| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) SF - Wade Breault (fresh) PF - Stephen Huber (fresh) C - John Doss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fresh) SG - William Taylor (fresh) SF - Ronny Woolverton (fresh) PF - Gerald Montgomery (fresh) C - Yo Wang (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 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Belmont | Wade Breault knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Huber | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery is hacked by Stephen Huber - foul #1 on Stephen Huber, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery is hacked by Joseph Cole - foul #1 on Joseph Cole, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Belmont | Kirk Martz snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | John Doss misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronny Woolverton | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Belmont | Joseph Cole is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joseph Cole, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG) Joseph Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 17:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Stephen Huber pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:32 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton tips it home | 3-5 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | Stephen Acker is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Cahill - foul #1 on Harold Cahill, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (SG), Edward Deshields (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Kirk Martz, Wade Breault, Stephen Huber, John Doss | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin blows the layup but he's hacked by Harold Cahill - foul #2 on Harold Cahill, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG) Harold Cahill | |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (SG), Steve Bradford (SF), Richard Tsang (PF) William Taylor, Ronny Woolverton, Gerald Montgomery | |
| 16:07 | Belmont | Edward Deshields is called for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Deshields, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF) Stephen Acker, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley (C) Yo Wang | |
| 15:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small misses short on a jumper from the right side | 5-5 |
| 15:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford tips it in | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gregory Zonker (fresh) SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) C - Edward Deshields (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Brian Small (fresh) SG - Vincent Daly (fresh) SF - Steve Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Tsang (fresh) C - Brian Twilley (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 15:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Huber (PF), John Doss (C) Richard Robichaud, Edward Deshields | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF) Vincent Daly, Brian Twilley | |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Kirk Martz lays it up and in | 7-7 |
| 14:52 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor misses short on a jumper near the basket | 7-7 |
| 14:51 | Belmont | John Doss grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | John Doss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Wade Breault grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Tsang - foul #1 on Richard Tsang, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Thomas Courtney (SG), Richard Robichaud (PF), Edward Deshields (C) Gregory Zonker, Kirk Martz, Stephen Huber, John Doss | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), Gerald Montgomery (PF), Yo Wang (C) Brian Small, Steve Bradford, Richard Tsang | |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Wade Breault makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | Ronny Woolverton picks off the pass by Richard Robichaud | 8-7 |
| 13:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 13:39 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | Stephen Acker is hacked by Vincent Daly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Daly, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG), Timothy Gatlin (C) Thomas Courtney, Wade Breault | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG), Steve Bradford (SF) William Taylor, Ronny Woolverton | |
| 13:16 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin drills a jumper near the basket set up by Stephen Acker | 10-7 |
| 13:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:42 | Belmont | Stephen Acker connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kirk Martz | 13-7 |
| 12:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Robichaud - foul #1 on Richard Robichaud, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (PG), Thomas Courtney (SG), Austin Mapp (SF), Stephen Huber (PF), John Doss (C) Stephen Acker, Kirk Martz, Edward Deshields, Richard Robichaud, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Richard Tsang (SF), Brian Twilley (C) Vincent Daly, Steve Bradford, Yo Wang | |
| 12:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Gerald Montgomery is called for the reach on Stephen Huber - foul #1 on Gerald Montgomery, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF) Tyrone Maresca, Gerald Montgomery | |
| 11:48 | Belmont | Austin Mapp can't connect on a runner in the paint | 13-9 |
| 11:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley grabs the board | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gregory Zonker (fresh) SG - Thomas Courtney (fresh) SF - Austin Mapp (fresh) PF - Stephen Huber (fresh) C - John Doss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Brian Small (fresh) SG - William Taylor (fresh) SF - Clifford Culbreath (fresh) PF - Richard Tsang (fresh) C - Brian Twilley (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small is fouled on the floor by Austin Mapp - foul #1 on Austin Mapp, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF) Thomas Courtney, Austin Mapp | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton (SF), Steve Bradford (PF) Clifford Culbreath, Brian Twilley | |
| 11:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford lays it in | 13-11 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang (C) Richard Tsang | |
| 10:38 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Steve Bradford | 13-13 |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker is hacked by Brian Small in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Small, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG) Gregory Zonker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), Tyrone Maresca (SG) Brian Small, William Taylor | |
| 10:10 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses the easy layup | 13-13 |
| 10:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 09:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Tyrone Maresca, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (SG), Edward Deshields (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Kirk Martz, Wade Breault, Stephen Huber, John Doss | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang (SF), Gerald Montgomery (PF) Ronny Woolverton, Steve Bradford | |
| 09:24 | Belmont | Stephen Acker misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 09:22 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Tyrone Maresca | 13-13 |
| 09:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (SG) Stephen Acker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), William Taylor (SG), Brian Twilley (C) Vincent Daly, Tyrone Maresca, Yo Wang | |
| 09:04 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker loses the dribble to William Taylor in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 09:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small lays it in set up by William Taylor | 13-15 |
| 08:39 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud travels with the ball | 13-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF) Thomas Courtney, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton (SF) Gerald Montgomery | |
