| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Richard Ridder inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Belmont | Matthew Washington takes the ball from Dikembe Abdur | 43-30 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-30 |
| 19:14 | Belmont | Matthew Washington is called for the reach on David Gladden - foul #1 on Matthew Washington, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 19:08 | Belmont | David Gladden is called for traveling | 43-30 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad connects on the turnaround from the right block | 45-30 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Richard Ridder connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdur and he's fouled by Ezekiel Minor - foul #2 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | Dikembe Abdur takes the ball from Matthew Washington | 45-33 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Richard Ridder is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Ridder, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 17:32 | Belmont | Joseph Paul grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Tom Kiser (C) Garry Goad, John Blom, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephan Crowe (C) David Gladden | |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam tips it back up and in | 47-33 |
| 16:50 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Ridder | 47-35 |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 16:31 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Richard Ridder is fouled on the floor by Timothy Stam - foul #1 on Timothy Stam, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), John Blom (PF) Matthew Washington, David Weber, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul | |
| 15:50 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | Michael Benedict hits the follow up shot | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 15:30 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams tips it back up and in | 49-37 |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by John Blom - foul #1 on John Blom, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad (SF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Timothy Stam, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), David Gladden (C) Robert Ferguson, Jeffery Irwin | |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski buries a turnaround near the basket | 51-39 |
| 14:34 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Dikembe Abdur | 51-41 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bumgarner - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Franklin Dash, John Blom | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Michael Benedict, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Joseph Paul grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | David Gladden's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Williams | 52-41 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Ridder - foul #3 on Richard Ridder, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG) James Shetrawski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:30 | Belmont | David Gladden grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | John Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 13:07 | Belmont | David Gladden tips it but misses | 53-41 |
| 13:06 | Belmont | John Hoffman tips it but misses | 53-41 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington's pass is intercepted by John Hoffman | 53-41 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | John Hoffman lays it in | 53-43 |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor scores on a jump hook from the right block | 55-43 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | John Hoffman scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Ridder and he's hacked by David Weber - foul #2 on David Weber, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (SF), John Blom (PF), Tom Kiser (C) Garry Goad, Walter Williams, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Stephan Crowe (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Dikembe Abdur, Richard Ridder, David Gladden | |
| 12:02 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Bumgarner | 55-45 |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Kiser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Washington | 57-45 |
| 11:24 | Belmont | John Hoffman connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Stephan Crowe | 57-48 |
| 11:02 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 57-48 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Joseph Paul grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Matthew Washington steals the ball from Joseph Paul | 57-48 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber slams it home set up by Matthew Washington | 59-48 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Joseph Paul travels with the ball | 59-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG) Matthew Washington, David Weber | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Richard Ridder (SF) Robert Ferguson, John Hoffman, Joseph Paul | |
| 10:13 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses the jumper from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser snags the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom is whistled for traveling | 59-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad (SF), Walter Williams (C) Timothy Stam, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Gladden (C) Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 09:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Garry Goad | 61-48 |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Michael Benedict lays it up and in set up by Dikembe Abdur | 61-50 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Crowe is called for the reach on John Blom - foul #3 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), David Weber (SG), Ezekiel Minor (C) James Shetrawski, Franklin Dash, John Blom | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Joseph Paul (PF) Michael Benedict, Stephan Crowe | |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 08:40 | Belmont | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Richard Ridder is hacked by Walter Williams - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (PF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Jeffery Irwin (SF) Dikembe Abdur, Richard Ridder | |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin's layup is rejected by Ezekiel Minor | 61-50 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 08:08 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser (PF) Garry Goad | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:51 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin loses the dribble to Timothy Stam | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Kiser (fresh) C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser hits a jump hook in the paint set up by David Weber | 63-50 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Tom Kiser swats the dunk try by Jeffery Irwin | 63-50 |
| 07:08 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses the tip | 63-50 |
| 07:07 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Paul swats the layup by Timothy Stam | 63-50 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Joseph Paul | 63-50 |
| 06:44 | Belmont | John Hoffman travels with the ball | 63-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad (SF), John Blom (PF), Walter Williams (C) Timothy Stam, Tom Kiser, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Robert Ferguson, John Hoffman, Jeffery Irwin, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | David Weber is called for the reach on Michael Benedict - foul #3 on David Weber, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG) Matthew Washington | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Michael Benedict makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Michael Benedict makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdur | 65-55 |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski loses the ball out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash (SG), Ezekiel Minor (C) David Weber, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Joseph Paul (PF) Michael Benedict, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:06 | Belmont | John Hoffman is fouled on the floor by John Blom - foul #2 on John Blom, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (SF) Garry Goad | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:06 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:06 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash is whistled for a carry | 65-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG) James Shetrawski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Franklin Dash takes the ball from Dikembe Abdur | 65-57 |
| 04:36 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington hits the finger roll set up by Franklin Dash | 67-57 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 04:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom's pass is intercepted by Joseph Paul | 67-57 |
| 03:52 | Belmont | Timothy Stam blocks the jumper by Richard Ridder | 67-57 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ezekiel Minor | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Timothy Stam | 69-57 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Blom (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Ridder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Stephan Crowe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Matthew Washington | 69-57 |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington is hacked by Dikembe Abdur in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), David Weber (SG), Garry Goad (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Matthew Washington, Franklin Dash, John Blom, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF), David Gladden (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, Stephan Crowe | |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad misses badly on a jumper from close range | 69-57 |
| 02:44 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Gladden | 69-57 |
| 02:44 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG) James Shetrawski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Stephan Crowe (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Robert Ferguson, Michael Benedict, Jeffery Irwin, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 02:25 | Belmont | John Hoffman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Blom (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Walter Williams, Timothy Stam | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF) Stephan Crowe | |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hoffman - foul #1 on John Hoffman, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | John Hoffman is hacked by David Weber - foul #4 on David Weber, team foul #9 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Tom Kiser (C) Matthew Washington, David Weber, Garry Goad, John Blom, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Dikembe Abdur, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, David Gladden | |
| 01:55 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG) John Hoffman | |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Franklin Dash steals the ball from Michael Benedict | 71-60 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam banks in the layup set up by James Shetrawski and he's fouled by Jeffery Irwin - foul #1 on Jeffery Irwin, team foul #8 | 73-60 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam makes the free throw | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson travels with the ball | 74-60 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam is whistled for traveling | 74-60 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Benedict | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski runs out the clock | 74-63 |