| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jose Perez (fresh) SG - Jerome Allard (fresh) SF - Mark Turner (fresh) PF - Gary Burks (fresh) C - Arthur Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Reed (fresh) SG - Gregory Antle (fresh) SF - Robert McField (fresh) PF - Ronnie Unzueta (fresh) C - Danny Hanlon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Danny Hanlon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Gregory Antle buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Reed | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Belmont | Jose Perez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Robert McField misses the floater from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Danny Hanlon can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta tips it home | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | Belmont | Robert McField is called for the reach on Mark Turner - foul #1 on Robert McField, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Joseph Reed steps in front of the Jerome Allard pass | 0-5 |
| 18:36 | Houston | Gregory Antle dunks the ball on a great pass from Joseph Reed | 0-7 |
| 18:27 | Belmont | Mark Turner is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Turner, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Gregory Antle misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Robert McField tips it home | 0-9 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Jerome Allard buries a 3 from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Gregory Antle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 17:24 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Reed | 3-9 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Gregory Antle's pass is intercepted by Mark Turner | 3-9 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Gary Burks comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 16:51 | Belmont | Arthur Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:36 | Belmont | Jose Perez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-9 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Arthur Clark hits the follow up shot | 5-9 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Jose Perez takes the ball from Joseph Reed | 5-9 |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Jose Perez scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jose Perez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerome Allard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Turner (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Burks (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Reed (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Antle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert McField (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Unzueta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Hanlon (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Jose Perez is called for the reach on Robert McField - foul #1 on Jose Perez, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Grant Phelps (PG), Ryan Mildenberger (SG), Robert Layton (SF), William Sherron (PF), Robert Morgan (C) Jose Perez, Jerome Allard, Mark Turner, Gary Burks, Arthur Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG), Kevin Freeland (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Terry Gruenberg (PF), David Price (C) Joseph Reed, Gregory Antle, Robert McField, Ronnie Unzueta, Danny Hanlon | |
| 15:31 | Houston | Michael Jones clanks a jumper in the paint | 8-9 |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Grant Phelps pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:24 | Belmont | David Price takes the ball from Robert Morgan | 8-9 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Michael Jones is hacked by Robert Morgan - foul #1 on Robert Morgan, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Bart Watley misses badly on a floater from the right side | 8-9 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | William Sherron grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Robert Layton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | William Sherron tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Bart Watley buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Freeland | 10-12 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Grant Phelps hits a shot from the right side | 12-12 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Michael Jones lays it in set up by Bart Watley | 12-14 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Robert Layton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Kevin Freeland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jose Perez (PG), Jerome Allard (SG), Mark Turner (SF), Gary Burks (PF), Arthur Clark (C) Grant Phelps, Ryan Mildenberger, Robert Layton, William Sherron, Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Antle (SG), Ronnie Unzueta (PF), Danny Hanlon (C) Kevin Freeland, Michael Jones, David Price | |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Gary Burks's floater is tipped away by Ronnie Unzueta | 12-14 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Gregory Antle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 12:45 | Belmont | Arthur Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:25 | Belmont | Jose Perez loses the dribble to Bart Watley | 12-14 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Danny Hanlon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG), Kevin Freeland (SG), Robert McField (SF) Bart Watley, Gregory Antle, Terry Gruenberg | |
| 11:56 | Belmont | Mark Turner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-14 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Danny Hanlon grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Danny Hanlon buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert McField | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jose Perez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerome Allard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Turner (fresh) PF - Gary Burks (fresh) C - Arthur Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Freeland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert McField (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Unzueta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Hanlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Belmont | A charge is called on Jerome Allard - foul #1 on Jerome Allard, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Jones (PF), David Price (C) Ronnie Unzueta, Danny Hanlon | |
| 11:11 | Houston | Joseph Reed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 11:09 | Belmont | Arthur Clark grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 10:47 | Belmont | David Price is called for the reach on Jose Perez - foul #1 on David Price, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Layton (SF), William Sherron (C) Mark Turner, Arthur Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Antle (SG), Herbert Cowgill (PF) Kevin Freeland, Robert McField | |
| 10:42 | Belmont | David Price swats the layup by Jose Perez | 12-16 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Jose Perez is called for the reach on Joseph Reed - foul #2 on Jose Perez, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Grant Phelps (PG), Ryan Mildenberger (SG) Jose Perez, Jerome Allard | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG) Joseph Reed | |
| 10:09 | Houston | Bart Watley makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from David Price | 12-18 |
| 09:51 | Belmont | Gary Burks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Grant Phelps grabs the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:34 | Belmont | William Sherron hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block set up by Grant Phelps | 14-18 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Michael Jones can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 14-18 |
| 09:11 | Belmont | Grant Phelps gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Grant Phelps misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Gregory Antle gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Bart Watley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 08:48 | Belmont | William Sherron gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:20 | Belmont | Grant Phelps is called for traveling | 14-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerome Allard (SG), Mark Turner (SF), Robert Morgan (PF), Arthur Clark (C) Ryan Mildenberger, Robert Layton, Gary Burks, William Sherron | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG), Kevin Freeland (SG), Robert McField (SF), Ronnie Unzueta (PF), Danny Hanlon (C) Bart Watley, Gregory Antle, Michael Jones, Herbert Cowgill, David Price | |