| 08:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 08:22 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Twilley | 13-15 |
| 08:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton is hacked by Richard Robichaud - foul #2 on Richard Robichaud, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin (C) Richard Robichaud | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford (PF) Brian Twilley | |
| 08:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the left block | 13-17 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Edward Deshields misses the tip | 13-17 |
| 07:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gregory Zonker (fairly fresh) SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Deshields (fresh) C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Brian Small (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny Woolverton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Tsang (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Gatlin - foul #1 on Timothy Gatlin, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Stephen Huber (PF), John Doss (C) Gregory Zonker, Edward Deshields, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), Gerald Montgomery (PF), Yo Wang (C) Brian Small, Ronny Woolverton, Richard Tsang | |
| 07:25 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:25 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Stephen Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Kirk Martz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 07:09 | Belmont | John Doss pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 06:54 | Belmont | Stephen Huber misses short on a floater from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 06:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 06:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Acker steps in front of the Yo Wang pass | 13-18 |
| 06:26 | Belmont | Wade Breault lays it up and in set up by Stephen Acker | 15-18 |
| 06:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang clanks a 3 from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 06:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford tips it home | 15-20 |
| 05:50 | Belmont | John Doss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (PG), Thomas Courtney (SG), Edward Deshields (SF) Stephen Acker, Kirk Martz, Wade Breault | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Richard Tsang (PF) William Taylor, Steve Bradford, Gerald Montgomery | |
| 05:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Edward Deshields grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 05:21 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Ronny Woolverton | 15-20 |
| 05:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton misses the easy layup | 15-20 |
| 05:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 04:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 04:46 | Belmont | Stephen Huber pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Daly - foul #2 on Vincent Daly, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin (C) John Doss | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Brian Twilley (C) Vincent Daly, Yo Wang | |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 04:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 04:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small is called for 3 seconds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Austin Mapp (SF) Thomas Courtney, Edward Deshields | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Steve Bradford (PF) Tyrone Maresca, Richard Tsang | |
| 04:07 | Belmont | Stephen Acker is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Huber - foul #2 on Stephen Huber, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF) Stephen Acker, Gregory Zonker, Austin Mapp, Stephen Huber | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Gerald Montgomery (PF) William Taylor, Ronny Woolverton | |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Wade Breault is hacked by Gerald Montgomery - foul #2 on Gerald Montgomery, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery grabs the board | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fresh) SG - Brian Small (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Bradford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Twilley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Robichaud - foul #3 on Richard Robichaud, team foul #10 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Doss (C) Richard Robichaud | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath (SF) Steve Bradford | |
| 03:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 03:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 03:24 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Doss | 19-23 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Joseph Cole is hacked by Harold Cahill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Cahill, team foul #10 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (SG), Richard Tsang (SF) Harold Cahill, Clifford Culbreath | |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Joseph Cole makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 03:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Wade Breault - foul #1 on Wade Breault, team foul #11 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Deshields (PF) John Doss | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang (C) Brian Twilley | |
| 03:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery grabs the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 02:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Edward Deshields - foul #2 on Edward Deshields, team foul #12 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Doss (C) Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF) Brian Small, Richard Tsang | |
| 02:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Edward Deshields drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Cole | 22-27 |
| 02:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 02:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Kirk Martz can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Tyrone Maresca - foul #2 on Tyrone Maresca, team foul #11 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregory Zonker (SF), Stephen Huber (PF) Wade Breault, Edward Deshields | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Steve Bradford (PF) Vincent Daly, Gerald Montgomery | |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Doss - foul #1 on John Doss, team foul #13 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Austin Mapp (SF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Joseph Cole, Kirk Martz, John Doss | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Richard Tsang (PF) Tyrone Maresca, Ronny Woolverton | |
| 01:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:45 | Belmont | Austin Mapp loses the dribble to Steve Bradford in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 01:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford blows the layup | 24-31 |
| 01:31 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Timothy Gatlin | 24-31 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 01:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small loses the dribble to Stephen Acker | 24-31 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker dunks the ball on a nice dish by Stephen Acker | 26-31 |
| 00:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 00:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang tips it back up and in | 26-33 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Stephen Huber is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gregory Zonker | 29-33 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Small and he's fouled by Stephen Huber - foul #3 on Stephen Huber, team foul #14 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF), Edward Deshields (PF), John Doss (C) Stephen Acker, Gregory Zonker, Austin Mapp, Stephen Huber, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Gerald Montgomery (PF), Brian Twilley (C) Brian Small, Steve Bradford, Richard Tsang, Yo Wang | |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses the halfcourt shot | 29-36 |