| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Molter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Gary Williams inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Aubrey | 41-33 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrell Hill and he's hacked by Chad Aubrey - foul #2 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 19:08 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Williams steals it from Oscar Pitts | 41-36 |
| 18:30 | Belmont | Oscar Pitts steps in front of the Jeremy Hammons pass | 41-36 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill's pass is intercepted by Gary Williams | 41-36 |
| 18:00 | Belmont | The pull-up jumper by Gary Williams is blocked by Greg Decarlo | 41-36 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 17:31 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Darrell Hill | 41-36 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Hammons - foul #2 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), John Heskett (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, James Davis, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Darrell Hill, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:51 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey scores on a 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 16:39 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gary Williams | 44-38 |
| 16:30 | Belmont | John Molter steps in front of the James Kennedy pass | 44-38 |
| 16:16 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter lays it up and in on a great pass from Ellis Markham | 44-40 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | John Heskett's layup is rejected by Harry Reiter | 44-40 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Heskett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kennedy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Molter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Belmont | John Heskett lays it up and in set up by James Kennedy | 46-40 |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Reiter | 46-43 |
| 15:07 | Belmont | John Heskett misses badly on a jumper from close range | 46-43 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:52 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Albert Conway is called for the reach on John Heskett - foul #3 on Albert Conway, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Raymond Gabler (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Davis (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Randy Kepner, Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams, John Heskett, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| 14:18 | Belmont | James Davis connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Mark Jacobs and he's fouled by Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SF) Ellis Markham | |
| 14:18 | Belmont | James Davis makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill can't connect on a shot in the paint | 49-46 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Davis | 51-46 |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darrell Hill | 51-48 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Raymond Gabler - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (SG) Terry Mariscal | |
| 13:15 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares lays it in on a great pass from James Davis | 53-48 |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:32 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:14 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-48 |
| 12:13 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF), John Heskett (PF) Raymond Gabler, Mark Jacobs, James Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Albert Conway (PF) Darrell Hill, Michael Brown, Jerry Czapla | |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Heskett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Mariscal | 55-50 |
| 11:18 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway tips it home | 55-52 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons's floater is tipped away by Greg Decarlo | 55-52 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | Gary Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey is fouled on the floor by John Molter - foul #3 on John Molter, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), James Davis (PF) Jeremy Hammons, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Ellis Markham, Terry Mariscal, Greg Decarlo | |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Randy Kepner clanks a jump hook from the left block | 55-52 |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill's pass is intercepted by Gary Williams | 55-52 |
| 09:06 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 09:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Czapla | 55-55 |
| 08:48 | Belmont | Randy Kepner's pass is intercepted by Jerry Czapla | 55-55 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Randy Kepner - foul #2 on Randy Kepner, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (C) John Heskett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (C) Albert Conway | |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:24 | Belmont | Gary Williams connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Kepner | 57-56 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Oscar Pitts | 57-59 |
| 07:46 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter grabs the board | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - James Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Kennedy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Molter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Reiter | 57-62 |
| 07:23 | Belmont | James Kennedy is whistled for traveling | 57-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Raymond Gabler (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Randy Kepner, Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams, James Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Ellis Markham (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (C) Darrell Hill, John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-62 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:52 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler misses the floater from the right side | 57-62 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:45 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard makes the jumper from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 06:24 | Belmont | James Kennedy misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-64 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF), John Heskett (PF) Raymond Gabler, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Jason Shepard, Michael Brown, Harry Reiter | |
| 06:04 | Belmont | John Heskett misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 06:02 | Belmont | Gary Williams hits the follow up shot | 59-64 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-64 |
| 05:38 | Belmont | Gary Williams snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 05:24 | Belmont | Gary Williams misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses the shot from the left side | 59-64 |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Gary Williams snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Ellis Markham, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), James Davis (PF) Jeremy Hammons, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), John Molter (SG), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Darrell Hill, Ellis Markham, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Aubrey steals the ball from Albert Conway | 60-64 |
| 04:20 | Belmont | Harry Reiter steps in front of the Randy Kepner pass | 60-64 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-64 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | James Davis snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 03:27 | Belmont | John Heskett misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harry Reiter - foul #3 on Harry Reiter, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Taylor Palomares (C) Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Jason Shepard, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| 03:27 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:27 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Heskett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Taylor Palomares | 62-64 |
| 02:44 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #4 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SG) John Heskett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the offensive board | 62-64 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jeremy Hammons is called for the reach on Darrell Hill - foul #4 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Williams (SF), James Kennedy (PF) Randy Kepner, James Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Darrell Hill | 62-66 |
| 01:41 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 01:39 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Williams | 62-66 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Davis (PF) James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Michael Brown | |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-66 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | James Davis gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Belmont | Oscar Pitts steals the ball from Gary Williams | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Greg Decarlo is blocked by James Davis | 62-66 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill tips it in | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Hammons | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Aubrey - foul #3 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | James Davis snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Taylor Palomares | 65-68 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the board | 65-68 |