| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Loftin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Grant Person (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 19:47 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Costa | 34-28 |
| 19:26 | Belmont | Grant Person knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 34-30 |
| 19:11 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa double dribbles | 34-30 |
| 18:53 | Belmont | John Loftin takes the ball from Herbert Clark | 34-30 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | William Lewis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Maurice Robertson | 37-33 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa tips it home | 39-33 |
| 17:35 | Belmont | Andrew Hampton denies the turnaround by William Lewis | 39-33 |
| 17:34 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:19 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses the tip | 39-33 |
| 17:16 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 39-33 |
| 17:02 | Cleveland State | John Loftin makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Terry Charland | 42-33 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | William Lewis comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 16:44 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Costa | 42-33 |
| 16:23 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | John Loftin grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 16:14 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Grant Person | 42-33 |
| 15:51 | Belmont | Herbert Clark hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Robertson | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derick Bruhn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Hampton (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Loftin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Grant Person (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Cleveland State | Grant Person steals it from John Loftin | 42-36 |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-36 |
| 15:14 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 14:53 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa is hacked by William Lewis - foul #2 on William Lewis, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG), Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (PF) Terry Charland, Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SG), Jeffrey Brown (SF), Marcus Gregory (PF), Ronald Bergouignan (C) Herbert Clark, Maurice Robertson, William Lewis, Robert Costa, Grant Person | |
| 14:45 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-36 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:24 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown double dribbles | 42-36 |
| 14:10 | Cleveland State | John Loftin buries a runner from close range | 44-36 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | Ronald Bergouignan comes up short on the runner in the lane | 44-36 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Ronald Bergouignan tips it in | 44-38 |
| 13:37 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Pemberton - foul #1 on Thomas Pemberton, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 13:37 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:37 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:24 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Brown | 46-41 |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen makes the jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 13:01 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Craig Keen, Mark Naylor, John Loftin | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG), Maurice Robertson (SG), William Lewis (SF), Robert Costa (PF), Grant Person (C) Aubrey Schilling, Thomas Pemberton, Jeffrey Brown, Marcus Gregory, Ronald Bergouignan | |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Robert Costa gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:58 | Belmont | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Grant Person | 50-43 |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Grant Person swats the layup by Robert White | 50-43 |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Coy Palos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Grant Person (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Robert White clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | William Lewis grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses the shot from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 11:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 10:57 | Cleveland State | Robert White is hacked by Maurice Robertson - foul #2 on Maurice Robertson, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF), John Loftin (C) Robert Jones, Coy Palos, Robert White | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown (SF) William Lewis | |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland is fouled on the floor by Herbert Clark - foul #1 on Herbert Clark, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Marcus Gregory (PF), Ronald Bergouignan (C) Robert Costa, Grant Person | |
| 10:35 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | John Loftin misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Marcus Gregory - foul #2 on Marcus Gregory, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG) Justin Espinosa | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | John Loftin misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | John Loftin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:29 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory is hacked by Andrew Hampton - foul #2 on Andrew Hampton, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory's pass is intercepted by Terry Charland | 50-43 |
| 10:10 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor lays it up and in set up by Terry Charland | 52-43 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Herbert Clark | 52-45 |
| 09:30 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Brown takes the ball from John Loftin | 52-45 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | Ronald Bergouignan loses the ball out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG) Mark Naylor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), William Lewis (SF), Robert Costa (PF), Grant Person (C) Herbert Clark, Jeffrey Brown, Marcus Gregory, Ronald Bergouignan | |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | Grant Person steps in front of the Derick Bruhn pass | 52-45 |
| 08:54 | Belmont | Grant Person hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Robert Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:46 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Costa | 52-48 |
| 08:26 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Maurice Robertson - foul #3 on Maurice Robertson, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (C) Terry Charland, Derick Bruhn, John Loftin | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton (SG) Maurice Robertson | |
| 08:26 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:26 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Robert Costa pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:06 | Belmont | William Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Jones (SF) Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:56 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones hits the finger roll | 55-48 |
| 07:38 | Belmont | William Lewis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Coy Palos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Pemberton (fresh) SF - William Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Grant Person (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Cleveland State | Robert White misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-48 |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Robert Costa pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-48 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | William Lewis can't tip it in | 55-48 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Robert White grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Thomas Pemberton is called for the reach on Mark Naylor - foul #2 on Thomas Pemberton, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Derick Bruhn (SF) Justin Espinosa, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG), Maurice Robertson (SG), Jeffrey Brown (SF), Marcus Gregory (PF), Ronald Bergouignan (C) Aubrey Schilling, Thomas Pemberton, William Lewis, Robert Costa, Grant Person | |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Ronald Bergouignan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Ronald Bergouignan is called for the reach on Robert White - foul #3 on Ronald Bergouignan, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton (PF) Derick Bruhn | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:59 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory scores on a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Mark Naylor - foul #2 on Mark Naylor, team foul #2 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF), John Loftin (C) Robert White, Coy Palos | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:59 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory misses the free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | John Loftin grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 05:50 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Ronald Bergouignan steps in front of the Terry Charland pass | 59-50 |
| 05:19 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Herbert Clark | 59-52 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Maurice Robertson takes the ball from Andrew Hampton | 59-52 |
| 04:36 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 59-52 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 59-52 |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Naylor | 61-52 |
| 04:20 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG), Coy Palos (C) Mark Naylor, John Loftin | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Lewis (SF), Robert Costa (PF), Grant Person (C) Marcus Gregory, Jeffrey Brown, Ronald Bergouignan | |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Herbert Clark can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-52 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses the runner in the lane | 61-52 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton can't tip it in | 61-52 |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-52 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Robert Costa gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Coy Palos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Grant Person (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Belmont | Robert Costa hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herbert Clark | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Lewis - foul #3 on William Lewis, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Loftin (C) Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:26 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | William Lewis tips it in | 63-56 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | William Lewis steps in front of the John Loftin pass | 63-56 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 01:45 | Belmont | Derick Bruhn swats the layup by Robert Costa | 63-56 |
| 01:44 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 01:28 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-56 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Grant Person snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | William Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-56 |
| 00:59 | Belmont | Grant Person grabs the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Herbert Clark drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Costa | 63-59 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Herbert Clark is called for the reach on Terry Charland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Clark, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton (PF) Coy Palos | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Robert Costa scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Maurice Robertson | 64-61 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Herbert Clark is called for the reach on Terry Charland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Clark, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Robert White (PF) Justin Espinosa, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Robert Costa pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | William Lewis is hacked by Derick Bruhn - foul #2 on Derick Bruhn, team foul #3 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG), Andrew Hampton (PF) Mark Naylor, Robert White | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Herbert Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton is hacked by Herbert Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herbert Clark, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG) Justin Espinosa | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Grant Person snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Clark - foul #5 on Herbert Clark, team foul #13 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG) Mark Naylor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG) Herbert Clark | |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Andrew Hampton swats the layup by Aubrey Schilling | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton gets the rebound | 66-64 |