| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) SG - Damon Buckler (fresh) SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) PF - Donald Cook (fresh) C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Allen Worden (fresh) SG - Rodney Murray (fresh) SF - Dale Bibby (fresh) PF - Jerome Holland (fresh) C - Lester Sewell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Lester Sewell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Columbia | Lester Sewell is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Belmont | Donald Cook misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Lester Sewell grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Columbia | Santos Trottier picks off the pass by Jerome Holland | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Belmont | Santos Trottier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Allen Worden - foul #1 on Allen Worden, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Belmont | Santos Trottier misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Belmont | Santos Trottier makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Santos Trottier steals the ball from Allen Worden | 1-0 |
| 18:03 | Belmont | Santos Trottier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Allen Worden - foul #2 on Allen Worden, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Harris (PG) Allen Worden | |
| 18:03 | Belmont | Santos Trottier makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Belmont | Santos Trottier makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Columbia | Dale Bibby misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Columbia | Jerome Holland snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:38 | Columbia | Lester Sewell jams it and he's hacked by Damon Buckler - foul #1 on Damon Buckler, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Power (SG), Andrew Guard (SF), Derek Kist (PF) Rodney Murray, Dale Bibby, Jerome Holland | |
| 17:38 | Columbia | Lester Sewell makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:25 | Belmont | Glenn Favors can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | Columbia | Lester Sewell snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:00 | Columbia | Richard Harris is fouled on the floor by Damon Buckler - foul #2 on Damon Buckler, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia (SG) Damon Buckler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerome Holland (C) Lester Sewell | |
| 16:44 | Columbia | Jerome Holland connects on the runner in the lane | 3-5 |
| 16:29 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:27 | Columbia | Andrew Guard grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:12 | Columbia | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | Donald Cook gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:41 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan drills a fadeaway in the paint | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) PF - Donald Cook (fresh) C - Alex Vaughan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) SG - Randy Power (fresh) SF - Andrew Guard (fresh) PF - Derek Kist (fresh) C - Jerome Holland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Columbia | Randy Power makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 15:09 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Guard | 5-8 |
| 15:07 | Columbia | Derek Kist pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:59 | Columbia | Jerome Holland can't finish the layup | 5-8 |
| 14:57 | Columbia | Derek Kist tips it home | 5-10 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Richard Harris is called for the reach on Alex Vaughan - foul #1 on Richard Harris, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Scott Commander (SF), Hayden Cobb (PF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Santos Trottier, Glenn Favors, Donald Cook, Alex Vaughan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Rodney Murray (SG), Dale Bibby (SF), Ronald Schroeder (PF), Lester Sewell (C) Richard Harris, Andrew Guard, Derek Kist, Jerome Holland | |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Dale Bibby is called for the reach on Scott Commander - foul #1 on Dale Bibby, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Andrew Guard (PG) Randy Power | |
| 14:14 | Belmont | Scott Commander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell snags the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 13:56 | Belmont | Scott Commander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG) Ernest Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Power (PG) Andrew Guard | |
| 13:46 | Columbia | Randy Power hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Murray | 5-12 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Cook (PF) Manuel Kittrell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Harris (PG) Randy Power | |
| 13:20 | Columbia | Lester Sewell misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 5-12 |
| 13:19 | Columbia | Ronald Schroeder grabs the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 13:05 | Columbia | Rodney Murray can't connect on a jumper from close range | 5-12 |
| 13:04 | Belmont | Scott Commander grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Scott Commander misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-12 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia tips it but misses | 5-12 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | Scott Commander pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Scott Commander double dribbles | 5-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (SG), Glenn Favors (SF), Alex Vaughan (C) Courtney Plasencia, Scott Commander, Hayden Cobb | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Power (PG), Derek Kist (PF), Jerome Holland (C) Richard Harris, Ronald Schroeder, Lester Sewell | |
