| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 2 blk. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ward Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Crabb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Waldo Coger (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Tatum (fresh) C - Stephen Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger scores on a shot from the right side set up by Ward Clayton | 39-35 |
| 19:38 | Belmont | Steven Homan is hacked by Ward Clayton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ward Clayton, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Shing China (PG) Ward Clayton | |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Steven Homan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 19:21 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 19:14 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb loses the dribble to Chad Williams | 39-35 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses short on a shot from the left side | 39-35 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Sid Carmona snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:50 | Belmont | Steven Homan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-35 |
| 18:49 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Stephen Robinson | 39-35 |
| 18:25 | Youngstown State | Shing China hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Sid Carmona grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 18:02 | Belmont | Stephen Robinson blocks the short jumper by Chad Williams | 39-35 |
| 18:01 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Stephen Robinson | 39-35 |
| 17:39 | Youngstown State | James Tatum blows the dunk | 39-35 |
| 17:37 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Sid Carmona | 39-35 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Steven Homan hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ted Hamilton | 41-35 |
| 17:10 | Youngstown State | James Tatum misses badly on a floater from the right block | 41-35 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Sid Carmona pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Chad Williams connects on the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Robert Crabb - foul #1 on Robert Crabb, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Barry Parrish (SG) Steven Homan, Ted Hamilton | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Timothy Tharp (PG), Roger Upshaw (PF), Richard Kelly (C) Shing China, James Tatum, Stephen Robinson | |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:40 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Upshaw | 44-37 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Sid Carmona can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Crabb - foul #2 on Robert Crabb, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Litherland (SF), Brian Agnew (PF) Freddie Sebastian, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Clark (C) Robert Crabb | |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:10 | Youngstown State | James Clark's pass is intercepted by Ernest Benton | 46-37 |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Roger Upshaw is called for the reach on Barry Parrish - foul #1 on Roger Upshaw, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG) Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton (PG), Shing China (SF), Stephen Robinson (C) Timothy Tharp, Waldo Coger, James Clark | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Parrish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Litherland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ward Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Upshaw (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Shing China (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Belmont | Brian Agnew clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-37 |
| 15:41 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Benton | 46-37 |
| 15:31 | Belmont | Barry Parrish is whistled for traveling | 46-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Freddie Sebastian (SF) Barry Parrish, Walter Litherland | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb (SG) Shing China | |
| 15:18 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb scores on a runner in the lane | 46-39 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Ernest Benton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 15:03 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Agnew | 46-39 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Ernest Benton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 14:23 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson makes the jumper near the basket | 49-41 |
| 14:03 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG), Chad Williams (PF), Sid Carmona (C) Ted Hamilton, Brian Agnew, Ernest Benton | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger (SF), James Tatum (PF) Roger Upshaw, Richard Kelly | |
| 13:42 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 13:41 | Belmont | Sid Carmona snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | Barry Parrish is fouled on the floor by Stephen Robinson - foul #2 on Stephen Robinson, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Turner (PG), Walter Litherland (SF) Steven Homan, Freddie Sebastian | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw (SG), James Clark (C) Robert Crabb, Stephen Robinson | |
| 13:14 | Belmont | William Turner travels with the ball | 49-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG) William Turner | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 12:49 | Youngstown State | James Clark misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-41 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | Ernest Benton gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 12:40 | Youngstown State | James Clark grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 12:17 | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Barry Parrish grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:01 | Belmont | Barry Parrish clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 12:00 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Williams | 49-41 |
| 11:43 | Belmont | Ernest Benton loses the dribble to Ward Clayton | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Benton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Litherland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ward Clayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roger Upshaw (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Waldo Coger (fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Tatum (fresh) C - James Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 11:24 | Youngstown State | James Tatum tips it in | 49-43 |
| 11:01 | Belmont | Ernest Benton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 10:59 | Youngstown State | James Tatum gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:45 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 10:44 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ernest Benton | 49-43 |
| 10:19 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Benton | 51-43 |
| 09:59 | Youngstown State | James Clark drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Ward Clayton | 51-45 |
