| Lineup | Iona | PG - Donald Hendricks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Kiesel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Kaul (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Dale Rist (fresh) 3 reb. C - Austin Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Buckler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iona | Brian Kaul inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Iona | Donald Hendricks misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-38 |
| 19:49 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to Austin Ellis | 33-38 |
| 19:35 | Iona | Dale Rist can't connect on a floater from the left side | 33-38 |
| 19:33 | Iona | Austin Ellis tips it home | 35-38 |
| 19:15 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alex Vaughan, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 18:52 | Iona | Brian Kaul comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 18:51 | Iona | Brian Kaul tips it but misses | 35-38 |
| 18:50 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Donald Cook | 35-38 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | Donald Hendricks picks off the pass by Santos Trottier | 35-38 |
| 18:42 | Iona | Donald Hendricks misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 18:07 | Iona | Brian Kaul scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Hendricks and he's fouled by Courtney Plasencia - foul #2 on Courtney Plasencia, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 18:07 | Iona | Brian Kaul makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:47 | Belmont | Santos Trottier hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Damon Buckler | 38-43 |
| 17:43 | Iona | Donald Hendricks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Hayden Cobb (C) Alex Vaughan | |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 17:23 | Iona | Brian Kaul gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:17 | Iona | Fred Kiesel misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Damon Buckler - foul #3 on Damon Buckler, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Iona | Gilberto Rossi (SG), Peter Butterfield (PF), Frederick Williams (C) Brian Kaul, Dale Rist, Austin Ellis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Commander (SF) Damon Buckler | |
| 17:17 | Iona | Fred Kiesel misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:17 | Iona | Fred Kiesel misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan (PG), Brian Kaul (SF) Donald Hendricks, Fred Kiesel | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Manuel Kittrell (C) Santos Trottier, Donald Cook | |
| 16:41 | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Kaul | 40-43 |
| 16:20 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 16:19 | Iona | Peter Butterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:11 | Iona | Hayden Cobb takes the ball from Gilberto Rossi | 40-43 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Gilberto Rossi - foul #1 on Gilberto Rossi, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Iona | James Thomas (SG), Dale Rist (PF) Gilberto Rossi, Brian Kaul | |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Glenn Favors (SF), Alex Vaughan (C) Courtney Plasencia, Scott Commander, Manuel Kittrell | |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Edwin Dunnigan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Butterfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Rist (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frederick Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Witherspoon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Hayden Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Iona | Dale Rist can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 15:42 | Iona | Peter Butterfield tips it home | 42-45 |
| 15:24 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ernest Witherspoon, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Iona | Donald Hendricks (PG), Austin Ellis (C) Edwin Dunnigan, Frederick Williams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Buckler (SG), Donald Cook (PF) Ernest Witherspoon, Hayden Cobb | |
| 15:12 | Iona | Peter Butterfield hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Damon Buckler buries a jumpshot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 14:38 | Iona | James Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 14:37 | Belmont | Donald Cook gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Glenn Favors hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-50 |
| 14:00 | Iona | Donald Hendricks can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Cook - foul #1 on Donald Cook, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Iona | Brian Kaul (SF), Frederick Williams (PF) Peter Butterfield, Dale Rist | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Hayden Cobb (C) Santos Trottier, Alex Vaughan | |
| 14:00 | Iona | Donald Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:00 | Iona | Donald Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Hayden Cobb, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| 13:32 | Iona | Austin Ellis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Thomas | 50-50 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Damon Buckler is called for a charge - foul #4 on Damon Buckler, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan (PG), Darweshi Azure (SG), Fred Kiesel (C) Donald Hendricks, James Thomas, Austin Ellis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Courtney Plasencia (SG), Scott Commander (SF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Ernest Witherspoon, Damon Buckler, Glenn Favors, Donald Cook | |
| 12:53 | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Manuel Kittrell - foul #1 on Manuel Kittrell, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| 12:53 | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:53 | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:53 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Santos Trottier is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Santos Trottier, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Alex Vaughan (C) Manuel Kittrell | |
| 12:41 | Iona | Fred Kiesel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Santos Trottier comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-50 |