| 07:59 | Houston | Robert McField buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Reed | 14-20 |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Arthur Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Danny Hanlon - foul #1 on Danny Hanlon, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dustin Nitz (PG) Grant Phelps | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Arthur Clark misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Arthur Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Danny Hanlon | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dustin Nitz (fresh) SG - Jerome Allard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Turner (fresh) PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) C - Arthur Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Reed (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Freeland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert McField (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Unzueta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Hanlon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Danny Hanlon clanks a turnaround in the lane | 14-20 |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Arthur Clark grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Robert Morgan buries a floater in the lane | 16-20 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta misses the fadeaway from close range | 16-20 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | Robert Morgan pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Dustin Nitz misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert McField - foul #2 on Robert McField, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Sherron (PF) Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Gruenberg (SF) Robert McField | |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Dustin Nitz makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Dustin Nitz misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Joseph Reed is fouled on the floor by Dustin Nitz - foul #1 on Dustin Nitz, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Grant Phelps (PG), Gary Burks (PF) Dustin Nitz, William Sherron | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG), Gregory Antle (SG) Joseph Reed, Terry Gruenberg | |
| 06:02 | Houston | Gregory Antle buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kevin Freeland | 17-23 |
| 05:42 | Belmont | Ronnie Unzueta picks off the pass by Arthur Clark | 17-23 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Danny Hanlon can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Danny Hanlon pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Danny Hanlon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ryan Mildenberger (SG), Robert Layton (SF), William Sherron (C) Jerome Allard, Mark Turner, Arthur Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Terry Gruenberg (PF), David Price (C) Gregory Antle, Kevin Freeland, Ronnie Unzueta, Danny Hanlon | |
| 04:46 | Belmont | Grant Phelps misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Price - foul #2 on David Price, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Morgan (C) Gary Burks | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hillard (C) David Price | |
| 04:46 | Belmont | Grant Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:46 | Belmont | Grant Phelps misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Michael Jones is whistled for a carry | 18-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dustin Nitz (PG) Grant Phelps | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:10 | Belmont | Dustin Nitz misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-23 |
| 04:09 | Belmont | Robert Morgan tips it in | 20-23 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Ryan Mildenberger is called for the reach on Bart Watley - foul #1 on Ryan Mildenberger, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jose Perez (PG), Gary Burks (PF) Dustin Nitz, Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McField (SF), David Price (C) Terry Gruenberg, Kevin Hillard | |
| 03:55 | Houston | Bart Watley makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Bart Watley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:55 | Belmont | William Sherron pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Ryan Mildenberger connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jose Perez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Mildenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Layton (fresh) PF - Gary Burks (fresh) C - William Sherron (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Reed (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bart Watley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McField (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Price (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Bart Watley hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Jones | 22-26 |
| 03:09 | Belmont | Robert Layton buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-26 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Michael Jones buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Bart Watley and he's fouled by Gary Burks - foul #1 on Gary Burks, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerome Allard (SG), Mark Turner (SF), Arthur Clark (C) Ryan Mildenberger, Robert Layton, William Sherron | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Freeland (PG), Gregory Antle (SG), Ronnie Unzueta (PF), Danny Hanlon (C) Joseph Reed, Bart Watley, Robert McField, David Price | |
| 02:45 | Houston | Michael Jones makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:26 | Belmont | Jerome Allard connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Gary Burks | 27-29 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Kevin Freeland misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jose Perez - foul #3 on Jose Perez, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Grant Phelps (PG) Jose Perez | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McField (SF) Michael Jones | |
| 02:21 | Houston | Kevin Freeland makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Kevin Freeland makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Robert McField is called for the reach on Arthur Clark - foul #3 on Robert McField, team foul #6 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Morgan (PF) Gary Burks | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Gruenberg (SF) Robert McField | |
| 01:49 | Belmont | Jerome Allard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Morgan - foul #2 on Robert Morgan, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Sherron (PF) Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:32 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | Arthur Clark snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Jerome Allard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 01:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terry Gruenberg | 27-32 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta's floater is tipped away by Arthur Clark | 27-32 |
| 01:18 | Belmont | Arthur Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Grant Phelps misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-32 |
| 01:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronnie Unzueta | 27-32 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Danny Hanlon connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Antle and the foul's on Arthur Clark - foul #1 on Arthur Clark, team foul #11 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Burks (PF) William Sherron | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG) Kevin Freeland | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Danny Hanlon makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:48 | Belmont | Mark Turner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Gregory Antle grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Bart Watley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Layton (SF), Robert Morgan (C) Mark Turner, Arthur Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG), Michael Jones (SF), David Price (C) Bart Watley, Terry Gruenberg, Danny Hanlon | |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Robert Morgan double dribbles | 27-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Sherron (C) Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (SG), Terry Gruenberg (PF) Gregory Antle, Ronnie Unzueta | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 27-35 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | William Sherron snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | William Sherron misses short on a halfcourt shot | 27-35 |