| 09:41 | Belmont | Roger Upshaw is called for the reach on Barry Parrish - foul #2 on Roger Upshaw, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Brian Agnew (PF) Ernest Benton, Barry Parrish, Walter Litherland, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Shing China (PG), Robert Crabb (SG), Anthony Riel (SF), Richard Kelly (PF), Stephen Robinson (C) Ward Clayton, Roger Upshaw, Waldo Coger, James Tatum, James Clark | |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Robert Crabb takes the ball from Sid Carmona | 51-45 |
| 09:12 | Youngstown State | Shing China makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 08:46 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-48 |
| 08:44 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 08:40 | Youngstown State | Steven Homan steals it from Shing China in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Steven Homan misses the lay-in | 51-48 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 08:20 | Youngstown State | Anthony Riel drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Crabb | 53-51 |
| 08:06 | Belmont | Steven Homan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Steven Homan, team foul #2 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger (SF), Roger Upshaw (PF) Anthony Riel, Richard Kelly | |
| 07:50 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger slams it home on a great pass from Stephen Robinson and he's hacked by Sid Carmona - foul #2 on Sid Carmona, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (C) Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 07:50 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 07:32 | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Agnew (fresh) C - Ernest Benton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Shing China (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Crabb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Waldo Coger (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Roger Upshaw (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Youngstown State | Shing China comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-54 |
| 07:24 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 07:08 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 06:54 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 06:52 | Belmont | Ernest Benton gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:48 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian can't finish the layup | 55-54 |
| 06:46 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 06:31 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Benton - foul #1 on Ernest Benton, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG), Walter Litherland (PF), Sid Carmona (C) Steven Homan, Ted Hamilton, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton (PG), James Tatum (PF), Richard Kelly (C) Shing China, Roger Upshaw, Stephen Robinson | |
| 06:31 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:31 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:24 | Belmont | Walter Litherland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| 06:02 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Crabb | 55-59 |
| 05:46 | Belmont | Barry Parrish comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 05:44 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Waldo Coger | 55-59 |
| 05:39 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger can't connect on a runner from the left block | 55-59 |
| 05:37 | Belmont | Sid Carmona snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 05:30 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to James Tatum | 55-59 |
| 05:04 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger misses the shot from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 05:03 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to James Tatum | 55-59 |
| 04:52 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Barry Parrish - foul #1 on Barry Parrish, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Chad Williams (PF), Brian Agnew (C) Ernest Benton, Freddie Sebastian, Walter Litherland, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw (SG), Stephen Robinson (C) Robert Crabb, Richard Kelly | |
| 04:52 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:52 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:52 | Belmont | Chad Williams snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Barry Parrish clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 04:36 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Williams | 55-60 |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Homan | 57-60 |
| 03:58 | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw loses the dribble to Brian Agnew | 57-60 |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Steven Homan misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Roger Upshaw - foul #3 on Roger Upshaw, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Litherland (SF), Sid Carmona (C) Barry Parrish, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Shing China (SF), Richard Kelly (PF) Waldo Coger, James Tatum | |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Steven Homan misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Steven Homan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:36 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 03:15 | Youngstown State | Shing China connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ward Clayton and he's hacked by Sid Carmona - foul #3 on Sid Carmona, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian (SF) Walter Litherland | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb (SG) Ward Clayton | |
| 03:15 | Youngstown State | Shing China misses the free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:15 | Youngstown State | Shing China grabs the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Shing China (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Crabb (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Upshaw (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Youngstown State | Roger Upshaw comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 57-62 |
| 03:04 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 02:47 | Youngstown State | Shing China misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Steven Homan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 02:28 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton (PG), Waldo Coger (SF), James Tatum (PF) Shing China, Roger Upshaw, Richard Kelly | |
| 02:03 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Sid Carmona | 60-62 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Chad Williams gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Chad Williams knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ted Hamilton | 62-62 |
| 01:35 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ward Clayton | 62-65 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Sid Carmona drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Chad Williams | 64-65 |
| 01:17 | Youngstown State | Ward Clayton is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Ward Clayton, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Crabb - foul #3 on Robert Crabb, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:37 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 00:36 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Youngstown State | Waldo Coger misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-65 |
| 00:10 | Youngstown State | Stephen Robinson hits the follow up shot | 65-67 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Belmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-67 |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Robert Crabb pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |