| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Thomas Courtney (fresh) SG - Paul Matteo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Zirkle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Herrin (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Doss (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hinkle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Covert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Longshore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | George Hinkle inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert misses long on a jumper from the left block | 33-31 |
| 19:31 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:25 | Belmont | Paul Matteo makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Courtney | 36-31 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Herrin - foul #2 on Raymond Herrin, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | John Doss drills a driving attempt near the basket | 38-33 |
| 18:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Matteo steals the ball from Michael Covert | 38-33 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | Paul Matteo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 18:10 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 18:08 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Frederick Longshore | 38-33 |
| 17:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Matteo - foul #1 on Paul Matteo, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker (PG), Arthur Jackson (SG), Michael Leo (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Thomas Courtney, Paul Matteo, George Zirkle, Raymond Herrin, John Doss | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Ronald Polak (SF), David Carberry (PF), Jared Smith (C) Harold Cahill, George Hinkle, Michael Covert, Frederick Longshore | |
| 17:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:45 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Arthur Jackson | 38-34 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Arthur Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 17:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | David Carberry takes the ball from Jerry Whitaker in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 17:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 17:05 | Illinois-Chicago | David Carberry grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Eric Lawson is called for the reach on Arthur Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Lawson, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (PG), Paul Matteo (SG) Jerry Whitaker, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (SG) Eric Lawson | |
| 16:20 | Belmont | Michael Leo knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Timothy Gatlin | 40-36 |
| 16:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 16:04 | Belmont | Michael Leo gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Thomas Courtney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Matteo (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Leo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Robichaud (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Gatlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Brian Small (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vincent Daly (fresh) SF - Ronald Polak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Carberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jared Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Michael Leo clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 15:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Polak snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 15:31 | Illinois-Chicago | David Carberry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 15:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Smith snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 15:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Courtney is called for the reach on Vincent Daly - foul #1 on Thomas Courtney, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker (PG), Arthur Jackson (SG), George Zirkle (SF), Raymond Herrin (PF), John Doss (C) Thomas Courtney, Paul Matteo, Michael Leo, Richard Robichaud, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), George Hinkle (SF), Michael Covert (PF), Frederick Longshore (C) Brian Small, Ronald Polak, David Carberry, Jared Smith | |
| 14:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 14:56 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Covert | 40-36 |
| 14:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill knocks in the floater from the right side set up by George Hinkle | 40-38 |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Arthur Jackson loses the dribble to George Hinkle | 40-38 |
| 14:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Hinkle | 40-40 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | George Zirkle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 13:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 13:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (PG), Paul Matteo (SG), William Catanzaro (SF) Jerry Whitaker, Arthur Jackson, George Zirkle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson (SG), Seth Perry (SF) Vincent Daly, George Hinkle | |
| 13:43 | Belmont | Eric Lawson steps in front of the Paul Matteo pass in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 13:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill lays it up and in set up by Eric Lawson | 40-42 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | John Doss hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Frederick Longshore - foul #3 on Frederick Longshore, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Leo (SF) William Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 13:23 | Belmont | John Doss makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | John Doss makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 13:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin makes the wide open fadeaway from close range | 44-44 |
| 12:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Covert | 44-47 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | Seth Perry takes the ball from Paul Matteo | 44-47 |
| 12:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Courtney takes the ball from Seth Perry | 44-47 |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Michael Leo buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Thomas Courtney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Matteo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Leo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Herrin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Doss (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Lawson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Perry (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Covert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frederick Longshore (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert makes the jumper in the lane | 46-49 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Michael Leo can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| 11:11 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | The short jumper by John Doss is denied by Michael Covert | 46-49 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | John Doss tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 10:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Perry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-49 |
| 10:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 10:04 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Lawson | 48-49 |
| 09:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Eric Lawson | 48-51 |
| 09:32 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney is fouled on the floor by Eric Lawson - foul #3 on Eric Lawson, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker (PG), Arthur Jackson (SG), George Zirkle (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Thomas Courtney, Paul Matteo, Michael Leo, Raymond Herrin, John Doss | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Vincent Daly (SG), George Hinkle (SF), David Carberry (PF), Jared Smith (C) Harold Cahill, Eric Lawson, Seth Perry, Michael Covert, Frederick Longshore | |
| 09:17 | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Richard Robichaud | 50-51 |
| 08:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 08:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 08:42 | Illinois-Chicago | George Hinkle misses the tip | 50-51 |
