| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) PF - David Leasure (fresh) C - Sid Carmona (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SG - Jack Guidry (fresh) SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) C - William Cannon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Freddie Sebastian - foul #1 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Belmont | Sid Carmona scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ted Hamilton | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Cleveland State | Ted Hamilton steals the ball from Joseph Smith in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Cleveland State | William Cannon pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | Sid Carmona is hacked by Brandon Maio - foul #1 on Brandon Maio, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Sid Carmona clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | David Leasure double dribbles | 3-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (PG), Ralph Borchers (C) Joseph Smith, William Cannon | |
| 17:16 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox's dunk attempt is rejected by Sid Carmona | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | David Leasure steps out of bounds on the baseline | 3-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (SG), Jeremy Kent (C) Jack Guidry, Tommy Lenox | |
| 16:39 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Zwerschke - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zwerschke, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 16:30 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | David Leasure knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:56 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 15:55 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fairly fresh) SG - Ted Hamilton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) PF - David Leasure (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shane Spero (fresh) SG - Marty Walter (fresh) SF - Brandon Maio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Borchers (fresh) C - Jeremy Kent (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero scores on a shot from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | Belmont | David Leasure misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Marty Walter - foul #1 on Marty Walter, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Chad Williams (C) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Freddie Sebastian, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Jack Guidry (SG), Tommy Lenox (PF), William Cannon (C) Marty Walter, Brandon Maio, Ralph Borchers, Jeremy Kent | |
| 15:09 | Belmont | David Leasure misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | Belmont | David Leasure makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:51 | Cleveland State | William Cannon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:30 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 14:29 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ernest Benton | 6-7 |
| 14:22 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Agnew (C) David Leasure | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:22 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:22 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero loses the dribble to Brian Agnew | 8-7 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Ernest Benton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Garland Fontenot | 11-7 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | William Cannon drills a floater from the right block set up by Joseph Smith | 11-9 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Joseph Smith steals the ball from Garland Fontenot | 11-9 |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox's floater is knocked away by Brian Agnew | 11-9 |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox grabs the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:00 | Belmont | Ernest Benton gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Brian Agnew misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jack Guidry | 11-9 |
| 12:41 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses badly on a runner near the basket | 11-9 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Brian Agnew pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:32 | Belmont | Barry Parrish drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 12:21 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox's 3 pointer is rejected by Brian Agnew | 14-9 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:11 | Belmont | Ernest Benton's pass is intercepted by Jack Guidry | 14-9 |
| 11:54 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Smith and the foul's on Brian Agnew - foul #1 on Brian Agnew, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| 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 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (PG), Brandon Maio (SF), Ralph Borchers (PF), Jeremy Kent (C) Joseph Smith, Shane Spero, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| 11:54 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) PF - David Leasure (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Marty Walter (fresh) SG - Jack Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Borchers (fresh) C - Jeremy Kent (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Ralph Borchers is called for the reach on David Leasure - foul #1 on Ralph Borchers, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SG) Jack Guidry | |
| 11:22 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Maio | 14-12 |
| 11:20 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 11:07 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Kent's layup is rejected by David Leasure | 14-12 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers grabs the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Zwerschke | 14-12 |
| 10:28 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke is hacked by Marty Walter - foul #2 on Marty Walter, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Jack Guidry (SG), Tommy Lenox (PF), William Cannon (C) Marty Walter, Gene Palmer, Ralph Borchers, Jeremy Kent | |
| 10:23 | Belmont | David Leasure comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Freddie Sebastian | 14-12 |
| 10:05 | Belmont | Sid Carmona banks in the layup | 16-12 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Sid Carmona steals it from Tommy Lenox | 16-12 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | David Leasure can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | William Cannon gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:11 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-12 |
| 09:10 | Belmont | David Leasure snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-12 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | William Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jack Guidry | 16-15 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-15 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Jack Guidry steals the ball from David Leasure | 16-15 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Guidry | 16-17 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Sid Carmona can't finish the layup | 16-17 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian gets the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fairly fresh) SG - Ted Hamilton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sid Carmona (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Guidry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Maio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 07:41 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 07:31 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Freddie Sebastian | 16-17 |
| 07:13 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Zwerschke | 19-17 |
| 06:57 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Zwerschke steals it from Jack Guidry | 19-17 |
| 06:47 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Ted Hamilton | 22-17 |
| 06:20 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio's fadeaway is rejected by Sid Carmona | 22-17 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | David Leasure gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | Sid Carmona comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Tommy Lenox - foul #1 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Chad Williams (PF) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Freddie Sebastian, David Leasure | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Barber (PG), Shane Spero (SG), Gene Palmer (SF), Ralph Borchers (PF), Jeremy Kent (C) Joseph Smith, Jack Guidry, Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| 05:58 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers makes the fadeaway in the paint | 23-19 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Barber - foul #1 on Carl Barber, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Agnew (C) Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer banks in the layup on a great pass from Shane Spero | 25-21 |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Brian Agnew comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-21 |
| 04:53 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 04:48 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Agnew - foul #2 on Brian Agnew, team foul #4 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Litherland (PF) Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:48 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:48 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:36 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Carl Barber - foul #2 on Carl Barber, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF) Carl Barber | |
| 04:36 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:36 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-22 |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Chad Williams snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | Ernest Benton hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Walter Litherland | 28-22 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero is fouled on the floor by Garland Fontenot - foul #1 on Garland Fontenot, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian (SF), David Leasure (PF) Ernest Benton, Walter Litherland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox (PF) Jeremy Kent | |
| 03:54 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-22 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Chad Williams snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | David Leasure clanks a floater near the basket | 28-22 |
| 03:36 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers grabs the board | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shane Spero (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Barry Parrish can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-25 |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian tips it back up and in | 30-25 |
| 02:58 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer is hacked by Barry Parrish - foul #1 on Barry Parrish, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Sid Carmona (C) Garland Fontenot, Barry Parrish, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Jack Guidry (SG), William Cannon (C) Shane Spero, Gene Palmer, Ralph Borchers | |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Freddie Sebastian - foul #2 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:20 | Belmont | Sid Carmona buries a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Tommy Lenox - foul #2 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (SF) Brandon Maio | |
| 02:20 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:58 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-27 |
| 01:56 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox tips it but misses | 33-27 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:40 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 01:39 | Cleveland State | William Cannon pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommy Lenox | 33-29 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Tommy Lenox | 33-31 |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses badly on a shot from the right side | 33-31 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | Sid Carmona tips it but misses | 33-31 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Sid Carmona tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | David Leasure gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian is hacked by Marty Walter - foul #3 on Marty Walter, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Chad Williams (PF), Brian Agnew (C) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, David Leasure, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (PG), Brandon Maio (SF), Ralph Borchers (PF), Jeremy Kent (C) Joseph Smith, Marty Walter, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ralph Borchers | 36-31 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Freddie Sebastian is called for the reach on Jack Guidry - foul #3 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (SF) Freddie Sebastian | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Brian Agnew snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Brian Agnew can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 36-31 |