| 12:33 | Iona | Brian Kaul grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:31 | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan loses the dribble to Santos Trottier in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 12:14 | Belmont | Santos Trottier scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Scott Commander | 51-52 |
| 12:08 | Iona | Darweshi Azure makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edwin Dunnigan | 54-52 |
| 11:42 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Iona | Donald Hendricks (PG), James Thomas (SG), Dale Rist (PF), Peter Butterfield (C) Edwin Dunnigan, Darweshi Azure, Frederick Williams, Fred Kiesel | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Favors (SF), Donald Cook (PF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Scott Commander, Hayden Cobb, Alex Vaughan | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Donald Hendricks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Kaul (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Dale Rist (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Butterfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Kittrell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Iona | Brian Kaul hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 11:22 | Belmont | Donald Cook snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 11:16 | Belmont | Glenn Favors misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 11:14 | Iona | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 11:09 | Iona | Donald Hendricks misses long on a jump hook from close range | 54-52 |
| 11:07 | Iona | Brian Kaul gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:53 | Iona | Brian Kaul hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Butterfield | 56-52 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Glenn Favors tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| 10:26 | Iona | Donald Hendricks misses badly on a runner near the basket | 56-54 |
| 10:24 | Iona | Dale Rist tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia is fouled on the floor by James Thomas - foul #4 on James Thomas, team foul #2 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Iona | Darweshi Azure (SG), Austin Ellis (C) James Thomas, Brian Kaul | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Scott Commander (SF), Alex Vaughan (C) Santos Trottier, Glenn Favors, Manuel Kittrell | |
| 09:51 | Belmont | Donald Cook is fouled on the floor by Austin Ellis - foul #3 on Austin Ellis, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Niebuhr (SG) Courtney Plasencia | |
| 09:40 | Belmont | The short jumper by Jeffrey Niebuhr is denied by Austin Ellis | 58-54 |
| 09:38 | Iona | Dale Rist grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 09:33 | Iona | Austin Ellis misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 58-54 |
| 09:31 | Iona | Austin Ellis snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 09:15 | Iona | Darweshi Azure is hacked by Jeffrey Niebuhr - foul #1 on Jeffrey Niebuhr, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan (PG), Frederick Williams (PF) Donald Hendricks, Dale Rist | |
| Subs | Belmont | Hayden Cobb (PF) Donald Cook | |
| 09:15 | Iona | Darweshi Azure makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:15 | Iona | Darweshi Azure makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:03 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 09:01 | Iona | Austin Ellis gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:55 | Iona | Darweshi Azure misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 08:54 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Jeffrey Niebuhr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 08:32 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:21 | Belmont | The jump hook by Hayden Cobb is blocked by Frederick Williams | 60-54 |
| 08:20 | Iona | Frederick Williams gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:13 | Iona | Frederick Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Iona | Donald Hendricks (PG), Brian Kaul (SF) Edwin Dunnigan, Peter Butterfield | |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Courtney Plasencia (SG), Glenn Favors (SF), Donald Cook (PF) Ernest Witherspoon, Jeffrey Niebuhr, Scott Commander, Alex Vaughan | |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Santos Trottier | 60-56 |
| 07:31 | Iona | Frederick Williams makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Hendricks | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Donald Hendricks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darweshi Azure (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Kaul (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Frederick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Austin Ellis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Hayden Cobb (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-59 |
| 06:58 | Iona | Frederick Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Iona | James Thomas (SG), Dale Rist (PF) Darweshi Azure, Austin Ellis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Buckler (SG) Courtney Plasencia | |
| 06:40 | Belmont | Damon Buckler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 06:38 | Iona | Dale Rist grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 06:34 | Iona | James Thomas double dribbles | 63-59 |
| Subs | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan (PG), Peter Butterfield (SF) Donald Hendricks, Brian Kaul | |
| Subs | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell (PF), Alex Vaughan (C) Donald Cook, Hayden Cobb | |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Glenn Favors misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-59 |
| 06:21 | Iona | Frederick Williams gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:15 | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan loses the ball out of bounds | 63-59 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Glenn Favors tips it home | 63-61 |