| 08:40 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Arthur Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Daly - foul #3 on Vincent Daly, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Arthur Jackson is fouled on the floor by David Carberry - foul #1 on David Carberry, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| 07:54 | Belmont | George Zirkle misses the easy layup | 50-51 |
| 07:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerry Whitaker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Zirkle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Brian Small (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vincent Daly (fresh) 3 pf. SF - George Hinkle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Carberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jared Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Carberry | 50-53 |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Forbes (PG), Paul Matteo (SG), William Catanzaro (SF), John Doss (C) Jerry Whitaker, Arthur Jackson, George Zirkle, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Eric Lawson (SG), Michael Covert (PF), Ronald Polak (C) Brian Small, Vincent Daly, David Carberry, Jared Smith | |
| 07:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Cahill | 50-56 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | John Doss can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-56 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | John Doss can't tip it in | 50-56 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | John Doss gets the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 06:43 | Belmont | Paul Matteo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 06:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eric Lawson | 53-58 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud lays it up and in set up by Paul Matteo and the foul's on Ronald Polak - foul #1 on Ronald Polak, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker (PG), Arthur Jackson (SG), Raymond Herrin (PF) Jeffrey Forbes, Paul Matteo, John Doss | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), David Carberry (C) Harold Cahill, George Hinkle | |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:24 | Belmont | Arthur Jackson misses the shot from the right side | 56-58 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud tips it home | 58-58 |
| 04:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Polak scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Eric Lawson | 58-60 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | William Catanzaro's pass is intercepted by Eric Lawson in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 04:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Vincent Daly | 58-62 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (PG), Paul Matteo (SG), George Zirkle (SF), Timothy Gatlin (PF), Michael Leo (C) Jerry Whitaker, Arthur Jackson, William Catanzaro, Raymond Herrin, Richard Robichaud | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Jared Smith (PF), Frederick Longshore (C) Eric Lawson, Michael Covert, David Carberry | |
| 04:28 | Belmont | Brian Small steals the ball from Timothy Gatlin | 58-62 |
| 04:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore misses badly on a jumper from close range | 58-62 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:59 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Matteo and the foul's on Vincent Daly - foul #4 on Vincent Daly, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), George Hinkle (SF) Vincent Daly, Ronald Polak | |
| 03:59 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney is fouled on the floor by Jared Smith - foul #1 on Jared Smith, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Thomas Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Matteo (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Zirkle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Leo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Small (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Hinkle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jared Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Longshore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Cahill | 63-65 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by George Zirkle | 65-65 |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | George Zirkle snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Doss (C) Michael Leo | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson (SG), David Carberry (PF) Brian Small, Frederick Longshore | |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin is denied on a layup by Jared Smith | 65-65 |
| 02:27 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to David Carberry | 65-65 |
| 02:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Herrin (PF) Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert (PF) Jared Smith | |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | David Carberry makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Cahill | 65-67 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | George Zirkle double dribbles in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 01:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by George Hinkle | 65-70 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | Paul Matteo is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Lawson - foul #4 on Eric Lawson, team foul #9 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore (C) David Carberry | |
| 01:55 | Belmont | Paul Matteo makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | Paul Matteo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert makes the 3 from straight away set up by Harold Cahill | 67-73 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | John Doss misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Covert - foul #1 on Michael Covert, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | John Doss makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | John Doss makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:59 | Illinois-Chicago | John Doss picks off the pass by George Hinkle | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Paul Matteo misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-73 |
| 00:44 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Covert | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Courtney is called for the reach on Michael Covert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Courtney, team foul #4 | 69-73 |
| 00:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson is hacked by Raymond Herrin - foul #3 on Raymond Herrin, team foul #5 | 69-73 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson is hacked by Raymond Herrin - foul #4 on Raymond Herrin, team foul #6 | 69-73 |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | George Zirkle is called for the reach on Harold Cahill - foul #1 on George Zirkle, team foul #7 | 69-73 |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:37 | Belmont | John Doss pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin connects on the turnaround in the lane | 71-73 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Courtney is called for the reach on Harold Cahill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Courtney, team foul #8 | 71-73 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Eric Lawson is called for the reach on Raymond Herrin - foul #5 on Eric Lawson, team foul #11 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (SG) Eric Lawson | |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Matteo - foul #2 on Paul Matteo, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (SG) Harold Cahill | |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Paul Matteo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-77 |
| 00:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert grabs the defensive rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-77 |
| 00:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly is hacked by Paul Matteo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Matteo, team foul #10 | 72-77 |
| 00:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-78 |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Herrin is called for the reach on Brian Small - foul #5 on Raymond Herrin, team foul #11 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Robichaud (PF) Raymond Herrin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Brian Small is called for the reach on George Zirkle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Small, team foul #12 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG) Vincent Daly | |
| 00:04 | Belmont | George Zirkle makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | George Zirkle misses the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore gets the rebound | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill runs out the clock | 73-80 |