| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 4 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Heskett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Gordon | 45-36 |
| 19:19 | Belmont | James Davis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-36 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | John Heskett knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Harold Gordon - foul #1 on Harold Gordon, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| 18:22 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Sipple | 45-42 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| 17:50 | Belmont | John Heskett drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Clifton Terwilliger | 45-44 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Davis takes the ball from Oscar Pitts | 45-44 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Greg Decarlo denies the turnaround by John Heskett | 45-44 |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo drills a runner from the right block set up by Oscar Pitts and the foul's on John Heskett - foul #2 on John Heskett, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Albert Conway (PF) Harold Gordon, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:28 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Kennedy | 48-47 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham's pass is intercepted by James Kennedy | 48-47 |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Albert Conway - foul #2 on Albert Conway, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) C - Harry Reiter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons double dribbles | 48-47 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard scores on a shot from the left side set up by Albert Conway | 50-47 |
| 15:19 | Belmont | James Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 15:17 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares snags the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 15:07 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gregg Paxton | 50-50 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 14:41 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gregg Paxton | 50-50 |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-50 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roderick Haire | 52-50 |
| 13:43 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jason Shepard | 52-50 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:31 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter loses the dribble to Taylor Palomares | 52-50 |
| 12:12 | Belmont | Harry Reiter is called for the reach on Taylor Palomares - foul #2 on Harry Reiter, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Roderick Haire, Jason Shepard, Terry Mariscal, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy, Taylor Palomares | |
| 11:52 | Belmont | John Heskett's pass is intercepted by Harold Gordon | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 5 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - John Heskett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla blows the dunk | 52-50 |
| 11:25 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:58 | Belmont | Keith Sipple can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Gordon | 55-50 |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan double dribbles | 55-50 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-50 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Gordon | 55-50 |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ellis Markham | 58-50 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger is fouled on the floor by Jerry Czapla - foul #2 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Harold Gordon, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Donald Lane (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, Keith Sipple, John Heskett | |
| 09:22 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SF) Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (PF) James Davis | |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jeremy Hammons is called for the reach on Albert Conway - foul #4 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #2 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Mark Jacobs (SF) Jeremy Hammons, Donald Lane | |
| 08:39 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the lay-in | 58-50 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones tips it but misses | 58-50 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton loses the dribble to Harry Reiter | 58-50 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Clifton Terwilliger - foul #3 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #3 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Jason Shepard, Dustin Jones, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy, Taylor Palomares | |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | James Davis comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Ellis Markham - foul #2 on Ellis Markham, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG) Ellis Markham | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:50 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 5 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - John Heskett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire is hacked by Keith Sipple - foul #2 on Keith Sipple, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 07:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 07:06 | Belmont | John Heskett pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:50 | Belmont | Keith Sipple drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 59-55 |
| 06:25 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roderick Haire | 62-55 |
| 06:02 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-55 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses the shot from the left side | 62-55 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Keith Sipple - foul #3 on Keith Sipple, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Jason Shepard (SG), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Roderick Haire, Harold Gordon, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| 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 | |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares is hacked by Harry Reiter - foul #3 on Harry Reiter, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SF) Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:49 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway gets the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Clifton Terwilliger - foul #4 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla (PF) Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG) Clifton Terwilliger | |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Belmont | James Kennedy hits a shot from the left side | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 6 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo (C) Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Davis (PF) Elijah Sullivan, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Belmont | James Davis buries a floater in the lane | 66-61 |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Taylor Palomares takes the ball from Ellis Markham | 66-61 |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-61 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares tips it back up and in | 66-63 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF) Jason Shepard, Terry Mariscal | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (C) Taylor Palomares | |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 02:27 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | Keith Sipple is fouled on the floor by Oscar Pitts - foul #2 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 02:07 | Belmont | James Davis gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons clanks a shot from the left block | 66-63 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Davis swats the layup by Greg Decarlo | 66-63 |
| 01:21 | Belmont | Keith Sipple grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-63 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 66-63 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Keith Sipple grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Hammons | 66-66 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Oscar Pitts | 68-66 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Belmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 68-66 |