| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Cole (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Merideth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Guillaume | 35-35 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | David Amaro is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| 19:05 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-35 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 18:51 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick double dribbles | 35-35 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | John Murray is hacked by Lloyd Herd - foul #2 on Lloyd Herd, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:03 | Belmont | Richard Morant blocks the short jumper by James Merideth | 35-35 |
| 18:02 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Sharp | 35-35 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | David Amaro hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Sharp and he's hacked by Patrick Headrick - foul #2 on Patrick Headrick, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | John Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick tips it home | 37-38 |
| 17:20 | Belmont | Robert Anderson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Joe Guillaume - foul #2 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), David Galli (SF) Joe Guillaume, Patrick Headrick | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG) John Murray | |
| 17:20 | Belmont | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:20 | Belmont | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:58 | Cleveland State | John Cole comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-40 |
| 16:57 | Belmont | John Sharp snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey can't connect on a shot near the basket | 37-40 |
| 16:52 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Galli | 37-40 |
| 16:24 | Cleveland State | David Galli misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 16:23 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 15:42 | Cleveland State | Robert Anderson takes the ball from David Galli | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Emig (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Galli (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Richard Morant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Herd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Merideth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Sharp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Belmont | John Sharp scores on a runner from close range | 37-44 |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | James Emig hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Sharp - foul #2 on John Sharp, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Franklin Wright (C) John Cole, David Galli, Richard Morant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Matthew Guinn (SF), Dewayne Bustillos (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) James Merideth, David Amaro, Robert Anderson, John Sharp | |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:01 | Belmont | Joe Guillaume is called for the reach on John Murray - foul #3 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 14:44 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Matthew Guinn is called for the reach on Frank Wilson - foul #1 on Matthew Guinn, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Galli (SG) James Emig | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (SG) Dennis Halsey | |
| 14:05 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick lays it up and in | 42-44 |
| 14:03 | Belmont | John Murray loses the dribble to Joe Guillaume in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume blows the layup | 42-44 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Patrick Headrick | 42-44 |
| 13:44 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume's pass is intercepted by Matthew Guinn | 42-44 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | John Murray is hacked by Franklin Wright - foul #1 on Franklin Wright, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (SG), David Amaro (SF) Kevin Dorn, Matthew Guinn | |
| 13:12 | Belmont | John Murray is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Murray, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SG), Richard Morant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) David Galli, Frank Wilson, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd blows the layup but he's fouled by Benjamin Yamada - foul #1 on Benjamin Yamada, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SF) Patrick Headrick | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Sharp (C) Benjamin Yamada | |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | David Amaro connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd's pass is intercepted by James Merideth | 43-47 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | David Amaro connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Sharp | 43-49 |
| 12:00 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 11:59 | Cleveland State | James Emig misses the tip | 43-49 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | John Sharp snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 11:41 | Belmont | David Amaro clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | John Cole grabs the board | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Cole (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Emig (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Merideth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | John Cole buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos is hacked by John Cole - foul #3 on John Cole, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Galli (PG), Carl Powell (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Franklin Wright (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, James Emig, Richard Morant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Robert Anderson (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) John Murray, Dewayne Bustillos, John Sharp | |
| 10:36 | Belmont | Robert Anderson scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Merideth | 46-51 |
| 10:17 | Cleveland State | David Galli drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by David Galli - foul #1 on David Galli, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (SG), Matthew Guinn (SF) James Merideth, David Amaro | |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 09:36 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn is whistled for a carry | 49-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), John Cole (SG), Richard Morant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) David Galli, Carl Powell, Frank Wilson, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Sharp (C) Benjamin Yamada | |
| 09:23 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Headrick | 51-54 |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Robert Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-54 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | Robert Anderson gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | James Emig is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Emig, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), David Galli (SF) James Emig, Patrick Headrick | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), James Merideth (SG), David Amaro (SF), Dewayne Bustillos (PF) Dennis Halsey, Kevin Dorn, Matthew Guinn, Robert Anderson | |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 51-54 |
| 08:13 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joe Guillaume | 51-54 |
| 07:55 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Galli | 53-54 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | John Sharp knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by John Murray | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Galli (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Morant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Merideth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Sharp (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Dewayne Bustillos steps in front of the David Galli pass | 53-56 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | David Amaro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-56 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos tips it home | 53-58 |
| 06:41 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on John Murray - foul #2 on John Murray, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Frank Wilson (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Robert Anderson (PF) John Murray, John Sharp | |
| 06:41 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:41 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright (C) Richard Morant | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Frank Wilson | 57-58 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey is hacked by James Emig - foul #2 on James Emig, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Powell (SG) David Galli | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Guinn (SF) David Amaro | |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:30 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 57-60 |
| 05:28 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Emig | 60-60 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn is fouled on the floor by Patrick Headrick - foul #3 on Patrick Headrick, team foul #10 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG), David Galli (SF), Lloyd Herd (C) James Emig, Carl Powell, Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), David Amaro (SF), John Sharp (C) Dennis Halsey, James Merideth, Dewayne Bustillos | |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:30 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-62 |
| 04:28 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Matthew Guinn | 60-62 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | David Amaro knocks in the floater from the left side | 60-64 |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd can't tip it in | 60-64 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | John Murray snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Galli (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Frank Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Guinn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sharp (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Belmont | David Amaro is fouled on the floor by Frank Wilson - foul #2 on Frank Wilson, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (SF), Richard Morant (PF) David Galli, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (SG), Dewayne Bustillos (PF) Matthew Guinn, Robert Anderson | |
| 03:15 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:15 | Belmont | David Amaro misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | John Cole clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 03:03 | Belmont | John Murray gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos's layup is rejected by Richard Morant | 60-65 |
| 02:32 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to John Cole | 60-65 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 01:58 | Belmont | John Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Anderson (PF) Dewayne Bustillos | |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Herd | 63-65 |
| 01:17 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Morant | 66-65 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | John Murray clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Joe Guillaume - foul #4 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #12 | 66-65 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on David Amaro - foul #2 on David Amaro, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | John Sharp snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Belmont | David Amaro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cole | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Belmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | James Merideth misses the halfcourt shot | 70-67 |