| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Trout (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout can't connect on a runner from the right block | 24-23 |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Damian Morgan gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 19:30 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 19:29 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Stephen Kirk | 24-23 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Jerry Albright swats the short shot by Frank McHan | 24-23 |
| 19:02 | Belmont | Donald Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin misses the jumper from the right side | 24-23 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | Jerry Albright tips it in | 26-23 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Jerry Albright - foul #2 on Jerry Albright, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:07 | Belmont | Jerry Albright is whistled for a carry | 26-26 |
| 17:46 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 26-26 |
| 17:45 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 17:29 | Belmont | Frank McHan is called for the reach on Damian Morgan - foul #3 on Frank McHan, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (PG) Frank McHan | |
| 17:15 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Fowler | 28-26 |
| 16:46 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp is fouled on the floor by Donald Fowler - foul #1 on Donald Fowler, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Luke (C) Jerry Albright | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby (SF), Yuri Suleski (PF) Stephen Kirk, Mark Brown | |
| 16:30 | Cleveland State | Donald Fowler steals it from James Enos | 28-26 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Damian Morgan lays it in on a great pass from Donald Fowler | 30-26 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Kevin Scheuerman (SG), Todd Brooks (SF) Damian Morgan, Shannon Corwin, Donald Fowler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), John Zachman (C) Mark Sapp, Charles Trout | |
| 15:47 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Yuri Suleski - foul #1 on Yuri Suleski, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Albright (C) Timothy Luke | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Brown (PF) Andrew Robertson, John Zachman | |
| 15:47 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 15:47 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Scheuerman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Todd Brooks (fresh) PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Enos (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Willoughby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Yuri Suleski (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown tips it home | 31-28 |
| 15:27 | Belmont | Jerry Albright banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Brooks | 33-28 |
| 15:20 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Yuri Suleski is denied by Edward Nguyen | 33-28 |
| 15:18 | Cleveland State | James Enos grabs the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Willoughby | 33-30 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ervin Sarno, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Shannon Corwin (SG), Donald Fowler (SF) Ervin Sarno, Kevin Scheuerman, Edward Nguyen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp (SG), Stephen Kirk (SF), Charles Trout (C) James Enos, Joe Willoughby, Yuri Suleski | |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Damian Morgan | 33-30 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Damian Morgan | 36-30 |
| 14:04 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 36-33 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | Jerry Albright misses the easy layup | 36-33 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Trout | 36-36 |
| 12:56 | Belmont | Jerry Albright misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 36-36 |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Damian Morgan picks off the pass by Frank McHan | 36-36 |
| 12:23 | Belmont | Charles Trout denies the turnaround by Donald Fowler | 36-36 |
| 12:21 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown lays it in set up by Stephen Kirk | 36-38 |
| 11:55 | Belmont | Todd Brooks misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 11:53 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Fowler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Brooks (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Albright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Trout (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 11:14 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Corwin | 36-40 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Mark Sapp is called for the reach on Shannon Corwin - foul #1 on Mark Sapp, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Shoemake (PG), Ervin Sarno (SG), Kevin Scheuerman (SF), Edward Nguyen (PF), Timothy Luke (C) Damian Morgan, Shannon Corwin, Donald Fowler, Todd Brooks, Jerry Albright | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), James Enos (SG), Joe Willoughby (SF), Yuri Suleski (PF), John Zachman (C) Frank McHan, Mark Sapp, Stephen Kirk, Mark Brown, Charles Trout | |
| 10:45 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen's pass is intercepted by Yuri Suleski | 36-40 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Ervin Sarno picks off the pass by Yuri Suleski | 36-40 |
| 10:30 | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman lays it in set up by Ervin Sarno | 38-40 |
| 10:19 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by James Enos is denied by Timothy Luke | 38-40 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kevin Scheuerman | 38-40 |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Yuri Suleski - foul #2 on Yuri Suleski, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Shannon Corwin (SG) John Shoemake, Ervin Sarno | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Luke | 40-40 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 09:24 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Shannon Corwin | 40-40 |
| 09:11 | Belmont | Kevin Scheuerman lays it up and in | 42-40 |
| 08:51 | Cleveland State | Kevin Scheuerman is called for the reach on James Enos - foul #1 on Kevin Scheuerman, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Fowler (SF) Kevin Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Sapp (SG), Stephen Kirk (SF), Charles Trout (C) Andrew Robertson, James Enos, Yuri Suleski, John Zachman | |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Trout | 42-43 |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Damian Morgan buries a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Frank McHan - foul #4 on Frank McHan, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Albright (C) Timothy Luke | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), Mark Brown (PF) Frank McHan, Joe Willoughby | |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:02 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Shannon Corwin | 45-43 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Damian Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 07:39 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout travels with the ball | 45-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Kevin Scheuerman (SG) Damian Morgan, Shannon Corwin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG) Andrew Robertson | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Scheuerman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Trout (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Jerry Albright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 07:09 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Stephen Kirk | 45-43 |
| 07:05 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan misses the jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 07:03 | Belmont | Jerry Albright pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:58 | Belmont | Charles Trout denies the turnaround by Ervin Sarno | 45-43 |
| 06:57 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Frank McHan | 45-43 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk lays it in | 45-45 |
| 06:16 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 06:15 | Belmont | Jerry Albright tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Nguyen - foul #3 on Edward Nguyen, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Shannon Corwin (SG), Todd Brooks (PF), Timothy Luke (C) Ervin Sarno, Kevin Scheuerman, Edward Nguyen, Jerry Albright | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby (SF) Stephen Kirk | |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:42 | Belmont | Donald Fowler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd Brooks | 49-47 |
| 05:30 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Todd Brooks grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Donald Fowler makes the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Joe Willoughby - foul #2 on Joe Willoughby, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (SG), Yuri Suleski (PF), John Zachman (C) Mark Sapp, Mark Brown, Charles Trout | |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Donald Fowler misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:12 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:03 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan's pass is intercepted by Todd Brooks | 51-47 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Damian Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Todd Brooks hits the follow up shot | 53-47 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | James Enos makes the floater from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Donald Fowler clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank McHan | 53-52 |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Donald Fowler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joe Willoughby - foul #3 on Joe Willoughby, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Nguyen (PF), Jerry Albright (C) Todd Brooks, Timothy Luke | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp (SG), Stephen Kirk (SF), Charles Trout (C) Frank McHan, Yuri Suleski, John Zachman | |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Donald Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Donald Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Fowler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Enos (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Willoughby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Trout (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Joe Willoughby blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Shannon Corwin | 55-54 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | James Enos snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Todd Brooks (SF) Donald Fowler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Brown (PF) James Enos, Joe Willoughby | |
| 02:22 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Frank McHan | 55-56 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 02:00 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp banks in the layup and he's fouled by Shannon Corwin - foul #1 on Shannon Corwin, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Fowler (SF) Todd Brooks | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:59 | Belmont | Damian Morgan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Fowler | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout is fouled on the floor by Donald Fowler - foul #2 on Donald Fowler, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Jerry Albright snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Donald Fowler connects on the turnaround in the lane | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown misses the runner from close range | 60-59 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen is hacked by Frank McHan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frank McHan, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (PG) Frank McHan | |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | James Enos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-59 |