is called for the reach on Jose Gonzalez - foul #2 on Kirk Martz, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG) Kirk Martz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:18 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Stephen Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Wade Breault makes the fadeaway in the paint | 19-21 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst misses the easy layup | 19-21 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Wade Breault grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | John Doss double dribbles | 19-21 |
| 04:49 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez's pass is intercepted by Stephen Acker in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | Wade Breault hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Acker | 21-21 |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jose Gonzalez | 21-23 |
| 04:06 | Belmont | Wade Breault buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-23 |
| 04:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Veazey | 23-26 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Stephen Acker drills a 3 from the right corner | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Acker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Huber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Doss (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Barhorst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu hits a runner from the right block set up by Jose Gonzalez | 26-28 |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Wade Breault hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 03:22 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Huber steals the ball from Arthur Espiritu | 26-28 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Stephen Huber misses badly on a floater in the lane | 26-28 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | John Doss tips it home | 28-28 |
| 02:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 02:22 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Darryl Cash is called for the reach on Stephen Acker - foul #2 on Darryl Cash, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG), Edward Deshields (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Joseph Cole, Wade Breault, Stephen Huber, John Doss | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Douglas Murchison (SG), Ronald Hand (SF), Terry Perine (PF), William Blaustein (C) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey, Kurt Barhorst | |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Stephen Acker makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Stephen Acker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:42 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 30-32 |
| 01:31 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud lays it in | 32-32 |
| 01:16 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Acker takes the ball from James Nadler | 32-32 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Kirk Martz is hacked by Ronald Hand - foul #3 on Ronald Hand, team foul #10 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (PG) Stephen Acker | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu (SF) Ronald Hand | |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Edward Deshields grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Douglas Murchison steps in front of the Kirk Martz pass | 34-32 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison lays it in | 34-34 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Edward Deshields comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 00:08 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gregory Zonker | 34-34 |