| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jason McMurphy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Bank (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Haskins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Souder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Menchaca (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Loughman (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Theodore Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 19:35 | DePaul | Richard Souder grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:24 | DePaul | James Wright is called for the reach on Jason McMurphy - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Loughman - foul #2 on Paul Loughman, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Richard Souder steps in front of the Theodore Thomas pass | 36-33 |
| 18:36 | DePaul | Christopher Bank hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 36-33 |
| 18:35 | Belmont | Paul Loughman snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Menchaca, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Dixon (PG) Michael Menchaca | |
| 18:17 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards is fouled on the floor by Paul Loughman - foul #3 on Paul Loughman, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeff Woods (PF) Paul Loughman | |
| 17:59 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Bank | 38-33 |
| 17:36 | Belmont | Jeff Woods makes the shot from the right block set up by Robert Dixon and he's hacked by Frank Haskins - foul #1 on Frank Haskins, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 17:36 | Belmont | Jeff Woods makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:27 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards misses the jumper from close range | 38-36 |
| 17:26 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards hits a jumper from the left block set up by Jason McMurphy and he's fouled by Thomas Andrews - foul #2 on Thomas Andrews, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Walter Sisson (PF) Frank Haskins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 16:57 | DePaul | Richard Souder grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:29 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards misses short on a floater from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 16:27 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:18 | DePaul | Walter Sisson connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Alvin Edwards | 43-36 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Jeff Woods misses the dunk attempt | 43-36 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas tips it home | 43-38 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jason McMurphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Bank (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Edwards (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Sisson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Souder (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Andrews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeff Woods (fresh) 5 pts. C - Theodore Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | DePaul | Christopher Bank scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Alvin Edwards | 46-38 |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews is whistled for a carry | 46-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Chapman (PG), Dan Newsome (SG), Frank Haskins (PF), Jerome Gajeski (C) Jason McMurphy, Christopher Bank, Alvin Edwards, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Menchaca (PG), Brian Willcox (SF), Paul Loughman (PF), Carl Sperberg (C) James Wright, Thomas Andrews, Jeff Woods, Theodore Thomas | |
| 15:16 | DePaul | Jerome Gajeski is hacked by Carl Sperberg - foul #1 on Carl Sperberg, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| 14:59 | DePaul | Joseph Chapman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Paul Loughman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 14:37 | Belmont | Brian Willcox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 14:35 | DePaul | Joseph Chapman snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 14:15 | DePaul | Frank Haskins double dribbles | 46-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Alvin Edwards (SF) Walter Sisson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Crandall (SG), Thomas Andrews (SF), Jeff Woods (C) Robert Dixon, Brian Willcox, Carl Sperberg | |
| 13:59 | Belmont | Alvin Edwards swats the short shot by Jeff Woods | 46-38 |
| 13:57 | DePaul | Joseph Chapman pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Joseph Chapman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 13:50 | DePaul | Frank Haskins pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:37 | DePaul | Jerome Gajeski is whistled for a carry | 46-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason McMurphy (PG), Christopher Bank (SG), Richard Souder (C) Joseph Chapman, Dan Newsome, Jerome Gajeski | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Wright (SG), Theodore Thomas (C) Ronald Crandall, Jeff Woods | |
| 13:19 | Belmont | James Wright comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-38 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 13:04 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 13:02 | Belmont | James Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | James Wright misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Bank - foul #1 on Christopher Bank, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Walter Sisson (PF) Frank Haskins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:47 | Belmont | James Wright misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:36 | DePaul | Richard Souder lays it up and in set up by Jason McMurphy and he's hacked by Theodore Thomas - foul #2 on Theodore Thomas, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Dixon (PG) Michael Menchaca | |
| 12:36 | DePaul | Richard Souder misses the free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:36 | Belmont | Paul Loughman gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:18 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Dixon | 48-41 |
| 11:59 | DePaul | Christopher Bank double dribbles | 48-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Willcox (SF), Jeff Woods (PF) Thomas Andrews, Paul Loughman | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jason McMurphy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Bank (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Edwards (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Sisson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Souder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Willcox (fresh) PF - Jeff Woods (fresh) 5 pts. C - Theodore Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Belmont | Brian Willcox's pass is intercepted by Walter Sisson | 48-41 |
| 11:32 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards is hacked by Brian Willcox - foul #1 on Brian Willcox, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerome Gajeski (C) Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Menchaca (PG) Robert Dixon | |
| 11:32 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:32 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 11:09 | Belmont | Alvin Edwards steals the ball from James Wright | 50-41 |
| 11:01 | DePaul | Walter Sisson banks in the layup set up by Jason McMurphy | 52-41 |
| 10:50 | Belmont | James Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Chapman (PG), Dan Newsome (SG), Frank Haskins (PF) Jason McMurphy, Christopher Bank, Alvin Edwards | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Dixon (SG), Thomas Andrews (SF), Paul Loughman (PF) James Wright, Brian Willcox, Theodore Thomas | |
| 10:38 | DePaul | Frank Haskins buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Chapman | 54-41 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Jeff Woods tips it but misses | 54-41 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Walter Sisson grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 09:59 | DePaul | Walter Sisson is fouled on the floor by Paul Loughman - foul #4 on Paul Loughman, team foul #9 | 54-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Souder (C) Jerome Gajeski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Theodore Thomas (C) Paul Loughman | |
