| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Weber (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Richard Ridder inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | David Gladden can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Hoffman - foul #2 on John Hoffman, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:02 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses the easy layup | 31-33 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | Richard Ridder can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Washington | 31-38 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | Richard Ridder connects on the floater from the left block and the foul's on Garry Goad - foul #1 on Garry Goad, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 17:42 | Belmont | Richard Ridder's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Ezekiel Minor | 34-38 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Richard Ridder snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 17:32 | Belmont | John Hoffman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Paul | 36-38 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 17:14 | Belmont | Joseph Paul pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:02 | Belmont | Richard Ridder hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Abdur | 39-38 |
| 16:50 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 16:47 | Belmont | Joseph Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | David Gladden can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Blom - foul #2 on John Blom, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Stephan Crowe (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (PF) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul | |
| 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 | |
| 16:41 | Belmont | David Gladden makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | David Gladden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam lays it in and the foul's on Stephan Crowe - foul #1 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (SF) David Gladden | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Stephan Crowe | 41-40 |
| 16:01 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Kiser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 15:37 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 15:24 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Robert Ferguson, Michael Benedict, Jeffery Irwin, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), David Weber (SG) James Shetrawski, Franklin Dash | |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | Dikembe Abdur picks off the pass by David Weber | 41-40 |
| 15:07 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the dunk | 41-40 |
| 15:06 | Belmont | Joseph Paul tips it home | 43-40 |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Washington | 43-42 |
| 14:21 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdur | 45-42 |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:50 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams is fouled on the floor by Joseph Paul - foul #2 on Joseph Paul, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (SF), David Gladden (C) Richard Ridder, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad (SF), John Blom (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Timothy Stam, Walter Williams, Tom Kiser | |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Weber | 45-45 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 45-45 |
| 13:08 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:46 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Joseph Paul grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 12:30 | Belmont | John Hoffman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 12:29 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Blom | 45-45 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 12:23 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Gladden | 45-45 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Weber - foul #3 on David Weber, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF) John Hoffman, Jeffery Irwin, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG) Matthew Washington, David Weber | |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Belmont | Ezekiel Minor swats the layup by Richard Ridder | 46-48 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Dikembe Abdur, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (SG), Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Tom Kiser (C) Franklin Dash, Garry Goad, John Blom, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 10:59 | Belmont | Michael Benedict scores on a floater in the paint set up by Richard Ridder | 48-48 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Benedict | 51-48 |
| 10:13 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams misses long on a jumper from the right block | 51-48 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 09:34 | Belmont | Tom Kiser is called for the reach on Michael Benedict - foul #2 on Tom Kiser, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), David Gladden (C) Robert Ferguson, Michael Benedict, Richard Ridder, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), Garry Goad (SF), John Blom (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) James Shetrawski, Timothy Stam, Walter Williams, Tom Kiser | |
| 09:21 | Belmont | David Gladden is whistled for a carry | 51-50 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-50 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 08:17 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin misses the floater from the left side | 51-53 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 08:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Joseph Paul | 51-53 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur clanks a shot in the paint | 51-53 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - David Gladden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Weber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | John Blom denies the turnaround by Jeffery Irwin | 51-56 |
| 07:25 | Belmont | John Hoffman tips it in | 53-56 |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom is hacked by Jeffery Irwin - foul #1 on Jeffery Irwin, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Richard Ridder (SF), Stephan Crowe (C) Dikembe Abdur, Jeffery Irwin, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash (SG), Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Tom Kiser (C) David Weber, Garry Goad, John Blom, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Ferguson steals the ball from Matthew Washington | 53-56 |
| 06:52 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson hits the finger roll | 55-56 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash is hacked by John Hoffman - foul #3 on John Hoffman, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Ridder steals it from Matthew Washington | 55-56 |
| 06:32 | Belmont | Richard Ridder can't finish the layup | 55-56 |
| 06:30 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | John Hoffman steals the ball from Walter Williams | 55-56 |
| 06:08 | Belmont | John Hoffman banks in the layup | 57-56 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Stephan Crowe - foul #2 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Robert Ferguson, John Hoffman, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), John Blom (PF) Matthew Washington, Walter Williams | |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 05:30 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 05:20 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tom Kiser - foul #3 on Tom Kiser, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Gladden (C) Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (SG), Garry Goad (SF), Walter Williams (C) Franklin Dash, Timothy Stam, Tom Kiser | |
| 05:20 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:20 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:53 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams misses the lay-in | 59-57 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bumgarner | 59-57 |
| 04:27 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Benedict | 61-57 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber clanks a jumper from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 04:14 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bumgarner | 61-57 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Michael Benedict makes the jumper from the right wing set up by David Gladden | 63-57 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bumgarner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Stephan Crowe (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Michael Benedict, Richard Ridder, David Gladden | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), Ezekiel Minor (C) James Shetrawski, John Blom | |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Joseph Paul pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:54 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (PF) Walter Williams | |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from David Weber | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Weber (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garry Goad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-60 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Garry Goad | 63-60 |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-60 |
| 03:02 | Belmont | John Hoffman grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF), David Gladden (C) Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Blom (PF) Timothy Stam | |
| 02:48 | Belmont | David Gladden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 02:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington lays it up and in on a great pass from Garry Goad | 63-62 |
| 02:20 | Belmont | John Blom steps in front of the David Gladden pass | 63-62 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Richard Ridder scores on a 3 from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Blom | 66-64 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Richard Ridder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Garry Goad | 66-64 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Washington | 66-67 |
| 00:38 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is fouled on the floor by Ezekiel Minor - foul #1 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Blom - foul #3 on John Blom, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Gladden - foul #3 on David Gladden, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Belmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Joseph Paul pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-69 |