| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SF - David Amaro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Donald Grady (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Pickett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Blasingame (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randy Bryan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | David Amaro inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Patrick Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 19:36 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 19:25 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | John Murray pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 22-24 |
| 19:11 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 18:47 | Youngstown State | Donald Grady knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | Michael Nations misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-26 |
| 18:17 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Randy Bryan | 22-26 |
| 18:03 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | John Murray pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 17:47 | Belmont | John Murray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 17:46 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 17:34 | Youngstown State | Patrick Smith picks off the pass by Willian Gapinski | 22-26 |
| 17:29 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 17:28 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Velasquez | 22-26 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 17:21 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Jack Pickett | 22-26 |
| 17:02 | Youngstown State | Jack Pickett double dribbles | 22-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Ray Stewart (PF) John Murray, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Reed (PG), John Leung (SG), William Cantrell (C) Donald Grady, Jack Pickett, Randy Bryan | |
| 16:33 | Belmont | Patrick Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mario Velasquez | 25-26 |
| 16:29 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Reed | 25-28 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Leung - foul #1 on John Leung, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF) Patrick Smith, David Amaro | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier (SF), Calvin Ridenhour (C) Willian Gapinski, Richard Blasingame | |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 15:50 | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Paul Reed | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Paul Reed (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Leung (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Collier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Calvin Ridenhour (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses the lay-in | 27-30 |
| 15:27 | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 15:06 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 27-32 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | James Merideth can't connect on a shot from the left block | 27-32 |
| 14:42 | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 14:21 | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 14:20 | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 14:06 | Youngstown State | Mario Velasquez blocks the short jumper by Stanley Collier | 27-32 |
| 14:04 | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 13:59 | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour is whistled for a carry | 27-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), David Amaro (SF), Michael Nations (PF) James Merideth, Dennis Halsey, Bobby Johnson, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Donald Grady (PG), Jack Pickett (SG), Willian Gapinski (SF), Richard Blasingame (PF), Randy Bryan (C) Paul Reed, John Leung, Stanley Collier, William Cantrell, Calvin Ridenhour | |
| 13:48 | Belmont | Michael Nations travels with the ball | 27-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Sharp (C) Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 13:31 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Grady | 27-35 |
| 13:17 | Belmont | John Sharp's floater is tipped away by Richard Blasingame | 27-35 |
| 13:16 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 13:11 | Youngstown State | Jack Pickett drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Donald Grady | 27-37 |
| 13:03 | Belmont | Willian Gapinski is called for the reach on Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Willian Gapinski, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (C) John Sharp | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 12:47 | Belmont | David Amaro misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 27-37 |
| 12:46 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Willian Gapinski | 27-37 |
| 12:40 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | John Murray snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | David Amaro buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Bobby Johnson and he's hacked by Willian Gapinski - foul #2 on Willian Gapinski, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Stewart (C) Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 12:15 | Belmont | David Amaro misses the free throw | 29-37 |
| 12:15 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Richard Blasingame | 29-37 |
| 11:49 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-37 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Ray Stewart snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Donald Grady (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Pickett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Blasingame (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Belmont | David Amaro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Willian Gapinski - foul #3 on Willian Gapinski, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mario Velasquez (C) Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 11:41 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 11:41 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 11:41 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 3rd free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:29 | Youngstown State | Mario Velasquez swats the layup by Donald Grady | 32-37 |
| 11:27 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame tips it back up and in | 32-39 |
| 11:09 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David Amaro | 34-39 |
| 10:57 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame misses the easy layup | 34-39 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Patrick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | David Amaro misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez tips it in | 36-39 |
| 10:24 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan's pass is intercepted by Patrick Smith | 36-39 |
| 10:04 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 10:03 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 09:42 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-42 |
| 09:23 | Belmont | David Amaro misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Willian Gapinski - foul #4 on Willian Gapinski, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Dennis Halsey (SG), Ray Stewart (PF) John Murray, Patrick Smith, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Reed (PG), John Leung (SG), Stanley Collier (SF), William Cantrell (PF), Calvin Ridenhour (C) Donald Grady, Jack Pickett, Willian Gapinski, Richard Blasingame, Randy Bryan | |
