| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) PF - David Leasure (fresh) C - Sid Carmona (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) PF - John Baker (fresh) C - Wayne Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Gaston | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Sid Carmona travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Detroit Mercy | David Leasure is called for the reach on Thomas Wallace - foul #1 on David Leasure, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Belmont | Sid Carmona pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian clanks a turnaround in the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Wayne Brown | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Andrew Venne is denied by Freddie Sebastian | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Andrew Venne | 0-3 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Richard Gaston | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Leasure and he's hacked by Richard Gaston - foul #1 on Richard Gaston, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown misses the tip | 3-5 |
| 17:05 | Belmont | David Leasure grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian clanks a jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 16:44 | Belmont | David Leasure tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard Gaston | 5-7 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | David Leasure hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:16 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton lays it up and in | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Venne (fairly fresh) PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker dunks the ball | 7-9 |
| 15:32 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian is fouled on the floor by Andrew Venne - foul #1 on Andrew Venne, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Ernest Benton (SF) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Freddie Sebastian | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG), Martin Anderson (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Jerald Barnes (PF), Mark Maguire (C) Richard Gaston, Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, John Baker, Wayne Brown | |
| 15:18 | Belmont | Ernest Benton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:17 | Belmont | David Leasure gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Mark Maguire is called for the reach on Ernest Benton - foul #1 on Mark Maguire, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (PF), Brian Agnew (C) David Leasure, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Barry Parrish clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:41 | Belmont | Ernest Benton grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 14:27 | Belmont | Chad Williams tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| 14:08 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Agnew is called for the reach on Mark Maguire - foul #1 on Brian Agnew, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), David Leasure (PF), Sid Carmona (C) Garland Fontenot, Barry Parrish, Ernest Benton, Chad Williams, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Thomas Wallace (SG), Wayne Brown (C) David Lee, Peter Flowers, Mark Maguire | |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Martin Anderson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Gaston | 9-12 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Martin Anderson - foul #1 on Martin Anderson, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF) Martin Anderson, Jerald Barnes | |
| 13:35 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker is fouled on the floor by David Leasure - foul #2 on David Leasure, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (PF) David Leasure | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne drills a jumper from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:26 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-14 |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 14-14 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Brown | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) SG - Ted Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Venne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Baker and he's hacked by Freddie Sebastian - foul #1 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Brian Agnew (C) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (SG), Jerald Barnes (PF), Mark Maguire (C) Thomas Wallace, John Baker, Wayne Brown | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:32 | Belmont | Chad Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:14 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian loses the ball out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Martin Anderson (SG), Peter Flowers (SF) Richard Gaston, Andrew Venne | |
| 10:59 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Parrish steals the ball from Jerald Barnes | 14-16 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian slams it home set up by Barry Parrish and he's hacked by Jerald Barnes - foul #1 on Jerald Barnes, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers drills a shot from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Chad Williams connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Garland Fontenot and he's fouled by Martin Anderson - foul #2 on Martin Anderson, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Sid Carmona (C) Garland Fontenot, Barry Parrish, Freddie Sebastian, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Thomas Wallace (SG), John Baker (PF), Wayne Brown (C) David Lee, Martin Anderson, Jerald Barnes, Mark Maguire | |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker is hacked by Ernest Benton - foul #1 on Ernest Benton, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Agnew (PF) Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (SF) Peter Flowers | |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker loses the dribble to Sid Carmona | 20-18 |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the dunk | 20-18 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Thomas Wallace | 20-18 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | Sid Carmona blocks the short jumper by John Baker | 20-18 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Agnew is called for the reach on Thomas Wallace - foul #2 on Brian Agnew, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian (SF), Walter Litherland (PF) Ernest Benton, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:55 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Gaston | 20-20 |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Sid Carmona can't finish the layup | 20-20 |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Litherland (fresh) C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Venne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 20-20 |
| 07:09 | Belmont | Sid Carmona snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Walter Litherland misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 06:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the tip | 20-20 |
| 06:27 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown tips it in | 20-22 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Baker | 20-22 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Freddie Sebastian - foul #2 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Chad Williams (C) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Freddie Sebastian, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Jerald Barnes (PF), Mark Maguire (C) Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, John Baker, Wayne Brown | |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:34 | Belmont | Chad Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Maguire | 20-24 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Garland Fontenot steps in front of the David Lee pass | 20-24 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | Ernest Benton buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Barry Parrish | 22-24 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Walter Litherland drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Garland Fontenot | 24-27 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerald Barnes | 24-29 |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Barry Parrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sid Carmona (C) Walter Litherland | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace (SG), Wayne Brown (C) Richard Gaston, Mark Maguire | |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot is hacked by Jerald Barnes - foul #2 on Jerald Barnes, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), David Leasure (PF) Barry Parrish, Ernest Benton, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (SF) Peter Flowers | |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Lee (fresh) SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerald Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ted Hamilton | 28-35 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Lee is fouled on the floor by Garland Fontenot - foul #1 on Garland Fontenot, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG) Garland Fontenot | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Baker (PF) Jerald Barnes | |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Lee misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | David Leasure grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Zwerschke | 31-35 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | Sid Carmona snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Sid Carmona pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | David Leasure tips it in | 33-35 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Lee | 33-37 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke is fouled on the floor by David Lee - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #8 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (SG) Ted Hamilton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Martin Anderson (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Jerald Barnes (C) David Lee, Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, Wayne Brown | |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot is whistled for a carry | 35-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (C) Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (SF) Freddie Sebastian | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire (C) John Baker | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Ernest Benton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-40 |