| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) SG - George Brigman (fresh) SF - Todd Burney (fresh) PF - Raymond Parker (fresh) C - Timothy Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) SG - Ray Pendelton (fresh) SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) C - Dante Catt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Timothy Allen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Ohio | Raymond Parker knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesse Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | Dante Catt snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | Timothy Allen blocks the short jumper by Jesse Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | Timothy Allen gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Ohio | George Brigman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dallas Oliver - foul #1 on Dallas Oliver, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Ohio | George Brigman misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Ohio | George Brigman makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses the dunk but the foul's on Raymond Parker - foul #1 on Raymond Parker, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | David Summerlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:17 | Ohio | Raymond Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:12 | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:11 | Belmont | Dante Catt gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Allen - foul #1 on Timothy Allen, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Ohio | Nathan Mills (PG), Matthew McLeish (SF), Herbert Fulton (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Todd Burney, Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:36 | Ohio | George Brigman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:35 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Herbert Fulton misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jesse Smith - foul #1 on Jesse Smith, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Thompson (SG), John Worth (C) George Brigman, Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dessert (C) Dante Catt | |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Herbert Fulton misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Herbert Fulton misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:15 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 16:00 | Ohio | Charles Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Matthew McLeish | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Nathan Mills (fresh) SG - Charles Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew McLeish (fresh) PF - Herbert Fulton (fresh) C - John Worth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) SG - Ray Pendelton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kevin Dessert (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Belmont | Jesse Smith misses the jump hook near the basket | 6-5 |
| 15:42 | Ohio | John Worth pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:37 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish makes the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Ray Pendelton - foul #1 on Ray Pendelton, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson (PG), Todd Burney (SF), Timothy Allen (C) Charles Thompson, Herbert Fulton, John Worth | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Joe Coletti (SG), Leo Kelley (PF), Joel Pugh (C) David Summerlin, Ray Pendelton, Jesse Smith, Dallas Oliver | |
| 15:37 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:34 | Belmont | Joe Coletti is hacked by Todd Burney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Burney, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Joel Pugh can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Todd Burney - foul #2 on Todd Burney, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Parker (PF) Todd Burney | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Joel Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Joel Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Brooks - foul #1 on William Brooks, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Brigman (SG) Nathan Mills | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dante Catt (C) Joel Pugh | |
| 15:01 | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leo Kelley | 10-9 |
| 14:33 | Ohio | Kevin Dessert steals the ball from George Brigman | 10-9 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert banks in the layup | 10-11 |
| 14:10 | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson is hacked by Kevin Dessert - foul #1 on Kevin Dessert, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Nathan Mills (PG), Joseph Letson (SF), Herbert Fulton (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Matthew McLeish, Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Ray Pendelton (SG), Jesse Smith (SF), Dallas Oliver (PF) William Brooks, Joe Coletti, Kevin Dessert, Leo Kelley | |
| 14:02 | Ohio | George Brigman's layup is rejected by Dallas Oliver | 10-11 |
| 14:01 | Belmont | Dante Catt grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:49 | Belmont | Joseph Letson is called for the reach on Dallas Oliver - foul #1 on Joseph Letson, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Thompson (SG), John Worth (C) George Brigman, Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joel Pugh (C) Dante Catt | |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:36 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Nathan Mills | 10-11 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Herbert Fulton scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Charles Thompson | 12-11 |
| 13:00 | Belmont | Joel Pugh makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Summerlin | 12-13 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Herbert Fulton travels with the ball | 12-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson (PG), George Brigman (SG), Matthew McLeish (SF), Raymond Parker (PF), Timothy Allen (C) Nathan Mills, Charles Thompson, Joseph Letson, Herbert Fulton, John Worth | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Joe Coletti (SG), Kevin Dessert (SF) David Summerlin, Ray Pendelton, Jesse Smith | |
| 12:30 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Joel Pugh can't tip it in | 12-13 |
| 12:26 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:10 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert makes the turnaround from the left block set up by William Brooks and he's fouled by Raymond Parker - foul #2 on Raymond Parker, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Worth (PF) Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leo Kelley (PF), Dante Catt (C) Dallas Oliver, Joel Pugh | |
| 12:10 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:53 | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson banks in the layup | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Brigman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew McLeish (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Worth (fresh) C - Timothy Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) SF - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leo Kelley (fresh) C - Dante Catt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Leo Kelley misses the turnaround from the baseline | 14-16 |
| 11:32 | Belmont | Dante Catt tips it home | 14-18 |
| 11:05 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish clanks a runner near the basket | 14-18 |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:49 | Belmont | Joe Coletti is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:48 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Timothy Allen | 14-18 |
| 10:41 | Ohio | George Brigman makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew McLeish | 17-18 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew McLeish - foul #1 on Matthew McLeish, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Nathan Mills (PG), Charles Thompson (SG), Joseph Letson (SF), Herbert Fulton (PF) Jeffrey Johnson, George Brigman, Matthew McLeish, John Worth | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Ray Pendelton (SG), Jesse Smith (SF), Dallas Oliver (PF) William Brooks, Joe Coletti, Leo Kelley, Dante Catt | |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Herbert Fulton can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Dallas Oliver - foul #2 on Dallas Oliver, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joel Pugh (PF), Daniel Gray (C) Dallas Oliver, Kevin Dessert | |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Herbert Fulton misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Herbert Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:44 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jesse Smith | 18-22 |
