| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Witherington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Greg Lane inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hudson | 31-37 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Raymond Stewart buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Byers | 33-37 |
| 19:25 | Belmont | Michael Hudson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Bryan Kennedy is called for the reach on Mario Wishart - foul #2 on Bryan Kennedy, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Michael Hudson picks off the pass by Raymond Stewart | 33-37 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik can't throw it down | 33-37 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Mario Wishart grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Michael Mitchell scores on a fadeaway from close range | 35-37 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Michael Hudson drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Kennedy | 35-40 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman clanks a turnaround in the paint | 35-40 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | Greg Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | John Witherington misses badly on a shot in the paint | 35-40 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Michael Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:35 | Houston | The jump hook by Michael Mitchell is blocked by Roger Zurawik | 35-40 |
| 17:34 | Belmont | Greg Lane snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 17:15 | Belmont | Greg Lane lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Hudson | 35-42 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Mario Wishart clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 16:52 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 16:35 | Belmont | Michael Hudson buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Lane | 35-44 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-44 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Charles Byers pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the floater near the basket | 35-44 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | Greg Lane snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Raymond Stewart | 35-44 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Charles Byers lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Stewart | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Zurawik (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Greg Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Witherington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Greg Lane misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Hoffman - foul #1 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Marty Prager (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Pugh (PG), Tomas Basquez (SG), Thomas Bacchus (PF), Walter Rezendes (C) Michael Hudson, Roger Zurawik, John Witherington, Bryan Kennedy | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Greg Lane makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Greg Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Gary Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marty Prager | 40-46 |
| 15:05 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Tomas Basquez | 40-48 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Gary Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Marty Prager | 43-48 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | A charge is called on Thomas Bacchus - foul #3 on Thomas Bacchus, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Myles Hill (SF) Greg Lane | |
| 14:11 | Houston | Robert Riggs lays it in on a nice dish by Sammy Gibson | 45-48 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Tomas Basquez and he's hacked by Shawn McClurkin - foul #3 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Kevin Hoffman (C) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Witherington (PF) Myles Hill | |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Tomas Basquez takes the ball from Marty Prager | 45-51 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez hits the finger roll | 45-53 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Bacchus - foul #4 on Thomas Bacchus, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF) Marty Prager, Robert Riggs | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG), Roger Zurawik (SG), Bryan Kennedy (C) William Pugh, Thomas Bacchus, Walter Rezendes | |
| 13:16 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 13:16 | Belmont | Bryan Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Hudson and the foul's on Charles Byers - foul #3 on Charles Byers, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Raymond Stewart is fouled on the floor by Bryan Kennedy - foul #3 on Bryan Kennedy, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Myles Hill (SF) Tomas Basquez | |
| 12:24 | Houston | Mario Wishart can't connect on a runner from the right block | 45-56 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Mario Wishart grabs the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Charles Byers is called for 5 seconds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Belmont | Greg Lane (SF) Myles Hill | |
| 11:40 | Belmont | John Witherington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn McClurkin (C) Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Pugh (PG), Tomas Basquez (PF), Walter Rezendes (C) Michael Hudson, John Witherington, Bryan Kennedy | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Greg Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tomas Basquez (fresh) 7 pts. C - Walter Rezendes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the jumper near the basket | 47-56 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez is fouled on the floor by Michael Mitchell - foul #2 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Prager (SF), Robert Riggs (PF) Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Mayville (PF) Roger Zurawik | |
| 10:52 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes banks in the layup set up by William Pugh | 47-58 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Gary Smith and the foul's on Thomas Mayville - foul #1 on Thomas Mayville, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Gary Smith, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG), John Witherington (PF), Bryan Kennedy (C) William Pugh, Thomas Mayville, Walter Rezendes | |
| 10:33 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the free throw | 50-58 |
| 10:14 | Belmont | Michael Hudson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Sammy Gibson - foul #1 on Sammy Gibson, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Zurawik (SG) Tomas Basquez | |
| 10:14 | Belmont | Michael Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:14 | Belmont | Michael Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman clanks a jumper in the lane | 50-60 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Greg Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | John Witherington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Mario Wishart (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF) Sammy Gibson, Marty Prager, Robert Riggs | |
