| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Trojan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert George (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Curran (fresh) SF - Gary Seawell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sammie Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Soucie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley double dribbles | 32-26 |
| 19:40 | Belmont | Gary Seawell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe clanks a jumper from the right block | 32-26 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Robert George gets the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | James Hatfield scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Phillip Soucie, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | James Hatfield is hacked by Phillip Soucie - foul #3 on Phillip Soucie, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David O'Donell (C) Phillip Soucie | |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | William Tims steps in front of the James Hatfield pass | 35-26 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | Earl Curran buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Tims | 35-29 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | James Hatfield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 35-29 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Robert George grabs the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | James Hatfield misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-29 |
| 17:42 | Belmont | Earl Curran gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:38 | Belmont | Earl Curran misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 17:36 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Seawell - foul #2 on Gary Seawell, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett (SG) Nicholas Trojan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chang Yin (SG), Ronald Marciniak (SF) Earl Curran, Gary Seawell | |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:02 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF) Stanley Briscoe, Andrew Wiley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes (C) Sammie Robinson | |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | James Hatfield comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Robert George slams it home | 39-31 |
| 16:19 | Belmont | Chang Yin misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-31 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Robert George gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | James Hatfield drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert George | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Hatfield (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Nisbett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hargrove (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) C - Robert George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chang Yin (fresh) SF - Ronald Marciniak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David O'Donell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-31 |
| 15:37 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to William Tims | 42-31 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | Michael Hargrove steps in front of the Chang Yin pass | 42-31 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Robert George misses the lay-in | 42-31 |
| 15:09 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Chang Yin | 42-31 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Ralph Brassell steps in front of the Chang Yin pass | 42-31 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | James Hatfield misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hargrove | 42-31 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | James Hatfield misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 14:16 | Belmont | David O'Donell grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes loses the ball out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson (PG), Nicholas Trojan (SG), Stanley Briscoe (SF), Andrew Wiley (PF), Jerome Poremski (C) James Hatfield, Joe Nisbett, Michael Hargrove, Ralph Brassell, Robert George | |
| Subs | Belmont | Russell Johnson (PG), Earl Curran (SG), Gary Seawell (SF), Sammie Robinson (PF), Phillip Soucie (C) William Tims, Chang Yin, Ronald Marciniak, David O'Donell, Charlie Rhodes | |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerome Poremski | 44-31 |
| 13:28 | Belmont | Gary Seawell hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl Curran | 44-34 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan is called for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak (PG) Russell Johnson | |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Phillip Soucie - foul #4 on Phillip Soucie, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hatfield (PG) Henry Ferguson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes (C) Phillip Soucie | |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson banks in the layup set up by Ronald Marciniak and he's fouled by Andrew Wiley - foul #2 on Andrew Wiley, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove (C) Jerome Poremski | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG) Ronald Marciniak | |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson misses the free throw | 46-36 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan blows the layup but he's hacked by Earl Curran - foul #1 on Earl Curran, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert George (C) Michael Hargrove | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:44 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Sammie Robinson | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Trojan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert George (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earl Curran (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Seawell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sammie Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Belmont | Gary Seawell clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-36 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Earl Curran is called for the reach on Nicholas Trojan - foul #2 on Earl Curran, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett (SG), Michael Hargrove (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF) Nicholas Trojan, Stanley Briscoe, Andrew Wiley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chang Yin (SG), Ronald Marciniak (SF) Earl Curran, Gary Seawell | |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Robert George loses the dribble to Ronald Marciniak | 46-36 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Chang Yin is whistled for traveling | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jesus Valdez (PF), David O'Donell (C) Sammie Robinson, Charlie Rhodes | |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hargrove | 49-36 |
| 09:41 | Belmont | James Hatfield is called for the reach on William Tims - foul #3 on James Hatfield, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson (PG), Nicholas Trojan (SG), Stanley Briscoe (SF), Andrew Wiley (PF) James Hatfield, Joe Nisbett, Michael Hargrove, Ralph Brassell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Earl Curran (SG), Gary Seawell (SF) William Tims, Chang Yin | |
| 09:22 | Belmont | Earl Curran comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Gary Seawell gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Gary Seawell is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Trojan - foul #2 on Nicholas Trojan, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (C) Robert George | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chang Yin (PG), Sammie Robinson (PF), Charlie Rhodes (C) Ronald Marciniak, Jesus Valdez, David O'Donell | |
| 08:41 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Wiley - foul #3 on Andrew Wiley, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hatfield (PG) Henry Ferguson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:41 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:41 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | Gary Seawell gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:04 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Earl Curran and he's hacked by Andrew Wiley - foul #4 on Andrew Wiley, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG) Chang Yin | |