| 09:41 | Ohio | Ray Pendelton picks off the pass by Nathan Mills in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton is hacked by Charles Thompson - foul #1 on Charles Thompson, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Worth (C) Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leo Kelley (PF) Daniel Gray | |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:29 | Ohio | John Worth grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Charles Thompson is fouled on the floor by Jesse Smith - foul #2 on Jesse Smith, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Brigman (SG) Joseph Letson | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (SG), Scott Bowens (SF) Ray Pendelton, Jesse Smith | |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Charles Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Charles Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Joel Pugh pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | David Summerlin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Bowens | 19-26 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | John Worth misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on David Summerlin - foul #1 on David Summerlin, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Justin Cyr (PG), Matthew McLeish (SF), Timothy Allen (C) Charles Thompson, Nathan Mills, Herbert Fulton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Coletti (SG), Kevin Dessert (SF), Dante Catt (C) David Summerlin, Scott Bowens, Joel Pugh | |
| 08:30 | Ohio | John Worth makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | John Worth misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 08:19 | Ohio | George Brigman is hacked by Joe Coletti - foul #1 on Joe Coletti, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson (PG) Justin Cyr | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:19 | Ohio | George Brigman makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:19 | Ohio | George Brigman misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:19 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Dante Catt misses the lay-in but the foul's on Timothy Allen - foul #2 on Timothy Allen, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Letson (SF), Herbert Fulton (C) John Worth, Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Pendelton (SG), Scott Bowens (SF) Joe Coletti, Leo Kelley | |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Dante Catt makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Dante Catt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Brigman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Letson (fresh) PF - Matthew McLeish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Fulton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Pendelton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Bowens (fresh) PF - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dante Catt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 21-28 |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | William Brooks misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Joseph Letson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 07:17 | Ohio | Joseph Letson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 21-28 |
| 07:15 | Ohio | George Brigman tips it home | 23-28 |
| 07:02 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-28 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Dante Catt tips it home | 23-30 |
| 06:51 | Ohio | George Brigman buries a jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 06:48 | Belmont | Dante Catt's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Johnson in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson lays it up and in | 27-30 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Scott Bowens misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Letson - foul #2 on Joseph Letson, team foul #11 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | Justin Cyr (PG), Charles Thompson (SG), Nathan Mills (SF), John Worth (PF) Jeffrey Johnson, George Brigman, Joseph Letson, Herbert Fulton | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Joe Coletti (SG), Leo Kelley (PF), Joel Pugh (C) William Brooks, Ray Pendelton, Kevin Dessert, Dante Catt | |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Scott Bowens makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Scott Bowens makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 06:11 | Ohio | Nathan Mills drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Joel Pugh can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 30-32 |
| 05:51 | Ohio | Justin Cyr grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | David Summerlin steals it from Nathan Mills | 30-32 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Joe Coletti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (SG), Daniel Gray (C) Joe Coletti, Scott Bowens | |
| 05:11 | Ohio | Nathan Mills travels with the ball | 30-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Pendelton (SG), Kevin Dessert (SF) William Brooks, Leo Kelley | |
| 05:09 | Belmont | David Summerlin is hacked by John Worth in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Worth, team foul #12 | 30-32 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | David Summerlin makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | David Summerlin misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:09 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 04:52 | Ohio | Nathan Mills misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Joel Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:34 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the baseline | 30-33 |
| 04:33 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:24 | Ohio | David Summerlin takes the ball from Charles Thompson | 30-33 |
| 04:19 | Belmont | David Summerlin lays it in | 30-35 |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gray - foul #1 on Daniel Gray, team foul #10 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Johnson (PG), George Brigman (SG), Raymond Parker (PF), Timothy Allen (C) Justin Cyr, Charles Thompson, Nathan Mills, John Worth | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Joe Coletti (SG), Jesse Smith (SF), Dallas Oliver (PF), Dante Catt (C) David Summerlin, Ray Pendelton, Kevin Dessert, Joel Pugh, Daniel Gray | |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Brigman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew McLeish (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dante Catt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Belmont | William Brooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 03:37 | Ohio | The rebound goes to George Brigman | 32-35 |
| 03:32 | Ohio | George Brigman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-35 |
| 03:30 | Belmont | Dante Catt grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Timothy Allen steals it from William Brooks | 32-35 |
| 02:35 | Ohio | Raymond Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Dante Catt gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Jesse Smith's pass is intercepted by George Brigman in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| 02:06 | Ohio | Raymond Parker can't finish the layup | 32-35 |
| 02:04 | Ohio | Raymond Parker tips it in | 34-35 |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Jesse Smith hits the finger roll and the foul's on Matthew McLeish - foul #2 on Matthew McLeish, team foul #13 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Nathan Mills (PG), Charles Thompson (SG), Todd Burney (SF), Herbert Fulton (PF), John Worth (C) Jeffrey Johnson, George Brigman, Matthew McLeish, Raymond Parker, Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Ray Pendelton (SG), Leo Kelley (PF), Kevin Dessert (C) William Brooks, Joe Coletti, Dallas Oliver, Dante Catt | |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Jesse Smith makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:30 | Ohio | John Worth can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 01:29 | Ohio | Nathan Mills gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Todd Burney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Leo Kelley | 34-38 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Charles Thompson steals it from Ray Pendelton in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 00:49 | Ohio | Herbert Fulton clanks a jumper from the right side | 34-38 |
| 00:47 | Belmont | Leo Kelley gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Herbert Fulton steals the ball from Ray Pendelton | 34-38 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Todd Burney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 00:20 | Belmont | Jesse Smith snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Todd Burney picks off the pass by Ray Pendelton | 34-38 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Herbert Fulton banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Burney | 36-38 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 36-38 |