| Subs | Belmont | Tomas Basquez (SF) Greg Lane | |
| 09:15 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Bryan Kennedy - foul #4 on Bryan Kennedy, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Rezendes (C) Bryan Kennedy | |
| 09:15 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:15 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Roger Zurawik | 50-63 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 08:46 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 08:22 | Belmont | John Witherington loses the dribble to Charles Byers | 50-63 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Michael Mitchell dunks the ball | 52-63 |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-63 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Michael Mitchell snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Zurawik (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tomas Basquez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Witherington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Rezendes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Raymond Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-63 |
| 07:24 | Houston | Michael Mitchell tips it home | 54-63 |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Hudson | 54-65 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman hits a turnaround from the left block | 56-65 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 06:48 | Belmont | John Witherington tips it home | 56-67 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Michael Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-67 |
| 06:24 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Tomas Basquez | 56-67 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Michael Hudson makes the jumper from the right side | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:41 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Stewart | 58-69 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Shawn McClurkin (C) Charles Byers, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Pugh (PG), Greg Lane (SF), Thomas Bacchus (PF), Bryan Kennedy (C) Michael Hudson, Roger Zurawik, John Witherington, Walter Rezendes | |
| 05:30 | Belmont | Michael Mitchell denies the turnaround by Bryan Kennedy | 58-69 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Michael Mitchell gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:09 | Houston | Michael Mitchell clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Bryan Kennedy - foul #5 on Bryan Kennedy, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Marty Prager (SF) Raymond Stewart, Mario Wishart | |
| Subs | Belmont | Myles Hill (SG), Walter Rezendes (C) Tomas Basquez, Bryan Kennedy | |
| 05:09 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes grabs the defensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 04:56 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Walter Rezendes | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:32 | Houston | Gary Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Thomas Bacchus | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:05 | Belmont | William Pugh knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 59-75 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Gary Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-75 |
| 03:55 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Walter Rezendes | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, Marty Prager, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Zurawik (SG), John Witherington (PF) Myles Hill, Walter Rezendes | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Houston | Charles Byers misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Mario Wishart can't finish the layup but the foul's on Greg Lane - foul #1 on Greg Lane, team foul #8 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hudson (PG) William Pugh | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Greg Lane snags the defensive board | 59-75 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Hudson (fresh) 12 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Zurawik (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Witherington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bacchus (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Hudson | 59-78 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-78 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Roger Zurawik grabs the board | 59-78 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Michael Hudson is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-78 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Mario Wishart grabs the board | 59-78 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Michael Hudson steals it from Robert Riggs | 59-78 |
| 02:10 | Belmont | Michael Hudson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 59-78 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Greg Lane tips it in | 59-80 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Mario Wishart clanks a jumper in the paint | 59-80 |
| 01:59 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Greg Lane | 59-80 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Robert Riggs swats the short shot by Greg Lane | 59-80 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the board | 59-80 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Raymond Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Byers | 62-80 |
| 01:20 | Belmont | John Witherington is fouled on the floor by Robert Riggs - foul #2 on Robert Riggs, team foul #6 | 62-80 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Marty Prager (SF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Pugh (PG), Tomas Basquez (SG), Myles Hill (SF), Walter Rezendes (C) Michael Hudson, Roger Zurawik, Greg Lane, John Witherington | |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Tomas Basquez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-80 |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Thomas Bacchus grabs the offensive rebound | 62-80 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes is hacked by Shawn McClurkin - foul #4 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #7 | 62-80 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes makes the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Walter Rezendes misses the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-81 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Robert Riggs gets the offensive rebound | 62-81 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Marty Prager blows the layup but he's fouled by Tomas Basquez - foul #2 on Tomas Basquez, team foul #9 | 62-81 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Marty Prager misses the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Marty Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 63-81 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | William Pugh runs out the clock | 63-81 |