| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Curran (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Seawell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammie Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Soucie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Charles Orvis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Fergus (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Manes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 10 pts. C - Ronald Ellington (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Island | Herbert Manes inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Long Island | Travis Fergus misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Gary Seawell scores on a runner in the paint set up by William Tims | 39-35 |
| 19:18 | Long Island | Daniel Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 18:58 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Travis Fergus | 39-35 |
| 18:45 | Long Island | Ronald Ellington misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Charles Orvis is called for the reach on William Tims - foul #3 on Charles Orvis, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Todd Rauch (PG) Charles Orvis | |
| 18:12 | Belmont | William Tims misses short on a jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 18:11 | Long Island | Todd Rauch pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:05 | Long Island | Daniel Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 18:04 | Belmont | The rebound goes to William Tims | 39-35 |
| 18:00 | Belmont | Travis Fergus is called for the reach on Earl Curran - foul #1 on Travis Fergus, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie hits a jumper near the basket | 41-35 |
| 17:27 | Long Island | Daniel Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-35 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 17:04 | Belmont | William Tims buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Seawell | 44-35 |
| 16:41 | Long Island | Ronald Ellington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 16:40 | Long Island | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Williams | 44-35 |
| 16:31 | Long Island | Herbert Manes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-35 |
| 16:30 | Long Island | Ronald Ellington grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 16:17 | Long Island | Travis Fergus drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Earl Curran comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Travis Fergus - foul #2 on Travis Fergus, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak (PG), Chang Yin (SF), David O'Donell (PF), Charlie Rhodes (C) William Tims, Gary Seawell, Sammie Robinson, Phillip Soucie | |
| Subs | Long Island | Charles Orvis (PG), Tory Destefano (SF), Glenn Brooks (PF), Jimmy Smith (C) Travis Fergus, Herbert Manes, Daniel Williams, Ronald Ellington | |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Earl Curran makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Earl Curran makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ronald Marciniak (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Curran (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chang Yin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David O'Donell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charlie Rhodes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Charles Orvis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Todd Rauch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tory Destefano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Long Island | Glenn Brooks knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Rauch | 46-40 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | Chang Yin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Marciniak | 49-40 |
| 14:57 | Long Island | Tory Destefano can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 49-40 |
| 14:55 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:42 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes throws it down on a great pass from Ronald Marciniak | 51-40 |
| 14:25 | Long Island | Charles Orvis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Smith and he's hacked by Chang Yin - foul #2 on Chang Yin, team foul #1 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG), Sammie Robinson (PF) Earl Curran, Charlie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Long Island | Travis Fergus (SG), Herbert Manes (SF) Todd Rauch, Tory Destefano | |
| 14:25 | Long Island | Charles Orvis makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 14:07 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 13:51 | Long Island | Herbert Manes scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Travis Fergus | 54-45 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-45 |
| 13:33 | Long Island | Travis Fergus snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 13:22 | Long Island | Glenn Brooks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sammie Robinson - foul #2 on Sammie Robinson, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Seawell (SF), Charlie Rhodes (C) Ronald Marciniak, David O'Donell | |
| Subs | Long Island | Ronald Ellington (C) Jimmy Smith | |
| 13:22 | Long Island | Glenn Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:22 | Long Island | Glenn Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 12:57 | Belmont | Gary Seawell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Russell Johnson (SG), Jesus Valdez (PF), Phillip Soucie (C) Chang Yin, Sammie Robinson, Charlie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Long Island | Howard Levering (PG), Daniel Williams (PF) Charles Orvis, Glenn Brooks | |
| 12:43 | Long Island | Howard Levering clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 12:42 | Belmont | Gary Seawell gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Howard Levering picks off the pass by William Tims | 54-47 |
| 11:57 | Long Island | Daniel Williams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-47 |
| 11:55 | Long Island | Ronald Ellington tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Seawell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesus Valdez (fresh) C - Phillip Soucie (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Howard Levering (fresh) SG - Travis Fergus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Manes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Ellington (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie blows the layup but he's hacked by Herbert Manes - foul #2 on Herbert Manes, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak (PG), Chang Yin (SG), Sammie Robinson (PF) William Tims, Russell Johnson, Jesus Valdez | |
| Subs | Long Island | Charles Orvis (PG), Tory Destefano (SG), Glenn Brooks (PF) Howard Levering, Travis Fergus, Herbert Manes | |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:37 | Long Island | Daniel Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 11:27 | Long Island | Glenn Brooks misses the floater in the paint | 55-49 |
| 11:26 | Long Island | Tory Destefano tips it in | 55-51 |
| 11:16 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Chang Yin | 58-51 |
| 10:51 | Long Island | Ronald Ellington scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 10:29 | Belmont | Chang Yin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 10:27 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Soucie | 58-54 |
| 10:15 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Marciniak | 60-54 |
| 10:01 | Long Island | Ronald Ellington clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Chang Yin grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Marciniak, team foul #3 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG), Earl Curran (SG), David O'Donell (PF), Charlie Rhodes (C) Chang Yin, Gary Seawell, Sammie Robinson, Phillip Soucie | |
| Subs | Long Island | Todd Rauch (PG), Travis Fergus (SG), Herbert Manes (SF), Jimmy Smith (C) Charles Orvis, Daniel Williams, Glenn Brooks, Ronald Ellington | |
| 09:00 | Long Island | Herbert Manes hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Travis Fergus | 60-56 |
