| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gregory Hope (fresh) SG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) PF - Larry Lucht (fresh) C - Dennis Pierson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) C - Jerry Albright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson is hacked by Shannon Corwin - foul #1 on Shannon Corwin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Dennis Pierson | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin drills a shot near the basket set up by Edward Nguyen | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Donald Fowler misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gregory Hope - foul #1 on Gregory Hope, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Donald Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Donald Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Larry Lucht | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson tips it home | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Joseph Hanson is denied by Jerry Albright | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht tips it back up and in | 7-2 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Damian Morgan | 7-5 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson clanks a floater from the right side | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson tips it in | 9-5 |
| 16:23 | Belmont | Donald Fowler drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Damian Morgan | 9-7 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:56 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gregory Hope (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lucht (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Pierson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen tips it home | 9-9 |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Lucht | 12-9 |
| 15:06 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hanson - foul #1 on Joseph Hanson, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (PG), Tommy Greenough (SG), Ognjen Zens (SF), Stephen Rivers (PF), William Ezell (C) Gregory Hope, Joseph Hanson, Paul Patterson, Larry Lucht, Dennis Pierson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:49 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Jerry Albright misses the tip | 12-9 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Albright | 12-9 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:29 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-9 |
| 14:23 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jerry Albright | 12-9 |
| 14:07 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:50 | Detroit Mercy | Damian Morgan picks off the pass by Corey Fulp | 12-9 |
| 13:28 | Belmont | Jerry Albright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Shannon Corwin steps in front of the Corey Fulp pass | 12-9 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:27 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (PG), Joseph Hanson (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Larry Lucht (PF), Dennis Pierson (C) Corey Fulp, Tommy Greenough, Ognjen Zens, Stephen Rivers, William Ezell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Kevin Scheuerman (SG), Todd Brooks (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Timothy Luke (C) Damian Morgan, Shannon Corwin, Donald Fowler, Edward Nguyen, Jerry Albright | |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Todd Brooks knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ervin Sarno and the foul's on Gregory Hope - foul #2 on Gregory Hope, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (PG) Gregory Hope | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Todd Brooks misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp is fouled on the floor by Walter Williams - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-11 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | Timothy Luke pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Corey Fulp (fresh) SG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lucht (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Pierson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Scheuerman (fresh) SF - Todd Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) C - Timothy Luke (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 11:40 | Belmont | Timothy Luke tips it back up and in | 12-13 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Patterson | 14-13 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Timothy Luke buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Brooks | 14-15 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the lay-in | 14-15 |
| 10:52 | Belmont | Timothy Luke snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Todd Brooks misses the lay-in | 14-15 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht is hacked by Kevin Scheuerman - foul #1 on Kevin Scheuerman, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough (PG) Corey Fulp | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Shannon Corwin (SG), Donald Fowler (SF), Edward Nguyen (PF) Ervin Sarno, Kevin Scheuerman, Todd Brooks, Walter Williams | |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 14-15 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | Damian Morgan grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 10:04 | Belmont | Donald Fowler is called for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers (PF) Larry Lucht | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Albright (C) Timothy Luke | |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Tommy Greenough and the foul's on Shannon Corwin - foul #2 on Shannon Corwin, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman (SG) Shannon Corwin | |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | Jerry Albright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 08:56 | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman loses the dribble to Joseph Hanson | 20-15 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough is whistled for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (PG), Ognjen Zens (SF), Larry Lucht (PF) Joseph Hanson, Paul Patterson, Dennis Pierson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (SG) Kevin Scheuerman | |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Damian Morgan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Fowler | 20-17 |
| 08:00 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Jerry Albright grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:53 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Fowler and he's hacked by Tommy Greenough - foul #1 on Tommy Greenough, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Todd Brooks (SF), Timothy Luke (C) Donald Fowler, Jerry Albright | |
| 07:53 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno misses the free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Corey Fulp (fresh) SG - Tommy Greenough (fresh) SF - Ognjen Zens (fresh) PF - Larry Lucht (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Rivers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Luke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 07:30 | Belmont | Todd Brooks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough double dribbles | 23-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell (PG) Tommy Greenough | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman (SG) Damian Morgan | |
| 07:07 | Belmont | Timothy Luke clanks a runner in the paint | 23-19 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | William Ezell gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Larry Lucht - foul #1 on Larry Lucht, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson (SF), Dennis Pierson (C) William Ezell, Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Fowler (SF) Edward Nguyen | |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Timothy Luke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-19 |
| 06:25 | Belmont | Donald Fowler tips it but misses | 23-19 |
| 06:23 | Belmont | Todd Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:07 | Belmont | Donald Fowler misses long on a runner in the paint | 23-19 |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 23-19 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Todd Brooks | 23-19 |
| 05:37 | Belmont | Paul Patterson picks off the pass by Ervin Sarno | 23-19 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson can't finish the layup | 23-19 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Todd Brooks grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Donald Fowler is hacked by Larry Lucht - foul #2 on Larry Lucht, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough (PG), Joseph Hanson (SG), Stephen Rivers (PF) Corey Fulp, Ognjen Zens, Larry Lucht | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Edward Nguyen (PF), Jerry Albright (C) Ervin Sarno, Todd Brooks, Timothy Luke | |
| 04:59 | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Edward Nguyen | 23-21 |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Hanson | 25-21 |
| 04:14 | Belmont | Damian Morgan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Paul Patterson | 25-21 |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman grabs the board | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Tommy Greenough (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Rivers (fresh) C - Dennis Pierson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Scheuerman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Jerry Albright can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dennis Pierson - foul #1 on Dennis Pierson, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (PG), William Ezell (C) Paul Patterson, Dennis Pierson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shannon Corwin (SG), Todd Brooks (SF) Kevin Scheuerman, Donald Fowler | |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Jerry Albright misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Jerry Albright makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Damian Morgan takes the ball from Gregory Hope in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 03:33 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin slams it home set up by Damian Morgan | 25-24 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Brooks is called for the reach on Tommy Greenough - foul #1 on Todd Brooks, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (SF), Larry Lucht (PF) Tommy Greenough, Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Damian Morgan - foul #1 on Damian Morgan, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Damian Morgan | 27-27 |
| 02:40 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope misses the easy layup | 27-27 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Jerry Albright pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Corey Fulp takes the ball from Todd Brooks | 27-27 |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Corey Fulp | 30-27 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Damian Morgan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Todd Brooks | 30-30 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Damian Morgan - foul #2 on Damian Morgan, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Dennis Pierson (C) Gregory Hope, Joseph Hanson, William Ezell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Donald Fowler (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Timothy Luke (C) Damian Morgan, Todd Brooks, Edward Nguyen, Jerry Albright | |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Donald Fowler's pass is intercepted by Corey Fulp | 31-30 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson misses the fadeaway from the right block | 31-30 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Tommy Greenough and he's fouled by Timothy Luke - foul #1 on Timothy Luke, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SG), Stephen Rivers (PF) Corey Fulp, Larry Lucht | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman (SG), Edward Nguyen (PF) Shannon Corwin, Walter Williams | |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson misses the free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Timothy Luke grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Donald Fowler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ervin Sarno | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Nguyen blocks the short jumper by Tommy Greenough | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | The clock runs out | 33-32 |