| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Witt (fresh) SG - William Strickland (fresh) SF - Felix Rhodes (fresh) PF - David Parks (fresh) C - Shawn Dutton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) SG - Frank Swords (fresh) SF - Jerry Aquino (fresh) PF - Steve Carrell (fresh) C - Michael Greenblatt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | DePaul | David Parks comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | DePaul | David Parks grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | William Strickland scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Felix Rhodes | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Belmont | Frank Swords works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | DePaul | David Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes can't connect on a shot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | William Strickland takes the ball from Steve Carrell | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Dutton | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | DePaul | Jerry Aquino steals it from Shawn Dutton | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Steve Carrell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Frank Swords pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | The jump hook by Steve Carrell is blocked by David Parks | 3-0 |
| 17:28 | DePaul | David Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by William Strickland | 5-0 |
| 16:50 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 16:48 | DePaul | David Parks gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:27 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 16:26 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:01 | Belmont | Steve Carrell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 16:00 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Witt (fresh) SG - William Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Parks (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Shawn Dutton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) SG - Frank Swords (fresh) SF - Jerry Aquino (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve Carrell (fresh) C - Michael Greenblatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses long on a floater from the right side | 5-2 |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 15:20 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 15:18 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:59 | DePaul | David Parks can't finish the layup | 5-2 |
| 14:58 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 14:41 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 14:26 | DePaul | William Strickland snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 14:22 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 14:20 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Felix Rhodes | 5-2 |
| 14:01 | DePaul | David Parks connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Witt | 7-2 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie travels with the ball | 7-2 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Fabian (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), James Eccleston (SF), Donovan Foster (PF), Jimmy Baldwin (C) Charles Witt, William Strickland, Felix Rhodes, David Parks, Shawn Dutton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Richard Wilson (SG), Rodrigo Padilla (SF), Harold Boswell (PF), Martin Simmons (C) Dikembe Akuchie, Frank Swords, Jerry Aquino, Steve Carrell, Michael Greenblatt | |
| 13:19 | DePaul | Martin Simmons steals it from Donovan Foster | 7-2 |
| 13:01 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter misses short on a floater from the left side | 7-2 |
| 12:59 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 12:47 | DePaul | Donovan Foster scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Christopher Fabian | 9-2 |
| 12:26 | Belmont | Harold Boswell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 12:25 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 12:20 | DePaul | Leonard Buckwalter steals the ball from Christopher Fabian in the backcourt | 9-2 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Harold Boswell lays it in on a great pass from Leonard Buckwalter | 9-4 |
| 12:03 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin buries a turnaround near the basket | 11-4 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | Richard Wilson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 11:50 | DePaul | James Eccleston snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Fabian (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) SF - James Eccleston (fresh) PF - Donovan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leonard Buckwalter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Wilson (fresh) SF - Rodrigo Padilla (fresh) PF - Harold Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Simmons (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | DePaul | Richard Wilson takes the ball from James Eccleston | 11-4 |
| 11:39 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Wilson | 11-6 |
| 11:24 | DePaul | Donovan Foster can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Harold Boswell - foul #1 on Harold Boswell, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Witt (PG), William Strickland (SG), Felix Rhodes (SF), Shawn Dutton (C) Christopher Fabian, Nicholas Brown, James Eccleston, Jimmy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie (PG), Frank Swords (SG), Jerry Aquino (SF), Steve Carrell (PF) Leonard Buckwalter, Richard Wilson, Harold Boswell, Martin Simmons | |
| 11:24 | DePaul | Donovan Foster makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 11:24 | DePaul | Donovan Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 11:24 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino is fouled on the floor by Donovan Foster - foul #1 on Donovan Foster, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| 10:46 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Akuchie | 12-8 |
| 10:41 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 10:39 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Charles Witt is whistled for traveling | 12-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Parks (PF) Donovan Foster | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt (C) Rodrigo Padilla | |
| 10:02 | Belmont | David Parks denies the turnaround by Steve Carrell | 12-8 |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Steve Carrell gets the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt buries a driving attempt in the paint | 12-10 |
| 09:30 | DePaul | William Strickland misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 09:28 | Belmont | Steve Carrell grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 09:17 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie is called for traveling | 12-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Brown (SG) William Strickland | |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Boswell (PF) Steve Carrell | |
| 09:04 | DePaul | David Parks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Aquino - foul #1 on Jerry Aquino, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin (C) Shawn Dutton | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:04 | DePaul | David Parks misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 09:04 | DePaul | David Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 09:04 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Frank Swords works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-13 |
