| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Gladden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Raymond McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Milton Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Walsh (fresh) C - Bertram Leech (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Richard Ridder inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Belmont | Richard Ridder can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 19:45 | Belmont | David Gladden grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 19:29 | Belmont | David Gladden misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | William Walsh pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Robert Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bertram Leech | 39-41 |
| 18:58 | Belmont | David Gladden hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-41 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Milton Edwards knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by William Walsh and the foul's on Joseph Paul - foul #1 on Joseph Paul, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Milton Edwards makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Robert Jones misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Bertram Leech hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 18:07 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 18:06 | Belmont | David Gladden tips it home | 41-46 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | William Walsh is fouled on the floor by David Gladden - foul #1 on David Gladden, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Milton Edwards drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Raymond McCoy | 41-48 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Joseph Paul tips it but misses | 41-48 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Bertram Leech snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Milton Edwards is called for 5 seconds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sidney Brooks (SF), Gerald Maurer (PF) Milton Edwards, William Walsh | |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Michael Benedict's pass is intercepted by Bertram Leech | 41-48 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Robert Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Michael Benedict misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-48 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Bertram Leech clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 15:53 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Stephan Crowe | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Maurer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Benedict | 43-48 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Dikembe Abdur steals the ball from Robert Jones | 43-48 |
| 15:24 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe lays it in on a great pass from Dikembe Abdur | 45-48 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer is called for traveling | 45-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), David Gladden (C) Dikembe Abdur, Michael Benedict, Jeffery Irwin, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Edwards (SF), Ryan Huey (PF) Sidney Brooks, Gerald Maurer | |
| 14:55 | Belmont | Richard Ridder hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Ferguson and the foul's on Ryan Huey - foul #4 on Ryan Huey, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Walsh (PF) Ryan Huey | |
| 14:55 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Robert Ferguson is called for the reach on Milton Edwards - foul #1 on Robert Ferguson, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Robert Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond McCoy | 48-51 |
| 14:15 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-51 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Milton Edwards pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Robert Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Raymond McCoy | 48-54 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | John Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 48-54 |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses the tip | 48-54 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Milton Edwards is fouled on the floor by Joseph Paul - foul #2 on Joseph Paul, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Stephan Crowe (C) Robert Ferguson, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Milton Edwards misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | William Walsh gets the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Jones | 48-57 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 12:46 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe hits the follow up shot | 50-57 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Robert Jones misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Paul - foul #3 on Joseph Paul, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF), David Gladden (C) John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), Sidney Brooks (SF), Gerald Maurer (PF), Jason Butler (C) Raymond McCoy, Milton Edwards, William Walsh, Bertram Leech | |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | Michael Benedict scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdur | 53-59 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdur | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Gladden (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (tiring) 28 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Maurer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Butler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 11:21 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the floater from the baseline | 56-59 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Scott | 56-59 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks's floater is tipped away by Stephan Crowe | 56-59 |
| 11:04 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe lays it in and he's fouled by Sidney Brooks - foul #2 on Sidney Brooks, team foul #2 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Michael Benedict, Jeffrey Bumgarner, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (SG), Milton Edwards (SF), Bertram Leech (C) Robert Jones, Sidney Brooks, Jason Butler | |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses the free throw | 58-59 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Bertram Leech pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Bertram Leech clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Stephan Crowe - foul #2 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Dikembe Abdur, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (PG) John Guillory | |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 10:08 | Belmont | Raymond McCoy picks off the pass by Jeffrey Bumgarner | 58-61 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy throws it down | 58-63 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Bertram Leech blocks the jumper by Robert Ferguson | 58-63 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 3 from straight away set up by Raymond McCoy | 58-66 |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Hoffman | 61-66 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy's pass is intercepted by John Hoffman | 61-66 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson loses the dribble to Raymond McCoy in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Bertram Leech comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Ridder - foul #1 on Richard Ridder, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Stephan Crowe (SF), David Gladden (C) Robert Ferguson, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (SG), William Walsh (PF) Nicholas Scott, Gerald Maurer | |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdur | 64-67 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 08:00 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Michael Benedict | 64-67 |
| 07:54 | Belmont | David Gladden buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Abdur | 66-67 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | Joseph Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Gladden (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Raymond McCoy (tiring) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Milton Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Walsh (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bertram Leech (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Michael Benedict travels with the ball | 66-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF) Michael Benedict, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), Sidney Brooks (SF), Ryan Huey (PF), Jason Butler (C) Raymond McCoy, Milton Edwards, William Walsh, Bertram Leech | |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sidney Brooks | 66-69 |
| 07:05 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-69 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ryan Huey | 66-69 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Jason Butler is whistled for a carry | 66-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF) Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:28 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-69 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | John Hoffman tips it back up and in | 68-69 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Stephan Crowe takes the ball from Sidney Brooks | 68-69 |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Nicholas Scott is called for the reach on Richard Ridder - foul #2 on Nicholas Scott, team foul #3 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) David Gladden | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (SG) Robert Jones | |
| 05:45 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner tips it back up and in | 70-69 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is hacked by Dikembe Abdur in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Paul (PF) Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (PG), Milton Edwards (SF) John Guillory, Sidney Brooks | |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Jason Butler is called for the reach on Joseph Paul - foul #1 on Jason Butler, team foul #4 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG) John Hoffman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bertram Leech (C) Jason Butler | |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG) Dikembe Abdur | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Ryan Huey tips it but misses | 70-70 |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Richard Ridder grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Milton Edwards misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 04:22 | Belmont | Michael Benedict grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Nicholas Scott steals it from Michael Benedict | 70-70 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Bertram Leech lays it up and in set up by Nicholas Scott | 70-72 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the easy layup | 70-72 |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Joseph Paul hits the follow up shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Raymond McCoy (tiring) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Milton Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Huey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy double dribbles | 72-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Stephan Crowe (SF), David Gladden (C) Robert Ferguson, Michael Benedict, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Sidney Brooks (SF), William Walsh (PF), Jason Butler (C) Raymond McCoy, Milton Edwards, Ryan Huey, Bertram Leech | |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (SF) Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (SG) Nicholas Scott | |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Paul (PF) Jeffery Irwin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (PG), Milton Edwards (SF), Bertram Leech (C) John Guillory, Sidney Brooks, Jason Butler | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | David Gladden denies the turnaround by Milton Edwards | 72-72 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Gladden | 72-72 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | John Hoffman hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-72 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Bertram Leech | 75-74 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | The short jumper by Stephan Crowe is denied by William Walsh | 75-74 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | William Walsh snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Milton Edwards drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Jones | 75-76 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | John Hoffman scores on a floater from the left side | 77-76 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Milton Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-76 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | William Walsh tips it but misses | 77-76 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy grabs the offensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Bertram Leech hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Abdur | 79-76 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | William Walsh makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Milton Edwards and he's fouled by Stephan Crowe - foul #3 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #9 | 79-78 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | William Walsh makes the free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond McCoy - foul #1 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #5 | 79-79 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF) Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 81-79 |