| 09:23 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:23 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:07 | Youngstown State | Paul Reed makes the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Dennis Halsey - foul #1 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (SF) David Amaro | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 09:07 | Youngstown State | Paul Reed makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 08:46 | Belmont | James Merideth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Sharp (C) Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 08:32 | Youngstown State | John Leung is fouled on the floor by Dennis Halsey - foul #2 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| 08:16 | Youngstown State | Bobby Johnson steps in front of the William Cantrell pass | 38-45 |
| 08:00 | Belmont | Ray Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Mario Velasquez (C) Dennis Halsey, John Sharp | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame (PF) Calvin Ridenhour | |
| 07:49 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mario Velasquez - foul #1 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 07:49 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 07:49 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Ray Stewart gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Paul Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Leung (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Blasingame (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Cantrell (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Belmont | Ray Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Donald Grady (PG), Willian Gapinski (SF) Paul Reed, Stanley Collier | |
| 07:02 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell is fouled on the floor by Patrick Smith - foul #3 on Patrick Smith, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), David Amaro (SF) James Merideth, Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 06:52 | Youngstown State | John Leung makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Cantrell | 38-48 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier (SG), Randy Bryan (C) John Leung, William Cantrell | |
| 06:02 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-48 |
| 06:00 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski can't tip it in | 38-48 |
| 05:59 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski grabs the offensive board | 38-48 |
| 05:46 | Youngstown State | Donald Grady misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 05:45 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski can't tip it in | 38-48 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Ray Stewart pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 05:24 | Belmont | Ray Stewart travels with the ball | 38-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Dennis Halsey (SG), Michael Nations (PF), Bobby Johnson (C) John Murray, Patrick Smith, Ray Stewart, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Reed (PG), Jack Pickett (SG), William Cantrell (PF) Donald Grady, Stanley Collier, Richard Blasingame | |
| 04:57 | Youngstown State | James Merideth is called for the reach on Paul Reed - foul #2 on James Merideth, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Sharp (C) David Amaro | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Leung (SF), Calvin Ridenhour (C) Willian Gapinski, Randy Bryan | |
| 04:43 | Youngstown State | John Sharp is called for the reach on John Leung - foul #1 on John Sharp, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| 04:32 | Youngstown State | Jack Pickett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Michael Nations snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 04:14 | Belmont | James Merideth makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Bobby Johnson | 40-48 |
| 04:09 | Youngstown State | Paul Reed buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Cantrell | 40-51 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | John Sharp scores on a jump hook in the lane | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Youngstown State | John Sharp swats the short shot by John Leung | 42-51 |
| 03:28 | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| 03:28 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), David Amaro (SF), Mario Velasquez (C) James Merideth, Dennis Halsey, Bobby Johnson, John Sharp | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Donald Grady (PG), Willian Gapinski (SF), Richard Blasingame (PF), Randy Bryan (C) Paul Reed, John Leung, William Cantrell, Calvin Ridenhour | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Donald Grady (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Pickett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Blasingame (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Belmont | Randy Bryan is called for the reach on John Murray - foul #2 on Randy Bryan, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-53 |
| 02:52 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 02:46 | Youngstown State | Jack Pickett connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Willian Gapinski | 42-56 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Michael Nations buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Murray | 44-56 |
| 02:16 | Youngstown State | Patrick Smith is called for the reach on Jack Pickett - foul #4 on Patrick Smith, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Dennis Halsey (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Ray Stewart (PF), John Sharp (C) John Murray, Patrick Smith, David Amaro, Michael Nations, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Reed (PG), John Leung (SF), William Cantrell (PF), Calvin Ridenhour (C) Donald Grady, Willian Gapinski, Richard Blasingame, Randy Bryan | |
| 02:16 | Youngstown State | Jack Pickett misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | James Merideth grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 01:59 | Belmont | James Merideth misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-56 |
| 01:58 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 01:38 | Youngstown State | Paul Reed misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ray Stewart | 44-56 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | James Merideth can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-56 |
| 01:30 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to John Sharp | 44-56 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | John Sharp is fouled on the floor by Paul Reed - foul #1 on Paul Reed, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier (SF) Jack Pickett | |
| 01:19 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:51 | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier misses the shot in the lane | 46-56 |
| 00:50 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Belmont | John Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Youngstown State | John Leung is fouled in the backcourt by James Merideth - foul #3 on James Merideth, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Villalba (SF) Stanley Collier | |
| 00:42 | Youngstown State | John Leung makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:42 | Youngstown State | John Leung misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Ray Stewart pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 00:38 | Belmont | John Leung blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Dennis Halsey | 46-57 |
| 00:37 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses badly on a runner from the right block | 46-57 |
| 00:28 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Paul Reed runs out the clock | 46-57 |