| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Williams | 38-35 |
| 19:25 | Cleveland State | William Cannon lays it up and in | 38-37 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Chad Williams scores on a shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 18:48 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-37 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:32 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Allen Watkins - foul #2 on Allen Watkins, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 18:32 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:32 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Cannon | 42-40 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ted Hamilton | 44-40 |
| 17:34 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox buries a 3 from straight away | 44-43 |
| 17:19 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the lay-in | 44-43 |
| 17:18 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 16:59 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Brian Agnew (PF) Steven Homan, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Gene Palmer (SG), Ralph Borchers (C) William Davis, Allen Watkins, William Cannon | |
| 16:46 | Belmont | Theodore Tester picks off the pass by Sid Carmona | 44-43 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio can't finish the layup | 44-43 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox tips it home | 44-45 |
| 16:26 | Belmont | Sid Carmona comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Brandon Maio | 44-45 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox blows the layup but the foul's on Brian Agnew - foul #1 on Brian Agnew, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG) Ted Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Walter Litherland (PF) Freddie Sebastian, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins (SG), William Cannon (C) Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Benton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Litherland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers misses the easy layup | 44-47 |
| 15:35 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Borchers | 44-47 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins is whistled for a carry | 44-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (PF) Walter Litherland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG) Theodore Tester | |
| 15:00 | Belmont | Chad Williams connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Benton | 46-47 |
| 14:39 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | Brian Agnew grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Chad Williams loses the dribble to Ralph Borchers | 46-47 |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | William Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Sid Carmona (C) Barry Parrish, Ernest Benton, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF) Allen Watkins, Ralph Borchers | |
| 13:55 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brandon Maio - foul #3 on Brandon Maio, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (PG) Steven Homan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Schacht (C) William Cannon | |
| 13:55 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:41 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Chad Williams gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 13:16 | Belmont | Sid Carmona hits the follow up shot | 50-47 |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Barry Parrish pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton's floater is knocked away by Gene Palmer | 50-47 |
| 12:48 | Belmont | Chad Williams tips it in | 52-47 |
| 12:30 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Davis | 52-50 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Chad Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Gene Palmer - foul #2 on Gene Palmer, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG) Barry Parrish | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), William Cannon (C) William Davis, Gene Palmer, Michael Schacht | |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:05 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 12:04 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:50 | Cleveland State | Steven Homan swats the layup by William Cannon | 53-50 |
| 11:49 | Cleveland State | William Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 11:25 | Belmont | Sid Carmona gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:12 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian is called for 5 seconds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG), Brian Agnew (PF) Ted Hamilton, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers (PF) Tommy Lenox | |
| 11:00 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Brandon Maio is blocked by Brian Agnew | 53-50 |
| 10:58 | Belmont | Brian Agnew pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Allen Watkins is called for the reach on Barry Parrish - foul #3 on Allen Watkins, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Brian Agnew misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Allen Watkins - foul #4 on Allen Watkins, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (SF), Walter Litherland (PF) Freddie Sebastian, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SG) Allen Watkins | |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Brian Agnew makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Brian Agnew makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Steven Homan is called for the reach on Gene Palmer - foul #1 on Steven Homan, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox (PF) Brandon Maio | |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer is fouled on the floor by Barry Parrish - foul #2 on Barry Parrish, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG) Barry Parrish | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG) Theodore Tester | |
| 09:35 | Cleveland State | Steven Homan steps in front of the Tommy Lenox pass | 55-50 |
| 09:22 | Belmont | Walter Litherland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian (SF), Sid Carmona (C) Steven Homan, Walter Litherland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF) William Cannon | |
| 08:53 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers travels with the ball | 55-50 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Tommy Lenox steals it from Ernest Benton | 55-50 |
| 08:27 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio is denied on a layup by Brian Agnew | 55-50 |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Brian Agnew grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:03 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox tips it home | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Benton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Agnew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Lenox (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Belmont | William Davis steals it from Ernest Benton in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Barry Parrish (SG), Chad Williams (PF) Ernest Benton, Ted Hamilton, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), William Cannon (C) William Davis, Tommy Lenox, Ralph Borchers | |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 06:23 | Cleveland State | Sid Carmona is called for the reach on Gene Palmer - foul #3 on Sid Carmona, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Litherland (SF) Freddie Sebastian | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (PF) Gene Palmer | |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio blows the layup but he's fouled by Walter Litherland - foul #2 on Walter Litherland, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (SF) Walter Litherland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Chad Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Ernest Benton connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Chad Williams | 57-53 |
| 05:37 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Theodore Tester | 57-55 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Sid Carmona lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Homan and he's hacked by William Cannon - foul #1 on William Cannon, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF) Barry Parrish, Ernest Benton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF) Brandon Maio, Micheal Jessie | |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | William Cannon is fouled on the floor by Freddie Sebastian - foul #2 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Agnew (C) Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester double dribbles | 60-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG) Theodore Tester | |
| 04:21 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton can't finish the layup | 60-55 |
| 04:20 | Belmont | Steven Homan grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:59 | Belmont | Steven Homan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 03:58 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 03:27 | Belmont | Chad Williams comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Tommy Lenox - foul #1 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Sid Carmona (C) Steven Homan, Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF), Ralph Borchers (C) Allen Watkins, William Cannon | |
| 03:27 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:27 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | William Davis comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Chad Williams - foul #1 on Chad Williams, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG), Walter Litherland (PF) Ted Hamilton, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Barry Parrish hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Brian Agnew (PF) Ernest Benton, Barry Parrish, Walter Litherland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins (SG), William Cannon (C) Gene Palmer, Ralph Borchers | |
| 02:26 | Cleveland State | William Cannon is whistled for a carry | 62-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (PF) Brian Agnew | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:07 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Sid Carmona | 64-59 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-59 |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Sid Carmona grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton is fouled on the floor by William Cannon - foul #2 on William Cannon, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:01 | Cleveland State | William Cannon comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Freddie Sebastian - foul #3 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| 01:01 | Cleveland State | William Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:01 | Cleveland State | William Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Chad Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-61 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to William Cannon | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Allen Watkins | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Belmont | William Davis is called for the reach on Chad Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins's pass is intercepted by Sid Carmona | 67-63 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | William Davis is called for the reach on Chad Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Sid Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Sid Carmona is hacked by William Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Barry Parrish (SG) Steven Homan, Ted Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Barry Parrish grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Ernest Benton runs out the clock | 70-63 |