| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) C - Evan Massey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | James Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Belmont | Randy Kepner is fouled on the floor by Dustin Welter - foul #1 on Dustin Welter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Belmont | James Davis misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Hammons | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Randy Kepner can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Cleveland State | James Davis swats the layup by Richard Stanford | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Mark Jacobs | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Mark Jacobs - foul #1 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | John Heskett tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dustin Welter | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | John Heskett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford is denied on a layup by James Davis | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | James Davis clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Drew | 7-5 |
| 16:01 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew grabs the board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) C - Evan Massey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - John Heskett (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Cleveland State | Mark Jacobs is called for the reach on Raymond Drew - foul #2 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Dustin Welter, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Chad Aubrey (SF), Taylor Palomares (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner, Mark Jacobs, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| 15:24 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford loses the dribble to Taylor Palomares | 7-5 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Elijah Sullivan and he's hacked by Raymond Drew - foul #1 on Raymond Drew, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (PG), Paul Franqui (SG) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Taylor Palomares - foul #1 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:39 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | Elijah Sullivan picks off the pass by Richard Stanford | 9-8 |
| 14:29 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger misses the easy layup | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:14 | Belmont | James Kennedy banks in the layup set up by Clifton Terwilliger and the foul's on Eddy Frampton - foul #1 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Dustin Welter (PF) Paul Franqui, Richard Stanford | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG) Clifton Terwilliger | |
| 14:14 | Belmont | James Kennedy makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin hits a shot from the right wing set up by Dustin Welter | 11-11 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 11-11 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | James Kennedy tips it but misses | 11-11 |
| 13:31 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin travels with the ball | 11-11 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Evan Massey (C) Gaston Austin, Victor Pickering, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SG), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Elijah Sullivan, James Kennedy, Taylor Palomares | |
| 12:55 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons's pass is intercepted by Richard Ruth | 11-11 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses the turnaround from the right block | 11-11 |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford grabs the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 11-11 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons hits the finger roll set up by Chad Aubrey and he's fouled by Dustin Welter - foul #2 on Dustin Welter, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (PG), Victor Pickering (PF) Raymond Drew, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:02 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the board | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Evan Massey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) SF - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 blk. C - John Heskett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gaston Austin | 13-13 |
| 11:31 | Belmont | John Heskett misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 13-13 |
| 11:29 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 11:23 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth clanks a 3 from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 11:21 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Randy Kepner is fouled on the floor by Victor Pickering - foul #1 on Victor Pickering, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Eddy Frampton (C) Richard Stanford, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Taylor Palomares (SF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Chad Aubrey, John Heskett | |
| 10:40 | Belmont | The short jumper by Clifton Terwilliger is denied by Victor Pickering | 13-13 |
| 10:39 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:15 | Belmont | James Kennedy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Kepner and he's fouled by Raymond Drew - foul #2 on Raymond Drew, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Derrick Tsao (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Chad Aubrey (SF) Randy Kepner, James Davis | |
| 10:15 | Belmont | James Kennedy makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:08 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill makes the 3 from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Eddy Frampton | 16-16 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Chad Aubrey steals the ball from Derrick Tsao | 16-16 |
| 09:41 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey banks in the layup | 16-18 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Paul Franqui, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Evan Massey (C) Gaston Austin, Dick Hill, Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (C) James Kennedy | |
| 09:10 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Elijah Sullivan | 16-21 |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Paul Franqui | 18-21 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Paul Franqui is called for the reach on Clifton Terwilliger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Franqui, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG) Paul Franqui | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (PF) Chad Aubrey | |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Elijah Sullivan is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (PF) Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Randy Kepner (SG) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan | |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | James Kennedy steals it from Richard Ruth | 18-21 |
| 08:10 | Belmont | James Kennedy's fadeaway is rejected by Evan Massey | 18-21 |
| 08:08 | Belmont | John Heskett misses the tip | 18-21 |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 18-21 |
| 07:46 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Heskett | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Evan Massey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Heskett (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares loses the dribble to Evan Massey | 18-21 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 18-21 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey grabs the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering is fouled on the floor by John Heskett - foul #1 on John Heskett, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (PG), Eddy Frampton (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Richard Ruth, Victor Pickering, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Chad Aubrey (SF), James Davis (PF) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner, Taylor Palomares, James Kennedy | |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Robert Johnson | 20-21 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan snags the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 06:04 | Belmont | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on James Davis - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:04 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Ruth | 23-21 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (SF) Richard Stanford | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Randy Kepner (SG) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan | |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 05:30 | Belmont | John Heskett gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | James Davis buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jeremy Hammons | 23-23 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin travels with the ball | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Taylor Palomares (C) John Heskett | |
| 04:34 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-23 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Ruth | 23-23 |
| 04:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 04:26 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Davis | 23-23 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Randy Kepner drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Chad Aubrey | 23-26 |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Ruth | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gaston Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Pickering (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddy Frampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Tsao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Randy Kepner | 25-29 |
| 03:01 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton can't finish the layup | 25-29 |
| 02:59 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton hits the follow up shot | 27-29 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Randy Kepner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Taylor Palomares | 27-31 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Hammons is called for the reach on Gaston Austin - foul #1 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #6 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Paul Franqui (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Evan Massey (C) Gaston Austin, Richard Ruth, Victor Pickering, Eddy Frampton, Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), John Heskett (C) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner, Chad Aubrey, James Davis, Taylor Palomares | |
| 02:04 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey is hacked by John Heskett - foul #2 on John Heskett, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| 02:04 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Kennedy | 27-31 |
| 01:46 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 01:45 | Belmont | John Heskett gets the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger double dribbles | 27-31 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 01:05 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 27-33 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew's pass is intercepted by James Kennedy | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | John Heskett misses badly on a floater from the left block | 27-33 |