| 05:34 | Iona | James Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 05:32 | Iona | Peter Butterfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:10 | Iona | Frederick Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Santos Trottier grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan blows the layup but he's fouled by Edwin Dunnigan - foul #1 on Edwin Dunnigan, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Iona | Donald Hendricks (PG), Brian Kaul (SF), Austin Ellis (C) Edwin Dunnigan, Peter Butterfield, Frederick Williams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Courtney Plasencia (SF), Donald Cook (PF) Santos Trottier, Glenn Favors, Manuel Kittrell | |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:43 | Iona | Courtney Plasencia takes the ball from Austin Ellis | 63-63 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon jams it on a great pass from Courtney Plasencia | 63-65 |
| 04:23 | Iona | James Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 04:22 | Iona | Austin Ellis tips it but misses | 63-65 |
| 04:20 | Iona | Dale Rist grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 04:04 | Iona | Damon Buckler takes the ball from Brian Kaul | 63-65 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Damon Buckler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 03:47 | Iona | Austin Ellis grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 03:41 | Iona | Dale Rist travels with the ball | 63-65 |
| Subs | Iona | Darweshi Azure (SG), Peter Butterfield (PF), Fred Kiesel (C) James Thomas, Dale Rist, Austin Ellis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Scott Commander (SF), Hayden Cobb (C) Ernest Witherspoon, Damon Buckler, Alex Vaughan | |
| 03:23 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Santos Trottier | 63-68 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Donald Hendricks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darweshi Azure (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Kaul (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Peter Butterfield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Kiesel (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Commander (fresh) PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Hayden Cobb (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Iona | Brian Kaul connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Hendricks | 65-68 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Scott Commander is hacked by Brian Kaul - foul #1 on Brian Kaul, team foul #5 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Iona | Frederick Williams (C) Fred Kiesel | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Favors (SF) Scott Commander | |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Glenn Favors can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Butterfield - foul #3 on Peter Butterfield, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Iona | Fred Kiesel (SF) Brian Kaul | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Glenn Favors makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Glenn Favors makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:51 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Iona | James Thomas (SG), Brian Kaul (SF), Dale Rist (PF), Austin Ellis (C) Darweshi Azure, Fred Kiesel, Peter Butterfield, Frederick Williams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Buckler (SG) Courtney Plasencia | |
| 02:42 | Iona | Austin Ellis clanks a jump hook in the lane | 65-70 |
| 02:41 | Iona | Austin Ellis snags the offensive board | 65-70 |
| 02:26 | Iona | Dale Rist hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Brian Kaul | 67-70 |
| 02:10 | Belmont | Damon Buckler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-70 |
| 02:09 | Iona | The rebound goes to Austin Ellis | 67-70 |
| 02:05 | Iona | Damon Buckler steals the ball from Donald Hendricks | 67-70 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb is hacked by Austin Ellis - foul #4 on Austin Ellis, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Alex Vaughan (C) Donald Cook | |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:52 | Iona | Austin Ellis gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:47 | Iona | Donald Hendricks lays it in on a great pass from Brian Kaul and the foul's on Damon Buckler - foul #5 on Damon Buckler, team foul #11 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia (SG), Donald Cook (PF) Damon Buckler, Hayden Cobb | |
| 01:47 | Iona | Donald Hendricks makes the free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan hits a shot from the right block | 70-72 |
| 01:11 | Iona | Donald Hendricks hits a jumpshot from the right side | 72-72 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses long on a floater near the basket | 72-72 |
| 00:51 | Iona | Austin Ellis pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 00:46 | Iona | Courtney Plasencia takes the ball from Dale Rist | 72-72 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Glenn Favors's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Rist | 72-72 |
| 00:23 | Iona | James Thomas gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Iona | Dale Rist's pass is intercepted by Glenn Favors | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses the easy layup | 72-72 |
| 00:03 | Iona | Austin Ellis grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 00:03 | Iona | Iona calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iona | James Thomas misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Donald Hendricks (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Kaul (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Dale Rist (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Austin Ellis (fresh) 14 pts. 15 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Iona | Austin Ellis wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Iona | James Thomas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 04:42 | Belmont | Donald Cook gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Santos Trottier comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Donald Hendricks - foul #3 on Donald Hendricks, team foul #8 | 72-72 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Santos Trottier misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Santos Trottier misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:37 | Iona | Austin Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:21 | Iona | Dale Rist is fouled on the floor by Donald Cook - foul #2 on Donald Cook, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| 04:21 | Iona | Dale Rist makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:21 | Iona | Dale Rist makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Glenn Favors hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Santos Trottier | 74-75 |
