| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Heskett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill inbounds the ball | 24-47 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Victor Pickering | 24-49 |
| 19:31 | Belmont | James Davis knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jeremy Hammons | 26-49 |
| 19:12 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-49 |
| 19:11 | Belmont | Keith Sipple grabs the board | 26-49 |
| 19:05 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-49 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter grabs the defensive rebound | 26-49 |
| 18:41 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-49 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 26-49 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | John Heskett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Dick Hill - foul #2 on Dick Hill, team foul #1 | 26-49 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the 1st free throw | 27-49 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 18:01 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Hammons takes the ball from Richard Ruth | 28-49 |
| 17:50 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-49 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the board | 28-49 |
| 17:43 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-49 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering tips it back up and in | 28-51 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 17:22 | Belmont | Keith Sipple tips it back up and in | 30-51 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-54 |
| 17:00 | Belmont | Keith Sipple loses the dribble to Victor Pickering | 30-54 |
| 16:39 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-54 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-54 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | James Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-54 |
| 16:14 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth snags the defensive board | 30-54 |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew is whistled for a carry | 30-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Eddy Frampton (PF), Evan Massey (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Dick Hill, Dustin Welter, Victor Pickering | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Evan Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 30-54 |
| 15:38 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey pulls down the rebound | 30-54 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Taylor Palomares blocks the short jumper by Evan Massey | 30-54 |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger snags the defensive board | 30-54 |
| 15:03 | Belmont | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by James Kennedy | 30-54 |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson slams it home | 30-56 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Clifton Terwilliger | 32-56 |
| 14:23 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin is whistled for a carry | 32-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG) Elijah Sullivan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Ruth (SG) Robert Clark, Gaston Austin | |
| 14:07 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger buries a runner from close range | 34-56 |
| 13:52 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), James Davis (PF) Clifton Terwilliger, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter (PF) Eddy Frampton | |
| 13:41 | Belmont | Richard Ruth steps in front of the Jeremy Hammons pass | 34-56 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson lays it in set up by Richard Ruth | 34-58 |
| 13:30 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton is hacked by Richard Ruth - foul #2 on Richard Ruth, team foul #2 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Sipple (SF), John Heskett (C) Mark Jacobs, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao (C) Evan Massey | |
| 13:19 | Belmont | Keith Sipple hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeremy Hammons | 37-58 |
| 12:55 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #1 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF), Victor Pickering (C) Robert Johnson, Derrick Tsao | |
| 12:55 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 12:55 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 12:38 | Belmont | Victor Pickering is called for the reach on John Heskett - foul #1 on Victor Pickering, team foul #3 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG) Gregg Paxton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:22 | Belmont | James Davis misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Dick Hill - foul #3 on Dick Hill, team foul #4 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG) Jeremy Hammons | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SG) Richard Ruth | |
| 12:22 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering gets the offensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | Elijah Sullivan is called for the reach on Victor Pickering - foul #1 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #2 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Elijah Sullivan, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Massey (C) Dustin Welter | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Evan Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 11:26 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | Gregg Paxton steals the ball from Evan Massey | 37-60 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares loses the dribble to Raymond Drew | 37-60 |
| 10:46 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew lays it in | 37-62 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the jumper from the right side | 37-62 |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Evan Massey | 37-62 |
| 10:13 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey is hacked by Taylor Palomares - foul #1 on Taylor Palomares, team foul #3 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Raymond Drew, Gaston Austin, Dick Hill, Victor Pickering, Evan Massey | |
| 09:55 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses the easy layup | 37-62 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-62 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-62 |
| 09:30 | Belmont | James Davis tips it back up and in | 39-62 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Sipple - foul #1 on Keith Sipple, team foul #4 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG) Gregg Paxton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan is whistled for traveling | 39-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Evan Massey (C) Robert Clark, Eddy Frampton | |
| 08:51 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-64 |
| 08:50 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey gets the offensive rebound | 39-64 |
| 08:30 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter hits the finger roll set up by Richard Ruth | 39-66 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | John Heskett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Elijah Sullivan, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF), Victor Pickering (PF) Robert Johnson, Dustin Welter | |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew is hacked by Gregg Paxton - foul #1 on Gregg Paxton, team foul #5 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton (C) Evan Massey | |
| 07:21 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Dick Hill | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Elijah Sullivan is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #6 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG) Elijah Sullivan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF), Dustin Welter (PF) Robert Johnson, Eddy Frampton | |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the board | 41-66 |
| 06:29 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger clanks a floater from the right wing | 41-66 |
| 06:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark grabs the board | 41-66 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Clark | 41-69 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 43-69 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter lays it up and in | 43-71 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares hits a floater from the left block | 45-71 |
| 04:49 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter's layup is rejected by James Kennedy | 45-71 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the board | 45-71 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | The jump hook by Taylor Palomares is blocked by Dustin Welter | 45-71 |
| 04:34 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 04:27 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Kennedy and he's fouled by Dick Hill - foul #4 on Dick Hill, team foul #5 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Donald Lane (SF) Gregg Paxton, Mark Jacobs | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Eddy Frampton (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Gaston Austin, Dick Hill, Dustin Welter, Victor Pickering | |
| 04:27 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the free throw | 48-71 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton is whistled for traveling | 48-71 |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Donald Lane misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-71 |
| 03:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-71 |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui tips it back up and in | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-73 |
| 03:18 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao gets the rebound | 48-73 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Lane (fresh) PF - James Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Franqui | 48-75 |
| 02:56 | Belmont | James Kennedy buries a jumper in the paint set up by Elijah Sullivan | 50-75 |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | Elijah Sullivan picks off the pass by Eddy Frampton | 50-75 |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Paul Franqui is called for the reach on Elijah Sullivan - foul #1 on Paul Franqui, team foul #6 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG), Mark Jacobs (C) Clifton Terwilliger, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SG) Robert Clark | |
| 02:18 | Belmont | Gaston Austin steals the ball from Elijah Sullivan | 50-75 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-78 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Elijah Sullivan | 52-78 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton buries a floater from the right block set up by Gaston Austin | 52-80 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Taylor Palomares | 54-80 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul Franqui | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-82 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 54-82 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Paul Franqui is called for the reach on Raymond Gabler - foul #2 on Paul Franqui, team foul #7 | 54-82 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (PF) Donald Lane | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Victor Pickering (PF) Paul Franqui, Derrick Tsao | |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler makes the 1st free throw | 55-82 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-82 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares pulls down the rebound | 56-82 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler is hacked by Robert Clark - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #8 | 56-82 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Raymond Gabler misses the 1st free throw | 56-82 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-82 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark runs out the clock | 56-82 |