| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Victor Pickering (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | William Anker is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Hammons - foul #2 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 19:31 | Belmont | Gary Williams pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses the lay-in | 25-28 |
| 19:01 | Belmont | James Davis pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons is fouled on the floor by Richard Ruth - foul #3 on Richard Ruth, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (SG) Richard Ruth | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:30 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares knocks in the runner from the baseline | 25-30 |
| 18:13 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Simon | 28-30 |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 28-33 |
| 17:24 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dustin Welter | 31-33 |
| 17:04 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Taylor Palomares | 31-36 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gary Williams | 31-36 |
| 16:35 | Belmont | Gary Williams is hacked by Dustin Welter - foul #3 on Dustin Welter, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Mario Dolan (C) William Anker, Dustin Welter, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), John Heskett (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, James Davis, Taylor Palomares | |
| 16:15 | Belmont | James Kennedy buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Gary Williams | 31-38 |
| 15:51 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Drew | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Mario Dolan (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Heskett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - James Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Belmont | Gary Williams connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Kennedy | 34-41 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gaston Austin and he's fouled by James Kennedy - foul #2 on James Kennedy, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Tommy Vigue (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Stanford, Anthony Simon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Mark Jacobs (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams, James Kennedy | |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Richard Ruth - foul #4 on Richard Ruth, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter (PF) Richard Ruth | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:08 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Anker and he's hacked by Randy Kepner - foul #1 on Randy Kepner, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin misses the free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 39-42 |
| 14:41 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Anker - foul #2 on William Anker, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (SF) Gaston Austin | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Davis (PF) John Heskett | |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:08 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-43 |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Davis | 39-43 |
| 13:27 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Davis | 39-45 |
| 13:23 | Cleveland State | William Anker is hacked by Randy Kepner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Kepner, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Richard Stanford (SF) William Anker, Mario Dolan, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF), John Heskett (C) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner, Mark Jacobs, Taylor Palomares | |
| 13:18 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin is hacked by John Heskett - foul #2 on John Heskett, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Gary Williams - foul #1 on Gary Williams, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin is fouled on the floor by Gary Williams - foul #2 on Gary Williams, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG) Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (C) James Davis | |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | John Heskett hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-49 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:46 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler drills a floater from the left side | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Tommy Vigue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Heskett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 11:28 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 11:04 | Belmont | Richard Stanford takes the ball from James Kennedy | 40-51 |
| 11:00 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Stanford | 42-51 |
| 10:52 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey double dribbles | 42-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan (SG), Dustin Welter (PF), Victor Pickering (C) William Anker, Gaston Austin, Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), James Davis (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Raymond Gabler, John Heskett, James Kennedy | |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford's pass is intercepted by Taylor Palomares | 42-51 |
| 10:14 | Belmont | Richard Stanford takes the ball from Taylor Palomares | 42-51 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford is hacked by Taylor Palomares - foul #2 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #8 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG) Anthony Simon | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford grabs the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | William Anker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Pickering | 42-51 |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 09:28 | Belmont | Gary Williams grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 09:04 | Belmont | Gary Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Taylor Palomares | 42-51 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | James Davis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dustin Welter - foul #4 on Dustin Welter, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (SG), Gaston Austin (SF), Tommy Vigue (C) Richard Stanford, Dustin Welter, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF) Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams | |
| 08:36 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Kepner | 42-55 |
| 07:53 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:46 | Belmont | James Davis comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gaston Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mario Dolan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Gaston Austin is called for the reach on Taylor Palomares - foul #3 on Gaston Austin, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG), Dustin Welter (PF) William Anker, Mario Dolan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SG), Gary Williams (SF), John Heskett (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Mark Jacobs, James Davis, Taylor Palomares | |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Randy Kepner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Williams | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:08 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter buries a jumper from close range set up by Gaston Austin | 44-57 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Randy Kepner connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Heskett | 44-60 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Simon | 47-60 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Anthony Simon is called for the reach on Randy Kepner - foul #1 on Anthony Simon, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Stanford (SF), Victor Pickering (PF) Anthony Simon, Gaston Austin, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford clanks a jump hook from close range | 47-61 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford grabs the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-61 |
| 05:48 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:19 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary Williams | 47-64 |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Dustin Welter (PF) Raymond Drew, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), James Davis (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Randy Kepner, John Heskett, James Kennedy | |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Williams | 50-66 |
| 04:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the fadeaway from the right block | 52-66 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | Tommy Vigue takes the ball from Chad Aubrey | 52-66 |
| 03:53 | Cleveland State | Taylor Palomares swats the short shot by William Anker | 52-66 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter grabs the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 03:39 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Davis | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Gary Williams knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Hammons | 52-68 |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | James Davis snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-68 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the offensive board | 52-68 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | James Davis is fouled on the floor by Tommy Vigue - foul #4 on Tommy Vigue, team foul #8 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Anthony Simon (SG), Gaston Austin (SF), Victor Pickering (PF), Mario Dolan (C) William Anker, Richard Ruth, Richard Stanford, Dustin Welter, Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (PG), Raymond Gabler (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), John Heskett (C) Jeremy Hammons, Chad Aubrey, Gary Williams, Taylor Palomares | |
| 02:19 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:19 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:02 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mario Dolan | 55-69 |
| 01:40 | Belmont | Randy Kepner connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Davis | 55-72 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan banks in the layup and he's fouled by John Heskett - foul #3 on John Heskett, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (C) James Davis | |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan misses the free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:20 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | James Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Victor Pickering - foul #2 on Victor Pickering, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | James Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | James Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-74 |
| 00:45 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs grabs the board | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Raymond Drew is called for the reach on John Heskett - foul #1 on Raymond Drew, team foul #10 | 57-74 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | John Heskett misses the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | John Heskett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan snags the defensive board | 57-74 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 57-74 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | James Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Randy Kepner runs out the clock | 57-74 |