| 03:49 | Iona | James Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-75 |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Brian Kaul takes the ball from Alex Vaughan | 77-75 |
| 03:33 | Iona | James Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Kaul | 79-75 |
| 03:18 | Belmont | Glenn Favors can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-75 |
| 03:16 | Iona | Austin Ellis grabs the board | 79-75 |
| 03:06 | Iona | James Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-75 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Donald Cook grabs the board | 79-75 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | The short jumper by Santos Trottier is denied by Dale Rist | 79-75 |
| 02:44 | Iona | Austin Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 02:37 | Iona | Dale Rist is hacked by Donald Cook - foul #3 on Donald Cook, team foul #13 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Iona | Darweshi Azure (SG), Peter Butterfield (C) James Thomas, Austin Ellis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Commander (SF), Hayden Cobb (C) Glenn Favors, Alex Vaughan | |
| 02:37 | Iona | Dale Rist misses the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:37 | Iona | Dale Rist makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Favors (SF), Alex Vaughan (C) Scott Commander, Hayden Cobb | |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Hendricks - foul #4 on Donald Hendricks, team foul #9 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Iona | James Thomas (SG), Austin Ellis (C) Darweshi Azure, Peter Butterfield | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:01 | Iona | Donald Hendricks misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 80-77 |
| 02:00 | Iona | Dale Rist misses the tip | 80-77 |
| 01:59 | Iona | Dale Rist hits the follow up shot | 82-77 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Santos Trottier makes the jumper from the right side | 82-79 |
| 01:44 | Iona | Brian Kaul clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 82-79 |
| 01:42 | Iona | Austin Ellis hits the follow up shot | 84-79 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | Glenn Favors connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Santos Trottier | 84-81 |
| 01:05 | Iona | James Thomas hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian Kaul | 87-81 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | Dale Rist blocks the jumper by Courtney Plasencia | 87-81 |
| 00:51 | Iona | The rebound goes to Dale Rist | 87-81 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Donald Hendricks (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Kaul (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 5 stl. PF - Dale Rist (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Austin Ellis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 19 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Vaughan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Iona | Dale Rist is hacked by Santos Trottier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Santos Trottier, team foul #14 | 87-81 |
| Subs | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan (PG), Darweshi Azure (SG), Peter Butterfield (SF) Donald Hendricks, James Thomas, Brian Kaul | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:50 | Iona | Dale Rist makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:50 | Iona | Dale Rist makes the 2nd free throw | 89-81 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 89-81 |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Glenn Favors snags the offensive board | 89-81 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 89-81 |
| 00:37 | Iona | Peter Butterfield grabs the board | 89-81 |
| 00:37 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-81 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Iona | Peter Butterfield is fouled in the backcourt by Courtney Plasencia - foul #3 on Courtney Plasencia, team foul #15 | 89-81 |
| 00:35 | Iona | Peter Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:35 | Iona | Peter Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edwin Dunnigan - foul #2 on Edwin Dunnigan, team foul #10 | 91-81 |
| Subs | Iona | Fred Kiesel (SF), Frederick Williams (C) Dale Rist, Austin Ellis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Scott Commander (SF), Hayden Cobb (PF) Santos Trottier, Glenn Favors, Donald Cook | |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon gets the offensive rebound | 91-82 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 91-82 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Scott Commander misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 91-82 |
| 00:26 | Iona | The rebound goes to Frederick Williams | 91-82 |
| 00:26 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 91-82 |
| Subs | Iona | Dale Rist (PF), Austin Ellis (C) Fred Kiesel, Frederick Williams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Glenn Favors (SF), Donald Cook (PF) Ernest Witherspoon, Scott Commander, Hayden Cobb | |
| 00:23 | Iona | Peter Butterfield is hacked by Santos Trottier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Santos Trottier, team foul #16 | 91-82 |
| 00:23 | Iona | Peter Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:23 | Iona | Peter Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 93-82 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Glenn Favors hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Courtney Plasencia | 93-85 |
| 00:16 | Iona | Peter Butterfield is hacked by Santos Trottier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Santos Trottier, team foul #17 | 93-85 |
| 00:16 | Iona | Peter Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 94-85 |
| 00:16 | Iona | Peter Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 95-85 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Santos Trottier | 95-88 |
| 00:08 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 95-88 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iona | Edwin Dunnigan runs out the clock | 95-88 |