| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Sean Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Caraway (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hirsh (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Day (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Slocumb (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manu Akawanzie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Aldo Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Greg Lane inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Belmont | Greg Lane is fouled on the floor by Richard Hirsh - foul #1 on Richard Hirsh, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 19:30 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno blows the layup but the foul's on Terry Slocumb - foul #2 on Terry Slocumb, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 19:30 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:30 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:16 | Holy Cross | Henry Caraway scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Hirsh and he's fouled by Michael Hudson - foul #1 on Michael Hudson, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 19:16 | Holy Cross | Henry Caraway makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Richard Hirsh swats the layup by Aldo Bruno | 44-35 |
| 18:50 | Belmont | Greg Lane grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 18:32 | Belmont | Michael Hudson is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 18:12 | Holy Cross | Richard Hirsh misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 18:10 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Manu Akawanzie connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Hudson | 44-39 |
| 17:47 | Holy Cross | Richard Hirsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 17:45 | Belmont | Greg Lane pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Michael Hudson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Greg Lane | 44-41 |
| 17:19 | Holy Cross | Sean Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Gullion (PG), Robert Haliburton (SG), Eddie Penman (SF), Antonio Pratt (PF), Thomas Nutt (C) Sean Jones, Henry Caraway, Richard Hirsh, Scott Day, Terry Slocumb | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Arana (PG), Tomas Basquez (SG), Myles Hill (SF), Eugene Shealey (PF), John Witherington (C) Michael Hudson, Gilbert Davis, Greg Lane, Manu Akawanzie, Aldo Bruno | |
| 17:07 | Belmont | Eugene Shealey loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| 16:44 | Holy Cross | Eddie Penman misses the lay-in | 44-41 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Eugene Shealey snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Robert Haliburton steps in front of the John Witherington pass in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 16:36 | Holy Cross | Antonio Pratt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Haliburton | 46-41 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Myles Hill is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Myles Hill, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| 16:11 | Holy Cross | Robert Haliburton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Haliburton, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-41 |
| 15:52 | Holy Cross | Thomas Nutt grabs the board | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Michael Gullion (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Haliburton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Penman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Pratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Nutt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Arana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tomas Basquez (fresh) SF - Myles Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene Shealey (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Witherington (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Holy Cross | Thomas Nutt connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Gullion | 48-41 |
| 15:18 | Belmont | Eugene Shealey can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 15:16 | Holy Cross | Eddie Penman grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 15:11 | Holy Cross | Robert Haliburton misses the lay-in | 48-41 |
| 15:09 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Myles Hill is whistled for a carry | 48-41 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kyle Smith (PG), Henry Caraway (SG), Richard Hirsh (SF), Scott Day (PF), Terry Slocumb (C) Michael Gullion, Robert Haliburton, Eddie Penman, Antonio Pratt, Thomas Nutt | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Morris (PG), Gilbert Davis (SG), Greg Lane (SF), Manu Akawanzie (PF), Aldo Bruno (C) Glenn Arana, Tomas Basquez, Myles Hill, Eugene Shealey, John Witherington | |
| 14:23 | Holy Cross | Terry Slocumb hits the finger roll set up by Kyle Smith | 50-41 |
| 14:01 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 14:00 | Holy Cross | Terry Slocumb grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 13:44 | Holy Cross | Gilbert Davis takes the ball from Henry Caraway | 50-41 |
| 13:41 | Belmont | John Morris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gilbert Davis | 50-43 |
| 13:25 | Holy Cross | Henry Caraway is hacked by Greg Lane - foul #1 on Greg Lane, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG) John Morris | |
| 13:16 | Holy Cross | Terry Slocumb's floater is knocked away by Aldo Bruno | 50-43 |
| 13:14 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Greg Lane is fouled on the floor by Richard Hirsh - foul #2 on Richard Hirsh, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sean Jones (PG), William Hedstrom (PF) Kyle Smith, Scott Day | |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Shealey (PF) Manu Akawanzie | |
| 12:33 | Belmont | Terry Slocumb is called for the reach on Aldo Bruno - foul #3 on Terry Slocumb, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Tomas Basquez (SG), John Witherington (C) Gilbert Davis, Aldo Bruno | |