| 12:14 | Columbia | Rodney Murray can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-12 |
| 12:13 | Belmont | Santos Trottier snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Donald Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Derek Kist | 5-12 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Rodney Murray snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 11:47 | Columbia | Dale Bibby is fouled on the floor by Glenn Favors - foul #1 on Glenn Favors, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Niebuhr (SG) Santos Trottier | |
| Subs | Columbia | Andrew Guard (PG), Lester Sewell (C) Randy Power, Derek Kist | |
| 11:42 | Columbia | Andrew Guard misses the shot from the right block | 5-12 |
| 11:40 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Donald Cook | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Witherspoon (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Niebuhr (fresh) SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Andrew Guard (fresh) SG - Rodney Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Bibby (fairly fresh) PF - Jerome Holland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Sewell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Belmont | Andrew Guard steals the ball from Ernest Witherspoon in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Dale Bibby misses the dunk | 5-12 |
| 11:34 | Columbia | Jerome Holland tips it home | 5-14 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 5-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia (SG), Hayden Cobb (PF) Jeffrey Niebuhr, Donald Cook | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:03 | Columbia | Dale Bibby makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-17 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | Glenn Favors misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-17 |
| 10:46 | Columbia | Rodney Murray grabs the board | 5-17 |
| 10:30 | Columbia | Andrew Guard drills a driving attempt in the lane | 5-19 |
| 10:20 | Belmont | Glenn Favors is called for a charge - foul #2 on Glenn Favors, team foul #4 | 5-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Scott Commander (SF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Ernest Witherspoon, Glenn Favors, Alex Vaughan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Power (PG), Ronald Schroeder (SF), Derek Kist (PF) Andrew Guard, Dale Bibby, Jerome Holland | |
| 10:06 | Columbia | Randy Power can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-19 |
| 10:04 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Hayden Cobb | 5-19 |
| 09:45 | Belmont | Santos Trottier hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-19 |
| 09:27 | Columbia | Ronald Schroeder makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Randy Power | 7-21 |
| 09:04 | Belmont | Scott Commander loses the dribble to Derek Kist | 7-21 |
| 08:52 | Columbia | Lester Sewell can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 7-21 |
| 08:51 | Columbia | Derek Kist tips it in | 7-23 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 7-23 |
| 08:32 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-23 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Santos Trottier clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 7-23 |
| 08:09 | Columbia | Randy Power gets the rebound | 7-23 |
| 07:54 | Columbia | Randy Power buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-26 |
| 07:38 | Belmont | Scott Commander is hacked by Lester Sewell - foul #1 on Lester Sewell, team foul #5 | 7-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (SG), Donald Cook (PF), Alex Vaughan (C) Courtney Plasencia, Hayden Cobb, Manuel Kittrell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Harris (PG), Andrew Guard (SG), Dale Bibby (SF), Jerome Holland (PF) Randy Power, Rodney Murray, Ronald Schroeder, Derek Kist | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Witherspoon (fresh) SF - Scott Commander (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) SG - Andrew Guard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Bibby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Sewell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Belmont | Scott Commander is hacked by Andrew Guard - foul #1 on Andrew Guard, team foul #6 | 7-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Rigsby (SF) Scott Commander | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Andrew Guard picks off the pass by Ernest Witherspoon | 7-26 |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Andrew Guard banks in the layup | 7-28 |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Santos Trottier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-28 |
| 06:44 | Belmont | Donald Cook tips it but misses | 7-28 |
| 06:42 | Columbia | Dale Bibby snags the defensive board | 7-28 |
| 06:34 | Columbia | Andrew Guard connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerome Holland | 7-30 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Santos Trottier loses the dribble to Andrew Guard in the backcourt | 7-30 |
| 06:13 | Columbia | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-30 |
| 06:12 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon pulls down the rebound | 7-30 |
| 06:07 | Belmont | Leonard Rigsby buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-30 |
