| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) SG - Ernest McElyea (fresh) SF - George Smith (fresh) PF - Richard Smith (fresh) C - Henry Rehm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) SG - John Rollins (fresh) SF - Cole Campbell (fresh) PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) C - Jason Farley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Ernest McElyea | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | John Rollins's layup is rejected by George Smith | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Cleveland State | James Hall comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Cole Campbell | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | Jason Farley connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Thiel | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Cleveland State | James Hall comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Jason Farley grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Belmont | Jason Farley is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | John Rollins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Cleveland State | James Hall misses short on a shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm tips it home | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | James Thiel scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | James Hall is hacked by Cole Campbell - foul #1 on Cole Campbell, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Cleveland State | George Smith is called for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), John Eckhart (PF), Manuel Appling (C) James Hall, Richard Smith, Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:56 | Belmont | Jason Farley can't connect on a runner in the lane | 4-5 |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) SG - Ernest McElyea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Smith (fresh) PF - John Eckhart (fresh) C - Manuel Appling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Rollins (fresh) SF - Cole Campbell (fresh) PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) C - Jason Farley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | George Smith hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Pierre Lanctot | 6-5 |
| 15:28 | Belmont | John Eckhart steps in front of the John Rollins pass | 6-5 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | George Smith knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest McElyea | 8-5 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Cole Campbell is fouled on the floor by Manuel Appling - foul #1 on Manuel Appling, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), Richard Smith (PF), Henry Rehm (C) Pierre Lanctot, Ernest McElyea, George Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (PG), Harry Whitt (PF), David Matthews (C) James Thiel, Justin Davenport, Jason Farley | |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Harry Whitt drills a jumper from the left block | 8-7 |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 8-7 |
| 14:06 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | Cole Campbell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Manuel Appling - foul #2 on Manuel Appling, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Smith (SF) Manuel Appling | |
| Subs | Belmont | Earnest Emery (SG) John Rollins | |
| 13:52 | Belmont | Cole Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | Cole Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:52 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:32 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Eckhart, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Justin Davenport (PF) Cole Campbell | |
| 13:12 | Belmont | Harry Whitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:50 | Cleveland State | Harry Whitt picks off the pass by James Hall | 10-8 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Earnest Emery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-8 |
| 12:26 | Belmont | David Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Earnest Emery drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Matthews | 10-11 |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | Harry Whitt steals the ball from George Smith | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) SG - John Eckhart (fairly fresh) SF - George Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Rehm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ben Brown (fresh) SG - Earnest Emery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Whitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) C - David Matthews (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Belmont | Justin Davenport misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | David Matthews tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 11:35 | Belmont | David Matthews hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 11:21 | Cleveland State | James Hall buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Eckhart and the foul's on David Matthews - foul #1 on David Matthews, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea (SG), Dennis Wiggins (SF), George Quesenberry (C) John Eckhart, George Smith, Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), John Rollins (SG), Cole Campbell (SF), Jason Farley (C) Ben Brown, Earnest Emery, Harry Whitt, David Matthews | |
| 11:21 | Cleveland State | James Hall makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | John Rollins buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Farley | 13-16 |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 10:54 | Belmont | James Thiel gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | John Rollins is fouled on the floor by Ernest McElyea - foul #1 on Ernest McElyea, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG) James Hall | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Matthews (PF) Justin Davenport | |
| 10:33 | Belmont | David Matthews hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Wiggins - foul #1 on Dennis Wiggins, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Smith (SF), Henry Rehm (C) Dennis Wiggins, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:33 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea is hacked by John Rollins - foul #1 on John Rollins, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Harry Whitt (PF) David Matthews | |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 10:04 | Belmont | Jason Farley gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:59 | Belmont | James Thiel buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Harry Whitt | 13-20 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | Cole Campbell snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Jason Farley lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Thiel and he's fouled by Henry Rehm - foul #1 on Henry Rehm, team foul #7 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), John Eckhart (PF) Pierre Lanctot, Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Belmont | Justin Davenport (PF) Harry Whitt | |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Jason Farley makes the free throw | 13-23 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | George Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-23 |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Jason Farley pulls down the rebound | 13-23 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Jason Farley misses the lay-in | 13-23 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Justin Davenport tips it in | 13-25 |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | George Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-25 |
| 08:23 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart tips it home | 15-25 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | James Thiel hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Davenport | 15-28 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | George Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (SG), Richard Smith (PF), Henry Rehm (C) Ernest McElyea, George Smith, George Quesenberry | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (PG), David Matthews (C) James Thiel, Jason Farley | |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-28 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | James Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Eckhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Rehm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ben Brown (fresh) SG - John Rollins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cole Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm clanks a 3 from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 07:24 | Belmont | Justin Davenport pulls down the rebound | 15-28 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Cole Campbell can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Pierre Lanctot - foul #1 on Pierre Lanctot, team foul #8 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea (SG), George Smith (SF) James Hall, John Eckhart | |
| Subs | Belmont | Earnest Emery (SG), Harry Whitt (PF) John Rollins, Justin Davenport | |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Cole Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Cole Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:36 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ben Brown - foul #1 on Ben Brown, team foul #4 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Jason Farley (C) Cole Campbell, David Matthews | |
| 06:36 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 06:36 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | James Thiel clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-30 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Harry Whitt gets the offensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | Earnest Emery is called for 5 seconds | 17-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry (C) Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Rollins (SG), Justin Davenport (PF) Earnest Emery, Harry Whitt | |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | John Rollins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | John Rollins gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Justin Davenport misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ernest McElyea - foul #2 on Ernest McElyea, team foul #9 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), John Eckhart (PF) Ernest McElyea, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | Cole Campbell (SF) Ben Brown | |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Justin Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Justin Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | James Hall makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Jason Farley connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 23-34 |
| 04:18 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | George Smith can't tip it in | 23-34 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Justin Davenport gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Justin Davenport is hacked by George Quesenberry - foul #1 on George Quesenberry, team foul #10 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea (SG), Richard Smith (PF), Henry Rehm (C) Pierre Lanctot, George Smith, George Quesenberry | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (PG), Earnest Emery (SG), David Matthews (C) James Thiel, John Rollins, Jason Farley | |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Justin Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Justin Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hall | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest McElyea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Eckhart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Rehm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ben Brown (fresh) SG - Earnest Emery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cole Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Davenport (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Belmont | Ben Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Harry Whitt (PF) Justin Davenport | |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm tips it in | 27-36 |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Harry Whitt misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Matt Hill (PG) James Hall | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Rollins (SG) Earnest Emery | |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Harry Whitt makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Harry Whitt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:42 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | David Matthews grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 02:15 | Belmont | Harry Whitt buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by David Matthews | 27-40 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ben Brown | 27-40 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Harry Whitt's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Rehm | 27-40 |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Henry Rehm | 27-40 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest McElyea | 30-40 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | David Matthews is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #12 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), Pierre Lanctot (SG), George Smith (SF), George Quesenberry (PF), Manuel Appling (C) Matt Hill, Ernest McElyea, John Eckhart, Richard Smith, Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Justin Davenport (PF) Cole Campbell, Harry Whitt | |
| 01:19 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | David Matthews snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 00:38 | Belmont | David Matthews drills a runner from the right block | 30-44 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry lays it in on a nice dish by James Hall | 32-44 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | John Rollins hits a floater from the left side set up by James Thiel | 32-46 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-46 |