| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Evans (fresh) SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) SF - Scott Bowens (fresh) PF - Darryl Grimm (fresh) C - Daniel Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) SG - William Kyle (fresh) SF - David Lokey (fresh) PF - Jason Moline (fresh) C - Marvin Rogers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | DePaul | William Kyle misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Belmont | Scott Bowens's floater is tipped away by David Lokey | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | DePaul | The rebound goes to David Lokey | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | DePaul | David Lokey is denied on a layup by Scott Bowens | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Scott Bowens | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Belmont | Joe Coletti drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks is called for 3 seconds | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | Jason Moline steals the ball from Joe Coletti | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Marvin Rogers is called for the reach on Daniel Gray - foul #1 on Marvin Rogers, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | Robert Evans's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Moline | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | DePaul | Jason Moline makes the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Darryl Grimm - foul #1 on Darryl Grimm, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | DePaul | Jason Moline makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Robert Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks hits a floater from the left wing set up by Jason Moline | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:53 | DePaul | David Lokey snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Hollis Figueredo (PG), Richard Shane (SF), Michael Lerch (PF), Marcus Hodges (C) Robert Evans, Scott Bowens, Darryl Grimm, Daniel Gray | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth (PG), Robert Burke (SG), Harley Barroso (SF), Carmen Evans (PF), William Buckley (C) Kelly Hicks, William Kyle, David Lokey, Jason Moline, Marvin Rogers | |
| 16:15 | Belmont | Michael Lerch lays it up and in set up by Joe Coletti | 5-5 |
| 15:57 | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carmen Evans | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Hollis Figueredo (fresh) SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Shane (fresh) PF - Michael Lerch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Hodges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald Hollingsworth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) SF - Harley Barroso (fresh) PF - Carmen Evans (fresh) C - William Buckley (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Belmont | Carmen Evans is called for the reach on Michael Lerch - foul #1 on Carmen Evans, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Henry (SG) Joe Coletti | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:27 | Belmont | Richard Shane makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Hollis Figueredo | 7-8 |
| 15:02 | DePaul | Carmen Evans clanks a jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:00 | DePaul | Carmen Evans can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | DePaul | Carmen Evans tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Michael Lerch grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:42 | Belmont | Michael Lerch misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-8 |
| 14:40 | Belmont | Richard Shane grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | Marcus Hodges misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on William Buckley - foul #1 on William Buckley, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Evans (PG), Joe Coletti (SG), Scott Bowens (SF), Daniel Gray (C) Hollis Figueredo, Robert Henry, Richard Shane, Michael Lerch | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG), David Lokey (SF), Jason Moline (PF), Kenneth Zurcher (C) Ronald Hollingsworth, Harley Barroso, Carmen Evans, William Buckley | |
| 14:20 | Belmont | Marcus Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | Marcus Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | David Lokey buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Burke | 9-11 |
| 13:36 | Belmont | Marcus Hodges blows the layup | 9-11 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | Daniel Gray grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:19 | Belmont | Joe Coletti comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 13:18 | DePaul | David Lokey gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:00 | DePaul | Marcus Hodges swats the layup by Jason Moline | 9-11 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | Robert Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Robert Evans makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Coletti | 12-11 |
| 12:27 | DePaul | Kenneth Zurcher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 12:25 | DePaul | David Lokey hits the follow up shot | 12-13 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | Daniel Gray connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Evans | 14-13 |
| 12:00 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks is fouled on the floor by Marcus Hodges - foul #1 on Marcus Hodges, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Shane (PG), Darryl Grimm (PF), Michael Lerch (C) Robert Evans, Marcus Hodges, Daniel Gray | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Kyle (SG), Harley Barroso (SF), Marvin Rogers (C) Robert Burke, David Lokey, Kenneth Zurcher | |
| 11:45 | DePaul | Jason Moline misses the dunk | 14-13 |
| 11:44 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Richard Shane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Bowens (fresh) PF - Darryl Grimm (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Lerch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Kyle (fresh) SF - Harley Barroso (fresh) PF - Jason Moline (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marvin Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm misses short on a runner from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 11:19 | Belmont | Joe Coletti misses the tip | 14-13 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Michael Lerch tips it in | 16-13 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | Harley Barroso is fouled on the floor by Richard Shane - foul #1 on Richard Shane, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Gray (C) Scott Bowens | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Lokey (SF), Carmen Evans (PF) Harley Barroso, Jason Moline | |
| 10:27 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kelly Hicks | 16-16 |
| 09:58 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 09:46 | DePaul | David Lokey makes the jumper in the lane set up by Kelly Hicks | 19-18 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | Michael Lerch is called for traveling | 19-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Evans (PG), Scott Bowens (SF) Richard Shane, Michael Lerch | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth (PG), Jason Moline (PF) Kelly Hicks, Carmen Evans | |
| 09:16 | DePaul | Daniel Gray picks off the pass by David Lokey | 19-18 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Henry (SG), Marcus Hodges (PF) Joe Coletti, Darryl Grimm | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Burke (SG), Carmen Evans (C) William Kyle, Marvin Rogers | |