| 09:59 | DePaul | Walter Sisson misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:59 | Belmont | Jeff Woods gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 09:44 | Belmont | Joseph Chapman is called for the reach on Michael Menchaca - foul #3 on Joseph Chapman, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason McMurphy (PG), Alvin Edwards (SF) Dan Newsome, Walter Sisson | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Wright (SG) Michael Menchaca | |
| 09:35 | Belmont | James Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 09:34 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Richard Souder | 54-41 |
| 09:12 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 09:10 | DePaul | Frank Haskins can't tip it in | 54-41 |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 08:56 | Belmont | James Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 08:54 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 08:37 | DePaul | James Wright steals it from Frank Haskins | 54-41 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews banks in the layup set up by James Wright | 54-43 |
| 08:17 | DePaul | Thomas Andrews blocks the short jumper by Richard Souder | 54-43 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Jeff Woods grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 07:59 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alvin Edwards - foul #1 on Alvin Edwards, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Bank (SG), Walter Sisson (PF) Joseph Chapman, Frank Haskins | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Menchaca (PG), Paul Loughman (PF), Brian Willcox (C) Robert Dixon, Jeff Woods, Theodore Thomas | |
| 07:59 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:59 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:59 | DePaul | Walter Sisson snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jason McMurphy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Bank (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Edwards (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Sisson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Souder (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Menchaca (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Andrews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Loughman (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Brian Willcox (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | DePaul | Brian Willcox is called for the reach on Walter Sisson - foul #2 on Brian Willcox, team foul #10 | 54-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dan Newsome (PG), Jerome Gajeski (C) Jason McMurphy, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Crandall (SG), Carl Sperberg (C) James Wright, Thomas Andrews | |
| 07:43 | DePaul | Walter Sisson makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:43 | DePaul | Walter Sisson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Paul Loughman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 07:32 | DePaul | Christopher Bank gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Jerome Gajeski drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Christopher Bank and he's fouled by Carl Sperberg - foul #2 on Carl Sperberg, team foul #11 | 58-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Chapman (PG), John Jefferson (C) Dan Newsome, Alvin Edwards | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Dixon (SG) Ronald Crandall | |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Jerome Gajeski makes the free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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) | |
| 06:58 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Jefferson - foul #2 on John Jefferson, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Theodore Thomas (C) Carl Sperberg | |
| 06:58 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:58 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 06:30 | DePaul | Christopher Bank can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 06:28 | Belmont | Paul Loughman pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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) | |
| 06:03 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 06:02 | DePaul | John Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:56 | DePaul | Joseph Chapman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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) | |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-46 |
| 05:34 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Walter Sisson | 59-46 |
| 05:34 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason McMurphy (PG), Alvin Edwards (SF), Frank Haskins (PF), Richard Souder (C) Joseph Chapman, Walter Sisson, Jerome Gajeski, John Jefferson | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Wright (SG), Thomas Andrews (SF) Robert Dixon, Brian Willcox | |
| 05:12 | DePaul | The jump hook by Alvin Edwards is blocked by Theodore Thomas | 59-46 |
| 05:11 | DePaul | Richard Souder snags the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 04:45 | DePaul | Michael Menchaca takes the ball from Jason McMurphy | 59-46 |
| 04:42 | Belmont | James Wright lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Menchaca | 59-48 |
| 04:37 | DePaul | Christopher Bank connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frank Haskins | 61-48 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | Paul Loughman makes the runner from the left block set up by Michael Menchaca and he's fouled by Richard Souder - foul #1 on Richard Souder, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | Paul Loughman makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:04 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Theodore Thomas - foul #3 on Theodore Thomas, team foul #12 | 61-51 |
| 04:04 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:04 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:50 | Belmont | Frank Haskins swats the dunk try by Thomas Andrews | 63-51 |
| 03:49 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews tips it back up and in | 63-53 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jason McMurphy (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Bank (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alvin Edwards (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Haskins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Souder (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Menchaca (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Andrews (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Loughman (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Theodore Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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) | |
| 03:22 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Bank | 65-53 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | James Wright misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 03:02 | DePaul | Richard Souder grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 02:38 | DePaul | Frank Haskins blows the layup | 65-53 |
| 02:36 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy snags the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 02:20 | DePaul | Richard Souder hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jason McMurphy | 67-53 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Paul Loughman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Menchaca | 67-56 |
| 01:43 | DePaul | Richard Souder buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Jason McMurphy | 69-56 |
| 01:30 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Loughman | 69-58 |
| 01:02 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 01:01 | DePaul | Frank Haskins hits the follow up shot | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-58 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | James Wright grabs the offensive board | 71-58 |
| 00:50 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-58 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Frank Haskins gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy is denied on a layup by Paul Loughman | 71-58 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 00:16 | Belmont | James Wright gets the offensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Menchaca | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy runs out the clock | 71-60 |