| 05:52 | Columbia | Jerome Holland makes the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Donald Cook - foul #1 on Donald Cook, team foul #5 | 10-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia (SG), Scott Commander (SF) Santos Trottier, Leonard Rigsby | |
| Subs | Columbia | Allen Worden (PG), Rodney Murray (SG), Derek Kist (PF) Richard Harris, Andrew Guard, Lester Sewell | |
| 05:52 | Columbia | Jerome Holland makes the free throw | 10-33 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Donald Cook can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Allen Worden - foul #3 on Allen Worden, team foul #7 | 10-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Harris (PG) Allen Worden | |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Donald Cook misses the 1st free throw | 10-33 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Donald Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 10-33 |
| 05:33 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jerome Holland | 10-33 |
| 05:21 | Columbia | Richard Harris is called for traveling | 10-33 |
| 04:59 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia is fouled on the floor by Dale Bibby - foul #2 on Dale Bibby, team foul #8 | 10-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Niebuhr (PG), Hayden Cobb (C) Ernest Witherspoon, Alex Vaughan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Andrew Guard (SF), Lester Sewell (C) Dale Bibby, Derek Kist | |
| 04:59 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia misses the 1st free throw | 10-33 |
| 04:59 | Columbia | Jerome Holland pulls down the rebound | 10-33 |
| 04:38 | Columbia | Jeffrey Niebuhr is called for the reach on Richard Harris - foul #1 on Jeffrey Niebuhr, team foul #6 | 10-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG) Jeffrey Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ronald Schroeder (PF) Lester Sewell | |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Rodney Murray scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Harris | 10-36 |
| 04:07 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-36 |
| 04:05 | Columbia | Richard Harris gets the rebound | 10-36 |
| 03:47 | Columbia | Andrew Guard misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Scott Commander - foul #1 on Scott Commander, team foul #7 | 10-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Buckler (SG), Glenn Favors (SF), Alex Vaughan (C) Courtney Plasencia, Scott Commander, Donald Cook | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Power (SG), Dale Bibby (SF), Lester Sewell (C) Richard Harris, Rodney Murray, Ronald Schroeder | |
| 03:47 | Columbia | Andrew Guard makes the 1st free throw | 10-37 |
| 03:47 | Columbia | Andrew Guard makes the 2nd free throw | 10-38 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan loses the dribble to Jerome Holland | 10-38 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Damon Buckler (fresh) SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) PF - Hayden Cobb (fresh) C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Andrew Guard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Randy Power (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Bibby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Holland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Sewell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Columbia | Glenn Favors steals the ball from Randy Power | 10-38 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Damon Buckler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-38 |
| 02:53 | Columbia | Jerome Holland gets the rebound | 10-38 |
| 02:34 | Columbia | Dale Bibby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-38 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb snags the defensive board | 10-38 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Jerome Holland picks off the pass by Damon Buckler | 10-38 |
| 01:50 | Columbia | Jerome Holland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-38 |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Glenn Favors snags the defensive board | 10-38 |
| 01:35 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan can't finish the layup | 10-38 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb hits the follow up shot | 12-38 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | Santos Trottier picks off the pass by Jerome Holland | 12-38 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Glenn Favors knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Lester Sewell - foul #2 on Lester Sewell, team foul #9 | 14-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Courtney Plasencia (SG), Donald Cook (PF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Santos Trottier, Damon Buckler, Hayden Cobb, Alex Vaughan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Harris (PG), Rodney Murray (SG), Derek Kist (PF) Andrew Guard, Randy Power, Lester Sewell | |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Glenn Favors misses the free throw | 14-38 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Rodney Murray gets the rebound | 14-38 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Jerome Holland misses the easy layup | 14-38 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell grabs the defensive rebound | 14-38 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Glenn Favors clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-38 |
| 00:38 | Belmont | Glenn Favors gets the offensive rebound | 14-38 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Favors | 16-38 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Richard Harris buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-41 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 16-41 |