| 08:58 | DePaul | Robert Henry steals the ball from Ronald Hollingsworth in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 08:42 | Belmont | Robert Henry is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Henry, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Shane (SG) Robert Henry | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 08:29 | DePaul | Carmen Evans scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Burke | 19-20 |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Richard Shane hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Burke - foul #1 on Robert Burke, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Coletti (SG), Michael Lerch (PF) Robert Evans, Daniel Gray | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG), Harley Barroso (SF) Ronald Hollingsworth, David Lokey | |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Richard Shane makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Richard Shane misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:18 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Carmen Evans | 20-20 |
| 08:03 | DePaul | Harley Barroso connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Marcus Hodges drills a jumper near the basket | 22-23 |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks lays it up and in on a great pass from Carmen Evans | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Richard Shane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Bowens (fresh) PF - Michael Lerch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harley Barroso (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Moline (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carmen Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Marcus Hodges hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 07:09 | Belmont | Michael Lerch grabs the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Marcus Hodges slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Lerch | 24-25 |
| 06:35 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 06:11 | Belmont | Marcus Hodges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Evans (PG), Darryl Grimm (PF), Daniel Gray (C) Richard Shane, Scott Bowens, Michael Lerch | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Kyle (SG), David Lokey (SF), William Buckley (PF), Marvin Rogers (C) Robert Burke, Harley Barroso, Jason Moline, Carmen Evans | |
| 05:58 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 05:56 | DePaul | William Buckley tips it home | 24-29 |
| 05:46 | Belmont | Joe Coletti misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 05:45 | DePaul | William Buckley gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | William Kyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-29 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | William Buckley is called for the reach on Darryl Grimm - foul #2 on William Buckley, team foul #5 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Henry (SG), Scott Bowens (SF) Joe Coletti, Marcus Hodges | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth (PG), Kenneth Zurcher (PF) Kelly Hicks, William Buckley | |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Zurcher - foul #1 on Kenneth Zurcher, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:50 | DePaul | William Kyle clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Daniel Gray | 25-29 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Robert Evans misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 04:42 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Marvin Rogers | 25-29 |
| 04:31 | DePaul | Kenneth Zurcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Daniel Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 04:13 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:57 | DePaul | Kenneth Zurcher makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Hollingsworth | 25-31 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Scott Bowens misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Lokey - foul #1 on David Lokey, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Coletti (SG), Michael Lerch (C) Robert Henry, Daniel Gray | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG), Jason Moline (PF), William Buckley (C) Ronald Hollingsworth, Kenneth Zurcher, Marvin Rogers | |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Scott Bowens makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Scott Bowens misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:37 | DePaul | The rebound goes to David Lokey | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Bowens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darryl Grimm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Lerch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kyle (fresh) SF - David Lokey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Moline (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | DePaul | Jason Moline banks in the layup set up by William Kyle and he's fouled by Robert Evans - foul #1 on Robert Evans, team foul #5 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Hollis Figueredo (PG), Richard Shane (SF), Marcus Hodges (C) Robert Evans, Scott Bowens, Darryl Grimm | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Burke (SG), Carmen Evans (C) William Kyle, William Buckley | |
| 03:18 | DePaul | Jason Moline makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Michael Lerch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 03:03 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Carmen Evans | 26-34 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | David Lokey comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Hollis Figueredo - foul #1 on Hollis Figueredo, team foul #6 | 26-34 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | David Lokey makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | David Lokey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Joe Coletti misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 02:28 | DePaul | Carmen Evans pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | Robert Burke's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Lerch | 26-36 |
| 02:20 | Belmont | Michael Lerch snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Hollis Figueredo's floater is knocked away by Jason Moline | 26-36 |
| 01:55 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 01:48 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks is hacked by Hollis Figueredo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hollis Figueredo, team foul #7 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Evans (PG), Darryl Grimm (PF), Daniel Gray (C) Hollis Figueredo, Michael Lerch, Marcus Hodges | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Kyle (SG), Marvin Rogers (C) David Lokey, Carmen Evans | |
| 01:48 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:48 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:35 | Belmont | Daniel Gray loses the dribble to William Kyle | 26-38 |
| 01:17 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Kyle | 26-41 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Richard Shane loses the ball out of bounds | 26-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Bowens (SF) Richard Shane | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:46 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers is whistled for a carry | 26-41 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | William Kyle takes the ball from Daniel Gray | 26-41 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Robert Burke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-41 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | The clock runs out | 26-41 |