| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Trout (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Donald Fowler inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:15 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Trout | 37-27 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Fowler | 37-29 |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown misses the lay-in | 37-29 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:23 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-29 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Jerry Albright misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 37-29 |
| 18:04 | Belmont | Donald Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:47 | Belmont | Jerry Albright clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Trout - foul #3 on Charles Trout, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski (C) Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:47 | Belmont | Jerry Albright makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:47 | Belmont | Jerry Albright makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:24 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk blows the layup | 37-31 |
| 17:22 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:05 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:38 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Mark Brown is blocked by Jerry Albright | 37-31 |
| 16:36 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stephen Kirk | 40-34 |
| 15:43 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen loses the ball out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), James Enos (SG), Joe Willoughby (SF), Charles Trout (C) Frank McHan, Mark Sapp, Stephen Kirk, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Kevin Scheuerman (SG), Todd Brooks (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Timothy Luke (C) Ervin Sarno, Shannon Corwin, Donald Fowler, Edward Nguyen, Jerry Albright | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) SG - James Enos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Willoughby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yuri Suleski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Trout (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Scheuerman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Brooks (fresh) PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Luke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cleveland State | James Enos knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Andrew Robertson | 43-34 |
| 15:14 | Belmont | Timothy Luke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Todd Brooks tips it in | 43-36 |
| 14:51 | Cleveland State | Timothy Luke is called for the reach on Charles Trout - foul #1 on Timothy Luke, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Walck (PF) Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:39 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 14:29 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James Enos | 45-36 |
| 14:03 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Willoughby | 48-36 |
| 13:43 | Belmont | Timothy Luke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Charles Trout is denied by Timothy Luke | 48-36 |
| 13:15 | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 13:11 | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Todd Brooks and he's fouled by James Enos - foul #1 on James Enos, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Sapp (SG), Stephen Kirk (SF), Mark Brown (PF) Andrew Robertson, James Enos, Joe Willoughby, Richard Walck | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Fowler (SF), Edward Nguyen (PF), Jerry Albright (C) Todd Brooks, Walter Williams, Timothy Luke | |
| 13:11 | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:59 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk is denied on a layup by Jerry Albright | 48-39 |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:42 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown misses the tip | 48-39 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Jerry Albright pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Frank McHan is called for the reach on Jerry Albright - foul #3 on Frank McHan, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski (C) Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Shannon Corwin (SG) Damian Morgan, Kevin Scheuerman | |
| 12:11 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 12:09 | Belmont | Donald Fowler snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | Jerry Albright knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 48-41 |
| 11:43 | Cleveland State | Donald Fowler blocks the jumper by Stephen Kirk | 48-41 |
| 11:42 | Belmont | Donald Fowler gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Yuri Suleski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby (SF) Stephen Kirk | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG) Ervin Sarno | |
| 11:08 | Cleveland State | Shannon Corwin picks off the pass by Frank McHan | 48-41 |
| 11:04 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses the dunk attempt | 48-41 |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Jerry Albright gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:50 | Belmont | Jerry Albright hits a jump hook from the right block | 48-43 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (PG), Charles Trout (C) Frank McHan, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Luke (C) Jerry Albright | |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Donald Fowler lays it in set up by Edward Nguyen | 48-45 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Fowler - foul #1 on Donald Fowler, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk (SF) Mark Sapp | |
| Subs | Belmont | Todd Brooks (SF) Donald Fowler | |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | Timothy Luke is fouled on the floor by Charles Trout - foul #4 on Charles Trout, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), John Zachman (C) Yuri Suleski, Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Walter Williams (PF) Damian Morgan, Edward Nguyen | |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Timothy Luke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Brown (PF) Andrew Robertson, Joe Willoughby | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Albright (C) Walter Williams | |
| 08:44 | Cleveland State | John Zachman knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Enos | 52-45 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno is called for 10 seconds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp (SG) James Enos | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Donald Fowler (SF), Edward Nguyen (PF) Shannon Corwin, Todd Brooks, Timothy Luke | |
| 08:27 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown misses long on a shot from the left side | 52-45 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Damian Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:03 | Belmont | Damian Morgan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Fowler | 52-47 |
| 07:50 | Cleveland State | John Zachman misses the jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Donald Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | John Zachman gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Zachman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Zachman | 54-47 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Frank McHan - foul #4 on Frank McHan, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (PG), Joe Willoughby (SF), Yuri Suleski (PF), Charles Trout (C) Frank McHan, Stephen Kirk, Mark Brown, John Zachman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shannon Corwin (SG), Timothy Luke (C) Ervin Sarno, Jerry Albright | |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:33 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Timothy Luke pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:05 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Shannon Corwin | 54-51 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | James Enos buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Sapp | 57-51 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Damian Morgan clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Trout - foul #5 on Charles Trout, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Brown (PF) Mark Sapp, Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Belmont | Todd Brooks (SF), Jerry Albright (C) Donald Fowler, Edward Nguyen | |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | James Enos makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Brown | 59-53 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Yuri Suleski - foul #1 on Yuri Suleski, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk (SF) Joe Willoughby | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG) Damian Morgan | |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:42 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 04:28 | Belmont | Timothy Luke hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shannon Corwin | 61-58 |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Timothy Luke - foul #2 on Timothy Luke, team foul #3 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp (SG), John Zachman (C) James Enos, Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Fowler (SF), Edward Nguyen (PF) Timothy Luke, Jerry Albright | |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan is fouled on the floor by Ervin Sarno - foul #1 on Ervin Sarno, team foul #4 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), Joe Willoughby (SF), Richard Walck (PF) Frank McHan, Stephen Kirk, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG) Shannon Corwin | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Willoughby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Walck (fresh) C - John Zachman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-60 |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Todd Brooks gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Donald Fowler can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Joe Willoughby - foul #2 on Joe Willoughby, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman (SG), Jerry Albright (C) Ervin Sarno, Todd Brooks | |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Donald Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Donald Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:45 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Stephen Kirk (SF), Mark Brown (PF), Yuri Suleski (C) Andrew Robertson, Joe Willoughby, Richard Walck, John Zachman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shannon Corwin (SG) Kevin Scheuerman | |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Jerry Albright blocks the jumper by Frank McHan | 62-62 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Mark Brown takes the ball from Damian Morgan | 62-62 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Edward Nguyen is called for the reach on Mark Brown - foul #2 on Edward Nguyen, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Edward Nguyen is called for the reach on Mark Brown - foul #3 on Edward Nguyen, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown connects on the runner from the baseline | 64-62 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-62 |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:01 | Cleveland State | Jerry Albright picks off the pass by Mark Sapp | 64-62 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Damian Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 00:34 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen tips it but misses | 64-62 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk grabs the board | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 (0) | |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk is fouled in the backcourt by Shannon Corwin - foul #3 on Shannon Corwin, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Jerry Albright pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Damian Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Damian Morgan is called for the reach on Yuri Suleski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Damian Morgan, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (SF) Stephen Kirk | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Damian Morgan connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Shannon Corwin | 68-65 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan is fouled in the backcourt by Shannon Corwin - foul #4 on Shannon Corwin, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Mark Brown steals the ball from Shannon Corwin | 70-65 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | James Enos is fouled in the backcourt by Shannon Corwin - foul #5 on Shannon Corwin, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk (SF), Richard Walck (C) Mark Sapp, Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (SG) Shannon Corwin | |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | James Enos makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | James Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-65 |