| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) SF - Donald Hundley (fresh) PF - Howard Hayes (fresh) C - Henry Hammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) SF - Marcus Gregory (fresh) PF - Robert Costa (fresh) C - Jerry Amar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | Robert Costa travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Costa | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Belmont | Robert Costa connects on the turnaround in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Jerry Amar gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Howard Hayes - foul #1 on Howard Hayes, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley's pass is intercepted by Aubrey Schilling | 2-2 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | Robert Costa lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donnie Scharfenberg | 5-4 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Robert Hill (SF), Richard Burns (C) Henry Tillman, Antonio Thompson, Henry Hammer | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (SG), Matthew Burke (C) Donnie Scharfenberg, Jerry Amar | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fresh) SG - Donald Hundley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hill (fresh) PF - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) C - Richard Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) SG - Herbert Clark (fresh) SF - Marcus Gregory (fresh) PF - Robert Costa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Burke (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Belmont | Herbert Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses the lay-in but the foul's on Louis Trahan - foul #1 on Louis Trahan, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Lewis (SF) Marcus Gregory | |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Louis Trahan - foul #2 on Louis Trahan, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG) Louis Trahan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton (SG), Jerry Amar (C) Aubrey Schilling, Matthew Burke | |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Robert Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:30 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-6 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 14:27 | Belmont | Robert Costa grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:23 | Belmont | Herbert Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Clark steps in front of the Henry Tillman pass in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 14:04 | Belmont | William Lewis is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Lewis, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Henry Hammer (PF) Robert Hill, Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Marcus Gregory (SF), Matthew Burke (PF) Thomas Pemberton, William Lewis, Robert Costa | |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson is fouled on the floor by Marcus Gregory - foul #1 on Marcus Gregory, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG) Herbert Clark | |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Henry Hammer | 10-6 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | Henry Tillman is called for the reach on Aubrey Schilling - foul #1 on Henry Tillman, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes (PF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown (C) Jerry Amar | |
| 12:48 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Henry Hammer - foul #1 on Henry Hammer, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Costa (PF) Jeffrey Brown | |
| 12:48 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 12:48 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman is called for a backcourt violation | 10-7 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Hundley - foul #1 on Donald Hundley, team foul #6 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG) Aubrey Schilling | |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fairly fresh) SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fresh) SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Gregory (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Burke (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 11:30 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Costa | 10-8 |
| 11:12 | Belmont | Herbert Clark makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Herbert Clark connects on the 3 from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 10:13 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Tillman | 15-14 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Howard Hayes | 15-14 |
| 09:32 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses the dunk | 15-14 |
| 09:30 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 09:04 | Belmont | Matthew Burke hits the follow up shot | 15-16 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 08:42 | Belmont | Robert Costa grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg is fouled on the floor by Howard Hayes - foul #2 on Howard Hayes, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG), Robert Hill (SF), Richard Burns (PF) Antonio Thompson, Donald Hundley, Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), William Lewis (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Jerry Amar (C) Herbert Clark, Marcus Gregory, Robert Costa, Matthew Burke | |
| 08:28 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jerry Amar - foul #1 on Jerry Amar, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton (SG) Donnie Scharfenberg | |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Bell - foul #1 on Robert Bell, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (SG) Thomas Pemberton | |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) SF - Robert Hill (fresh) PF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Hammer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Lewis (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) C - Jerry Amar (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Herbert Clark grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 07:05 | Belmont | Herbert Clark is fouled on the floor by Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #9 | 17-18 |
| 07:05 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Amar | 17-18 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Burns | 20-18 |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown clanks a turnaround near the basket | 20-18 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | William Lewis hits the follow up shot | 20-20 |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Jerry Amar gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:07 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling is whistled for a carry | 20-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (PG), Donald Hundley (SG) Henry Tillman, Robert Bell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Hults (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SG), Marcus Gregory (SF), Robert Costa (PF), Matthew Burke (C) Aubrey Schilling, Herbert Clark, William Lewis, Jeffrey Brown, Jerry Amar | |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Matthew Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses the 3 from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 04:06 | Belmont | Matthew Burke blows the dunk | 23-20 |
| 04:04 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hill | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Hammer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Christopher Hults (fresh) SG - Thomas Pemberton (fresh) SF - Marcus Gregory (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Belmont | Robert Costa makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns is fouled on the floor by Marcus Gregory - foul #2 on Marcus Gregory, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Howard Hayes (PF) Robert Hill, Henry Hammer | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Jerry Amar (C) Christopher Hults, Thomas Pemberton, Matthew Burke | |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Trahan | 29-23 |
| 02:30 | Belmont | Jerry Amar clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Hundley - foul #2 on Donald Hundley, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Lewis (SF) Marcus Gregory | |
| 02:30 | Belmont | Jerry Amar makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:30 | Belmont | Jerry Amar makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson knocks in the 3 from straight away | 32-25 |
| 01:58 | Belmont | Robert Costa clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Jerry Amar misses the tip | 32-25 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Antonio Thompson | 32-25 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Donald Hundley is denied by Jerry Amar | 32-25 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns tips it home | 34-25 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Robert Costa clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Hayes - foul #3 on Howard Hayes, team foul #11 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill (SF), Henry Hammer (PF) Antonio Thompson, Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Belmont | Marcus Gregory (SF) William Lewis | |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Robert Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Amar blocks the short jumper by Donald Hundley | 34-26 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer hits the follow up shot | 36-26 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses short on a jumper from the right block | 36-26 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Henry Hammer is blocked by Jerry Amar | 36-26 |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Aubrey Schilling steals it from Donald Hundley | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses short on a halfcourt shot | 36-26 |