| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Basquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Bryan Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Greg Lane inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Michael Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-33 |
| 19:36 | DePaul | Charles Hughes gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:23 | DePaul | Charles Hughes hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Michael Hudson - foul #2 on Michael Hudson, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:23 | DePaul | Charles Hughes makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:07 | Belmont | Michael Hudson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:54 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness loses the dribble to Tomas Basquez | 30-33 |
| 18:33 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 18:32 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | Michael Hudson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 18:17 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness banks in the layup and he's fouled by Tomas Basquez - foul #2 on Tomas Basquez, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis is hacked by Charles Hughes - foul #3 on Charles Hughes, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (SG) Charles Hughes | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis loses the dribble to Eugene McGuiness | 33-33 |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 33-33 |
| 17:23 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness tips it home | 35-33 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Hudson and the foul's on Bart Davis - foul #1 on Bart Davis, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Escalante (C) Benjamin Dahl | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Zurawik (PG) Michael Hudson | |
| 17:01 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy misses the free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-35 |
| 16:44 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:28 | DePaul | Paul Escalante comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Zurawik - foul #1 on Roger Zurawik, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree (SG), Melvin Liles (C) Stephen Ammons, Eugene McGuiness | |
| Subs | Belmont | Myles Hill (SG), Eddie Cotton (SF), Thomas Bacchus (PF), Walter Rezendes (C) Gilbert Davis, Greg Lane, Tomas Basquez, Bryan Kennedy | |
| 16:28 | DePaul | Paul Escalante makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:28 | DePaul | Paul Escalante makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Melvin Liles - foul #2 on Melvin Liles, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:16 | DePaul | Melvin Liles pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:04 | DePaul | Melvin Liles is fouled on the floor by Eddie Cotton - foul #1 on Eddie Cotton, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| 15:53 | DePaul | Bart Davis misses long on a runner in the lane | 37-35 |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Eddie Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Vaughn Rogers (fresh) SG - Brandon Roundtree (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Escalante (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Liles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myles Hill (fresh) SF - Eddie Cotton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Bacchus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Rezendes (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus scores on a 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Paul Escalante misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Myles Hill - foul #1 on Myles Hill, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG), Charles Hughes (SG), Benjamin Dahl (C) Brandon Roundtree, Bart Davis, Melvin Liles | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG), Gilbert Davis (SG), Greg Lane (SF), John Witherington (PF) Roger Zurawik, Myles Hill, Eddie Cotton, Walter Rezendes | |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Paul Escalante misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Paul Escalante misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:23 | Belmont | John Witherington gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | John Witherington hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 15:07 | Belmont | Greg Lane tips it in | 37-40 |
| 15:01 | DePaul | Gilbert Davis knocks away the 3 by Charles Hughes | 37-40 |
| 15:00 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Greg Lane | 37-40 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Greg Lane | 37-42 |
| 14:12 | DePaul | Paul Escalante clanks a shot in the lane | 37-42 |
| 14:11 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl tips it in | 39-42 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 14:04 | Belmont | Greg Lane tips it home | 39-44 |
| 13:45 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers is fouled on the floor by John Witherington - foul #4 on John Witherington, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bart Davis (SF), Eugene McGuiness (PF) Vaughn Rogers, Paul Escalante | |
| Subs | Belmont | Tomas Basquez (PF), Bryan Kennedy (C) John Witherington, Thomas Bacchus | |
| 13:29 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gilbert Davis - foul #2 on Gilbert Davis, team foul #7 | 39-44 |
| 13:29 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:29 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:06 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 13:04 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Benjamin Dahl | 41-44 |
| 12:39 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Charles Hughes and the foul's on Bryan Kennedy - foul #1 on Bryan Kennedy, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (PG), Paul Escalante (C) Stephen Ammons, Benjamin Dahl | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Zurawik (PG), Eddie Cotton (SF), Thomas Bacchus (PF) Michael Hudson, Gilbert Davis, Greg Lane | |
| 12:39 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy is hacked by Paul Escalante - foul #1 on Paul Escalante, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree (SG) Charles Hughes | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:50 | DePaul | The short jumper by Brandon Roundtree is denied by Eddie Cotton | 44-44 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Vaughn Rogers (fresh) SG - Brandon Roundtree (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Escalante (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Basquez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. SF - Eddie Cotton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Bacchus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez connects on the runner from the left block set up by Roger Zurawik | 44-46 |
| 11:16 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG), Charles Hughes (SG), Benjamin Dahl (C) Vaughn Rogers, Brandon Roundtree, Paul Escalante | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG), Gilbert Davis (SG), Greg Lane (SF) Roger Zurawik, Eddie Cotton, Thomas Bacchus | |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 44-46 |
| 10:50 | Belmont | Greg Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Eugene McGuiness - foul #1 on Eugene McGuiness, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Liles (PF) Eugene McGuiness | |
| Subs | Belmont | Eddie Cotton (C) Bryan Kennedy | |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:18 | DePaul | Melvin Liles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Eddie Cotton - foul #2 on Eddie Cotton, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus (PF) Tomas Basquez | |