| 12:26 | Belmont | Terry Slocumb is called for the reach on Greg Lane - foul #4 on Terry Slocumb, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eddie Penman (C) Terry Slocumb | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:11 | Belmont | John Witherington is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Tomas Basquez | 50-45 |
| 11:56 | Holy Cross | Henry Caraway comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 11:55 | Holy Cross | William Hedstrom tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Sean Jones picks off the pass by Michael Hudson in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 11:40 | Holy Cross | Sean Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 11:39 | Holy Cross | Eddie Penman misses the tip | 52-45 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Eugene Shealey grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Sean Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Caraway (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hirsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Hedstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Penman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tomas Basquez (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Greg Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Shealey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Witherington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez buries a floater from the left side | 52-47 |
| 10:56 | Holy Cross | Henry Caraway hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sean Jones | 55-47 |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Michael Hudson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Greg Lane | 55-50 |
| 10:20 | Holy Cross | Richard Hirsh blows the layup | 55-50 |
| 10:19 | Belmont | Eugene Shealey grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 09:59 | Belmont | John Witherington connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Hudson | 55-52 |
| 09:37 | Holy Cross | Greg Lane steps in front of the Eddie Penman pass | 55-52 |
| 09:34 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez blows the layup | 55-52 |
| 09:32 | Belmont | Greg Lane tips it home | 55-54 |
| 09:16 | Holy Cross | Sean Jones knocks in the shot from the right side | 57-54 |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Greg Lane is fouled on the floor by Sean Jones - foul #3 on Sean Jones, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kyle Smith (PG), Robert Haliburton (SG), Antonio Pratt (SF), Scott Day (PF), Thomas Nutt (C) Sean Jones, Henry Caraway, Richard Hirsh, William Hedstrom, Eddie Penman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Arana (PG), Gilbert Davis (SG), Manu Akawanzie (PF), Aldo Bruno (C) Michael Hudson, Tomas Basquez, Eugene Shealey, John Witherington | |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Greg Lane makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Greg Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:59 | Holy Cross | Scott Day pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:34 | Holy Cross | Scott Day misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Greg Lane - foul #2 on Greg Lane, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Myles Hill (SF) Greg Lane | |
| 08:34 | Holy Cross | Scott Day makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:34 | Holy Cross | Scott Day makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:17 | Belmont | Myles Hill clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 08:16 | Belmont | Glenn Arana snags the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno misses short on a runner from the right block | 59-55 |
| 07:56 | Holy Cross | Thomas Nutt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 07:43 | Holy Cross | Antonio Pratt drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Scott Day | 62-55 |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-55 |
| 07:37 | Holy Cross | Scott Day pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Kyle Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Haliburton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Pratt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Day (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Nutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Arana (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gilbert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Myles Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manu Akawanzie (fresh) 5 pts. C - Aldo Bruno (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Holy Cross | The jump hook by Antonio Pratt is blocked by Manu Akawanzie | 62-55 |
| 07:22 | Holy Cross | Thomas Nutt gets the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 07:02 | Holy Cross | Thomas Nutt makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Scott Day and he's hacked by Myles Hill - foul #3 on Myles Hill, team foul #5 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Gullion (PG), Henry Caraway (SG), Terry Slocumb (C) Kyle Smith, Robert Haliburton, Antonio Pratt | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Morris (PG), Greg Lane (SF) Glenn Arana, Myles Hill | |
| 07:02 | Holy Cross | Thomas Nutt misses the free throw | 64-55 |
| 07:02 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 06:50 | Belmont | Greg Lane scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Morris | 64-57 |
| 06:33 | Holy Cross | Terry Slocumb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Hirsh (SF) Thomas Nutt | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:15 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gilbert Davis | 64-59 |
| 06:04 | Holy Cross | Henry Caraway drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Gullion | 67-59 |
| 05:45 | Belmont | Greg Lane misses the easy layup | 67-59 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Manu Akawanzie hits the follow up shot | 67-61 |