| 08:41 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes's floater is tipped away by Tory Destefano | 60-56 |
| 08:40 | Long Island | Herbert Manes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:35 | Long Island | Herbert Manes misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 60-56 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | David O'Donell pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | David O'Donell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Curran | 62-56 |
| 08:09 | Long Island | Herbert Manes drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Travis Fergus | 62-59 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | William Tims hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | David O'Donell tips it but misses | 62-59 |
| 07:46 | Long Island | Todd Rauch pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Curran (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Marciniak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - David O'Donell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Todd Rauch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Fergus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herbert Manes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tory Destefano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jimmy Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Long Island | Todd Rauch makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Fergus | 62-61 |
| 07:14 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Travis Fergus - foul #3 on Travis Fergus, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Seawell (SF), Sammie Robinson (PF) William Tims, Charlie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Long Island | Charles Orvis (PG), Glenn Brooks (PF), Ronald Ellington (C) Todd Rauch, Tory Destefano, Jimmy Smith | |
| 07:14 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:14 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:53 | Long Island | Charles Orvis is hacked by David O'Donell - foul #2 on David O'Donell, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG), Chang Yin (SG), Charles Perkins (C) Ronald Marciniak, Earl Curran, David O'Donell | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 06:34 | Long Island | Glenn Brooks is whistled for a carry | 63-61 |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Chang Yin is hacked by Travis Fergus - foul #4 on Travis Fergus, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes (C) Charles Perkins | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 05:48 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 05:47 | Long Island | Ronald Ellington grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:28 | Long Island | Charles Orvis buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Travis Fergus | 63-64 |
| 05:07 | Belmont | William Tims clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 05:05 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Herbert Manes | 63-64 |
| 05:00 | Long Island | Herbert Manes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 04:58 | Long Island | Glenn Brooks tips it home | 63-66 |
| 04:52 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Earl Curran (SG), Phillip Soucie (C) Chang Yin, Charlie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 04:41 | Belmont | The jump hook by Earl Curran is blocked by Ronald Ellington | 63-66 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | Herbert Manes is called for the reach on Gary Seawell - foul #3 on Herbert Manes, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | Gary Seawell misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson snags the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | William Tims is fouled on the floor by Travis Fergus - foul #5 on Travis Fergus, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Tory Destefano (SG) Travis Fergus | |
| 04:15 | Belmont | William Tims makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | William Tims makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:08 | Long Island | Herbert Manes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 04:06 | Belmont | Earl Curran grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:59 | Belmont | Tory Destefano is called for the reach on Earl Curran - foul #3 on Tory Destefano, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 03:59 | Belmont | Earl Curran misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:59 | Long Island | Tory Destefano gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:57 | Long Island | Charles Orvis is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Orvis, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| 03:40 | Belmont | Earl Curran scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Tims | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Curran (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Seawell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammie Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Soucie (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Charles Orvis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Tory Destefano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Manes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Ellington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Long Island | Herbert Manes is fouled on the floor by Gary Seawell - foul #1 on Gary Seawell, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak (SF) Gary Seawell | |
| Subs | Long Island | Todd Rauch (SG), Daniel Williams (C) Herbert Manes, Ronald Ellington | |
| 03:04 | Long Island | Tory Destefano clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-66 |
| 03:02 | Long Island | Todd Rauch gets the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:53 | Long Island | Sammie Robinson picks off the pass by Glenn Brooks | 67-66 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Earl Curran | 70-66 |
| 02:39 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Seawell (SF) Ronald Marciniak | |
| Subs | Long Island | Herbert Manes (SF), Ronald Ellington (C) Todd Rauch, Daniel Williams | |
| 02:23 | Long Island | Ronald Ellington banks in the layup set up by Charles Orvis and he's fouled by Gary Seawell - foul #2 on Gary Seawell, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| 02:23 | Long Island | Ronald Ellington makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 02:04 | Long Island | Herbert Manes pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:59 | Long Island | Charles Orvis is hacked by William Tims - foul #3 on William Tims, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| 01:59 | Long Island | Charles Orvis misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:59 | Belmont | Gary Seawell grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Gary Seawell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Orvis - foul #5 on Charles Orvis, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Todd Rauch (PG) Charles Orvis | |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Gary Seawell misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Gary Seawell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:50 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| 01:34 | Long Island | Ronald Ellington buries a jumpshot from the right side | 71-71 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Earl Curran misses the driving attempt in the lane | 71-71 |
| 01:09 | Long Island | Glenn Brooks gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:09 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| 00:42 | Long Island | Herbert Manes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 00:40 | Long Island | Todd Rauch grabs the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:29 | Long Island | Todd Rauch misses the shot from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Gary Seawell gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Earl Curran knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-71 |
| 00:02 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Long Island | Herbert Manes can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 73-71 |