| 10:18 | DePaul | Melvin Liles makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:18 | DePaul | Melvin Liles misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Eddie Cotton | 45-48 |
| 10:04 | Belmont | Eddie Cotton blows the layup but he's fouled by Benjamin Dahl - foul #2 on Benjamin Dahl, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Escalante (PF) Melvin Liles | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:04 | Belmont | Eddie Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:04 | Belmont | Eddie Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:04 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Paul Escalante | 45-49 |
| 09:53 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bart Davis | 47-49 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Michael Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (SF), Eugene McGuiness (PF) Bart Davis, Benjamin Dahl | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:20 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons is hacked by Michael Hudson - foul #3 on Michael Hudson, team foul #10 | 47-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree (SF) Charles Hughes | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Zurawik (PG) Michael Hudson | |
| 09:20 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:20 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:04 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vaughn Rogers - foul #2 on Vaughn Rogers, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy (C) Eddie Cotton | |
| 09:04 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:04 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:43 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 08:42 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Vaughn Rogers | 49-51 |
| 08:26 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers is fouled on the floor by Roger Zurawik - foul #2 on Roger Zurawik, team foul #11 | 49-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Bart Davis (SF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Stephen Ammons, Brandon Roundtree, Paul Escalante | |
| Subs | Belmont | Myles Hill (SF), Tomas Basquez (PF) Greg Lane, Thomas Bacchus | |
| 08:26 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:26 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:03 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Tomas Basquez, team foul #12 | 49-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG), Eddie Cotton (SF) Gilbert Davis, Myles Hill | |
| 07:50 | DePaul | Bart Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Escalante (PF) Eugene McGuiness | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Witherington (PF) Roger Zurawik | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Vaughn Rogers (fresh) SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Escalante (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tomas Basquez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Cotton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Witherington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Bryan Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Belmont | John Witherington connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-53 |
| 07:26 | DePaul | Paul Escalante clanks a turnaround from the left block | 49-53 |
| 07:24 | Belmont | Eddie Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 07:06 | Belmont | Michael Hudson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eddie Cotton | 49-56 |
| 06:51 | DePaul | John Witherington is called for the reach on Paul Escalante - foul #5 on John Witherington, team foul #13 | 49-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG) Vaughn Rogers | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gilbert Davis (SG), Greg Lane (SF), Thomas Bacchus (C) Eddie Cotton, John Witherington, Bryan Kennedy | |
| 06:51 | DePaul | Paul Escalante makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:51 | DePaul | Paul Escalante makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Greg Lane is called for traveling | 51-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree (SG), Eugene McGuiness (PF) Charles Hughes, Benjamin Dahl | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:20 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 05:54 | DePaul | Bart Davis grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 05:46 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons can't connect on a shot from close range | 54-56 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Greg Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:23 | Belmont | Michael Hudson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 05:21 | DePaul | Bart Davis pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:07 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 05:05 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez is denied on a layup by Paul Escalante | 54-56 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Bart Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Benjamin Dahl (C) Brandon Roundtree, Paul Escalante | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy (C) Thomas Bacchus | |
| 04:31 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness buries a driving attempt near the basket | 56-56 |
| 04:06 | Belmont | Greg Lane misses the fadeaway in the paint | 56-56 |
| 04:05 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 03:51 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Hughes | 58-56 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gilbert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tomas Basquez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Bryan Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Benjamin Dahl - foul #3 on Benjamin Dahl, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Zurawik (PG) Michael Hudson | |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:58 | DePaul | Bart Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Ammons | 61-58 |
| 02:58 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG) Roger Zurawik | |
| 02:44 | Belmont | Greg Lane can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Eugene McGuiness - foul #2 on Eugene McGuiness, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| 02:44 | Belmont | Greg Lane makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:44 | Belmont | Greg Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:31 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-60 |
| 02:29 | DePaul | Bart Davis tips it in | 63-60 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Michael Hudson is hacked by Stephen Ammons - foul #3 on Stephen Ammons, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Michael Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Michael Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:49 | DePaul | Bart Davis connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Stephen Ammons | 65-62 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 01:26 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:14 | DePaul | Charles Hughes makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Stephen Ammons | 67-62 |
| 00:45 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Bryan Kennedy | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Bryan Kennedy blocks the jumper by Stephen Ammons | 67-64 |
| 00:16 | Belmont | Gilbert Davis grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Greg Lane gets the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Michael Hudson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Greg Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl gets the rebound | 67-64 |