| 08:04 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Sammie Robinson denies the turnaround by Stanley Briscoe | 49-41 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Gary Seawell drills a fadeaway from close range | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Trojan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earl Curran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Seawell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sammie Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Charlie Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by James Hatfield is blocked by Gary Seawell | 49-43 |
| 07:09 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:41 | Belmont | Gary Seawell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Wiley - foul #5 on Andrew Wiley, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett (SG), Michael Hargrove (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF), Robert George (C) Nicholas Trojan, Stanley Briscoe, Andrew Wiley, Jerome Poremski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chang Yin (SG), Phillip Soucie (C) Earl Curran, Charlie Rhodes | |
| 06:41 | Belmont | Gary Seawell makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:41 | Belmont | Gary Seawell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | James Hatfield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 06:23 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:03 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie loses the ball out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson (PG) James Hatfield | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak (SF), David O'Donell (PF) Gary Seawell, Sammie Robinson | |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | William Tims is called for the reach on Joe Nisbett - foul #1 on William Tims, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Chang Yin is fouled on the floor by Joe Nisbett - foul #1 on Joe Nisbett, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe (SF) Michael Hargrove | |
| Subs | Belmont | Russell Johnson (SF) William Tims | |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Chang Yin misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-45 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | David O'Donell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe tips it home | 55-48 |
| 03:52 | Belmont | David O'Donell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 55-48 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hatfield (PG), Nicholas Trojan (SG) Henry Ferguson, Joe Nisbett | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG), Earl Curran (SG), Gary Seawell (SF), Sammie Robinson (PF) Ronald Marciniak, Chang Yin, Russell Johnson, David O'Donell | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan hits a jumpshot from the right side | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Trojan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert George (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earl Curran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Seawell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sammie Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Soucie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie can't finish the layup | 57-48 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Robert George snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | James Hatfield makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | William Tims can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nicholas Trojan - foul #3 on Nicholas Trojan, team foul #8 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chang Yin (SG), Ronald Marciniak (SF), David O'Donell (PF), Charlie Rhodes (C) Earl Curran, Gary Seawell, Sammie Robinson, Phillip Soucie | |
| 02:50 | Belmont | William Tims makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | William Tims makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | James Hatfield misses the floater from the left side | 60-50 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | David O'Donell pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Earl Curran (SG), Gary Seawell (SF), Sammie Robinson (PF), Phillip Soucie (C) Chang Yin, Ronald Marciniak, David O'Donell, Charlie Rhodes | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie is whistled for a carry | 60-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak (PG), Chang Yin (SG), Russell Johnson (SF), David O'Donell (PF), Charlie Rhodes (C) William Tims, Earl Curran, Gary Seawell, Sammie Robinson, Phillip Soucie | |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe misses short on a floater from the left side | 60-50 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Charlie Rhodes | 60-50 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Chang Yin makes the 3 from the left wing | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Chang Yin steps in front of the Ralph Brassell pass | 60-53 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG), Earl Curran (SG), Gary Seawell (SF), Sammie Robinson (PF), Phillip Soucie (C) Ronald Marciniak, Chang Yin, Russell Johnson, David O'Donell, Charlie Rhodes | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Sammie Robinson | 60-56 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Robert George knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from James Hatfield and he's fouled by Phillip Soucie - foul #5 on Phillip Soucie, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David O'Donell (C) Phillip Soucie | |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Robert George misses the free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Earl Curran gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:48 | Belmont | Earl Curran misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Stanley Briscoe - foul #1 on Stanley Briscoe, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| 00:48 | Belmont | Earl Curran makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:48 | Belmont | Earl Curran makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe is fouled in the backcourt by William Tims - foul #2 on William Tims, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Robert George grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Robert George is hacked by William Tims in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Tims, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson (PG), Joe Nisbett (SG), Michael Hargrove (SF) James Hatfield, Nicholas Trojan, Stanley Briscoe | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Robert George misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Earl Curran pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | Henry Ferguson is called for the reach on Gary Seawell - foul #1 on Henry Ferguson, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hatfield (PG), Nicholas Trojan (SG), Stanley Briscoe (SF) Henry Ferguson, Joe Nisbett, Michael Hargrove | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:28 | Belmont | Gary Seawell makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | Gary Seawell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Robert George is hacked by Earl Curran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Earl Curran, team foul #11 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson (PG), Joe Nisbett (SG), Michael Hargrove (C) James Hatfield, Nicholas Trojan, Ralph Brassell | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Robert George misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Robert George misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove is fouled on the floor by David O'Donell - foul #1 on David O'Donell, team foul #12 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell (PF) Robert George | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | William Tims clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | David O'Donell grabs the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | William Tims connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Curran | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hatfield (PG), Robert George (C) Henry Ferguson, Michael Hargrove | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Curran - foul #4 on Earl Curran, team foul #13 | 67-63 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Joe Nisbett steals the ball from David O'Donell | 68-63 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe is fouled in the backcourt by William Tims - foul #4 on William Tims, team foul #14 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson (PG), Michael Hargrove (C) James Hatfield, Robert George | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Gary Seawell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 70-63 |