| 05:19 | Holy Cross | Terry Slocumb blows the layup but the foul's on Aldo Bruno - foul #2 on Aldo Bruno, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kyle Smith (PG), Sean Jones (SG) Michael Gullion, Henry Caraway | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG), Myles Hill (SG), Eugene Shealey (SF) John Morris, Gilbert Davis, Greg Lane | |
| 05:19 | Holy Cross | Terry Slocumb makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 05:19 | Holy Cross | Terry Slocumb makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Manu Akawanzie's floater is tipped away by Terry Slocumb | 69-61 |
| 05:02 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno tips it but misses | 69-61 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Manu Akawanzie can't tip it in | 69-61 |
| 04:59 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno tips it home | 69-63 |
| 04:30 | Holy Cross | Terry Slocumb misses short on a floater from the left block | 69-63 |
| 04:28 | Belmont | Eugene Shealey grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Myles Hill hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Aldo Bruno | 69-66 |
| 03:42 | Holy Cross | Richard Hirsh clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-66 |
| 03:41 | Holy Cross | Terry Slocumb snags the offensive board | 69-66 |
| 03:25 | Holy Cross | Kyle Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Jones | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hirsh (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Scott Day (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Slocumb (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Myles Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Shealey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manu Akawanzie (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Aldo Bruno (tiring) 20 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 72-66 |
| 03:10 | Holy Cross | Sean Jones pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 02:51 | Holy Cross | Richard Hirsh misses the 3 from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 02:50 | Holy Cross | Terry Slocumb grabs the offensive board | 72-66 |
| 02:40 | Holy Cross | Terry Slocumb is whistled for a carry | 72-66 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Gullion (PG), Robert Haliburton (SG), Eddie Penman (SF), Antonio Pratt (PF), Thomas Nutt (C) Kyle Smith, Sean Jones, Richard Hirsh, Scott Day, Terry Slocumb | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Arana (PG), Gilbert Davis (SG), Tomas Basquez (SF), John Witherington (PF) Michael Hudson, Myles Hill, Manu Akawanzie, Aldo Bruno | |
| 02:25 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 72-66 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez grabs the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gilbert Davis | 72-68 |
| 02:14 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Henry Caraway (SG) Robert Haliburton | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:57 | Holy Cross | Antonio Pratt is called for traveling | 72-68 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kyle Smith (PG), Richard Hirsh (SF), Scott Day (PF), Terry Slocumb (C) Michael Gullion, Eddie Penman, Antonio Pratt, Thomas Nutt | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG), Greg Lane (SF), Manu Akawanzie (PF), Aldo Bruno (C) Glenn Arana, Tomas Basquez, John Witherington, Eugene Shealey | |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Manu Akawanzie is hacked by Terry Slocumb - foul #5 on Terry Slocumb, team foul #8 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eddie Penman (C) Terry Slocumb | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Manu Akawanzie makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Manu Akawanzie makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:18 | Holy Cross | Scott Day banks in the layup set up by Kyle Smith and he's fouled by Michael Hudson - foul #2 on Michael Hudson, team foul #7 | 74-70 |
| 01:18 | Holy Cross | Scott Day makes the free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:59 | Belmont | Manu Akawanzie misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-70 |
| 00:57 | Holy Cross | Eddie Penman gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Holy Cross | Scott Day scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Hirsh | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-70 |
| 00:19 | Holy Cross | Eddie Penman gets the rebound | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Holy Cross | Michael Hudson is called for the reach on Eddie Penman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hudson, team foul #8 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sean Jones (PG), Antonio Pratt (PF), Thomas Nutt (C) Kyle Smith, Richard Hirsh, Scott Day | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:16 | Holy Cross | Eddie Penman makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:16 | Holy Cross | Eddie Penman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Greg Lane drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-73 |
| 00:09 | Holy Cross | Gilbert Davis is called for the reach on Thomas Nutt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gilbert Davis, team foul #9 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Haliburton (SF) Eddie Penman | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:09 | Holy Cross | Thomas Nutt makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:09 | Holy Cross | Thomas Nutt makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Caraway - foul #1 on Henry Caraway, team foul #9 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kyle Smith (PG), Richard Hirsh (SF), Scott Day (PF), Eddie Penman (C) Sean Jones, Robert Haliburton, Antonio Pratt, Thomas Nutt | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis makes the 3rd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Kyle Smith runs out the clock | 81-76 |