| 08:17 | DePaul | Charles Witt scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Nicholas Brown steps in front of the Dikembe Akuchie pass in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 08:12 | DePaul | Nicholas Brown lays it in | 17-13 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Harold Boswell buries a shot in the paint and he's fouled by David Parks - foul #1 on David Parks, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Fabian (PG), William Strickland (SG), James Eccleston (SF), Donovan Foster (PF), Shawn Dutton (C) Charles Witt, Nicholas Brown, Felix Rhodes, David Parks, Jimmy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Richard Wilson (SG), Rodrigo Padilla (SF), Steve Carrell (PF) Dikembe Akuchie, Frank Swords, Jerry Aquino, Michael Greenblatt | |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Harold Boswell misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:52 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Fabian (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Eccleston (fresh) PF - Donovan Foster (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shawn Dutton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leonard Buckwalter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Wilson (fresh) SF - Rodrigo Padilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Carrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Christopher Fabian is called for traveling | 17-15 |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Richard Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-15 |
| 06:57 | DePaul | The jumper by Christopher Fabian is denied by Rodrigo Padilla | 17-15 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Harold Boswell | 17-15 |
| 06:44 | Belmont | Richard Wilson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from close range | 17-15 |
| 06:43 | Belmont | Steve Carrell grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:30 | Belmont | Harold Boswell can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-15 |
| 06:28 | DePaul | Donovan Foster snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 06:17 | DePaul | Christopher Fabian misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 06:15 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Rodrigo Padilla | 17-15 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Richard Wilson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Wilson, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Witt (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Felix Rhodes (SF), David Parks (PF), Jimmy Baldwin (C) Christopher Fabian, William Strickland, James Eccleston, Donovan Foster, Shawn Dutton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie (PG), Frank Swords (SG), Jerry Aquino (SF), Michael Greenblatt (C) Leonard Buckwalter, Richard Wilson, Steve Carrell, Harold Boswell | |
| 05:38 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes is hacked by Jerry Aquino - foul #2 on Jerry Aquino, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Duncan (SF), Martin Simmons (PF) Jerry Aquino, Rodrigo Padilla | |
| 05:25 | DePaul | Michael Greenblatt picks off the pass by Charles Witt | 17-15 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Thomas Duncan is called for traveling | 17-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Wilson (SF) Thomas Duncan | |
| 04:59 | DePaul | Dikembe Akuchie steals the ball from Charles Witt in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Nicholas Brown picks off the pass by Michael Greenblatt | 17-15 |
| 04:20 | DePaul | Charles Witt makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Felix Rhodes | 20-15 |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Frank Swords is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Strickland (SG), Donovan Foster (PF), Shawn Dutton (C) Nicholas Brown, David Parks, Jimmy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla (SF), Steve Carrell (PF), Harold Boswell (C) Richard Wilson, Martin Simmons, Michael Greenblatt | |
| 03:52 | Belmont | Steve Carrell's layup is rejected by Donovan Foster | 20-15 |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Witt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donovan Foster (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shawn Dutton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Swords (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodrigo Padilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Carrell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:45 | DePaul | Charles Witt hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Felix Rhodes | 23-15 |
| 03:40 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie clanks a shot from the left side | 23-15 |
| 03:38 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Shawn Dutton | 23-15 |
| 03:33 | DePaul | William Strickland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 03:32 | Belmont | Harold Boswell grabs the board | 23-15 |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Steve Carrell knocks in the runner in the paint | 23-17 |
| 02:52 | DePaul | Frank Swords is called for the reach on William Strickland - foul #1 on Frank Swords, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Eccleston (SF), David Parks (PF) Felix Rhodes, Donovan Foster | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Jerry Aquino (SF) Dikembe Akuchie, Harold Boswell | |
| 02:33 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 02:31 | DePaul | William Strickland grabs the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-17 |
| 02:13 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 01:59 | Belmont | The jump hook by Rodrigo Padilla is blocked by David Parks | 23-17 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla snags the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 01:44 | Belmont | Frank Swords shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 23-17 |
| 01:42 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | David Parks is hacked by Jerry Aquino - foul #3 on Jerry Aquino, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Fabian (PG), Felix Rhodes (SF), Donovan Foster (PF) Charles Witt, James Eccleston, David Parks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie (PG), Richard Wilson (SG), Thomas Duncan (SF), Harold Boswell (PF), Michael Greenblatt (C) Leonard Buckwalter, Frank Swords, Jerry Aquino, Steve Carrell, Rodrigo Padilla | |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Fabian | 26-17 |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Richard Wilson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-17 |
| 00:47 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie grabs the offensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Harold Boswell buries a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by William Strickland - foul #1 on William Strickland, team foul #4 | 26-19 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Brown (SG), Jimmy Baldwin (C) William Strickland, Shawn Dutton | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Harold Boswell makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Harold Boswell is called for the reach on Donovan Foster - foul #2 on Harold Boswell, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Donovan Foster misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Harold Boswell grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Thomas Duncan hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Brown - foul #2 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #5 | 26-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Witt (PG), David Parks (PF) Christopher Fabian, Donovan Foster | |
| Subs | Belmont | Frank Swords (SG) Richard Wilson | |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Thomas Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Thomas Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | David Parks snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | David Parks misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 26-20 |