| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carl Carpenter (fresh) SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - Richard Swenson (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 | Belmont | Robert Costa wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory is hacked by Justin Espinosa - foul #1 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | Jerry Amar makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Donnie Scharfenberg | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Aubrey Schilling - foul #1 on Aubrey Schilling, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | Robert Costa pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 19:02 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 1-5 |
| 18:44 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Espinosa and the foul's on Marcus Gregory - foul #1 on Marcus Gregory, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:44 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Richard Swenson swats the layup by Robert Costa | 4-5 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | Robert Costa blocks the short jumper by Justin Espinosa | 4-7 |
| 18:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Aubrey Schilling | 4-7 |
| 17:59 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Swenson - foul #1 on Richard Swenson, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 17:59 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:59 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:47 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses the easy layup | 4-9 |
| 17:45 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Robert Jones steals it from Marcus Gregory | 4-9 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 17:15 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn tips it home | 6-9 |
| 16:59 | Belmont | Justin Espinosa steps in front of the Marcus Gregory pass | 6-9 |
| 16:44 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones comes up short on the floater from the left block | 6-9 |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Robert Costa snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 16:19 | Belmont | Jerry Amar travels with the ball | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (PF), William Jones (C) Carl Carpenter, Derick Bruhn, Robert Jones, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SG), William Lewis (SF), Matthew Burke (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Aubrey Schilling, Donnie Scharfenberg, Marcus Gregory, Robert Costa, Jerry Amar | |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | William Harper is fouled on the floor by Herbert Clark - foul #1 on Herbert Clark, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James O'Connor (SG) Justin Espinosa | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fresh) SG - James O'Connor (fresh) SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - Coy Palos (fresh) C - William Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fresh) SG - Thomas Pemberton (fresh) SF - William Lewis (fresh) PF - Matthew Burke (fresh) C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton comes up short on the floater from the right side | 6-9 |
| 15:26 | Cleveland State | Robert White grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 15:10 | Cleveland State | Robert White is hacked by Matthew Burke - foul #1 on Matthew Burke, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (PG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert Jones (PF) William Harper, Robert White, William Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Robert Costa (PF) Thomas Pemberton, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 14:53 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG) James O'Connor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Marcus Gregory (SF) William Lewis | |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Herbert Clark hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Aubrey Schilling | 6-12 |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa is called for a charge - foul #2 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James O'Connor (SG), Richard Swenson (C) Justin Espinosa, Coy Palos | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Jerry Amar (C) Herbert Clark, Matthew Burke | |
| 13:48 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg is called for traveling | 6-12 |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 13:23 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Swenson | 6-12 |
| 13:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones is hacked by Donnie Scharfenberg - foul #1 on Donnie Scharfenberg, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (PF) Derick Bruhn, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG) Aubrey Schilling | |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 13:01 | Belmont | Robert Costa gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Herbert Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 12:39 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:21 | Cleveland State | Robert White clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | Robert Costa snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-12 |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Swenson | 6-12 |
| 11:44 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carl Carpenter (fairly fresh) SG - James O'Connor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - Coy Palos (fresh) C - Richard Swenson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Herbert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcus Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Costa (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Amar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg is hacked by James O'Connor - foul #1 on James O'Connor, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Carl Carpenter, Coy Palos, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), William Lewis (SF), Matthew Burke (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Donnie Scharfenberg, Marcus Gregory, Robert Costa, Jerry Amar | |
| 11:15 | Belmont | Herbert Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 9-12 |
| 10:54 | Cleveland State | Robert White snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James O'Connor, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Jones (C) James O'Connor | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown is denied on a layup by Robert Jones | 9-12 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | William Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | Matthew Burke lays it up and in on a great pass from Aubrey Schilling | 9-14 |
| 09:59 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Derick Bruhn is blocked by Aubrey Schilling | 9-14 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Matthew Burke pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 09:51 | Belmont | Derick Bruhn steals the ball from William Lewis | 9-14 |
| 09:40 | Cleveland State | Robert White clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brown - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Coy Palos (C) William Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Robert Costa (PF), Jerry Amar (C) Herbert Clark, Matthew Burke, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 09:40 | Cleveland State | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 09:40 | Cleveland State | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:21 | Belmont | William Lewis misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-14 |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert White | 11-14 |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | Robert White's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Costa | 11-14 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | Jerry Amar pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | William Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 08:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | William Lewis denies the turnaround by Derick Bruhn | 11-14 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 08:10 | Belmont | William Lewis clanks a jumper from the left block | 11-14 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-14 |
| 07:46 | Belmont | Robert Costa pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - William Harper (fairly fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Coy Palos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Costa (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Amar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 07:04 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 07:02 | Cleveland State | Robert White snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Costa takes the ball from Coy Palos | 11-14 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | William Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 06:38 | Belmont | Robert Costa tips it in | 11-16 |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from William Harper | 13-16 |
| 06:02 | Belmont | Robert Costa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | Jerry Amar tips it but misses | 13-16 |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert White and the foul's on William Lewis - foul #1 on William Lewis, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (PG), Ralph Watson (PF), Richard Swenson (C) Robert White, Robert Jones, Coy Palos | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SG), Marcus Gregory (SF), Matthew Burke (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Aubrey Schilling, Donnie Scharfenberg, William Lewis, Robert Costa, Jerry Amar | |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Carl Carpenter picks off the pass by Herbert Clark in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 05:50 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter banks in the layup | 18-16 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Richard Swenson steals it from Marcus Gregory | 18-16 |
| 05:28 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 05:26 | Cleveland State | Ralph Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 05:16 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Brown swats the short shot by Derick Bruhn | 18-16 |
| 05:15 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Matthew Burke drills a runner from close range and he's hacked by Ralph Watson - foul #1 on Ralph Watson, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Costa (PF) Jeffrey Brown | |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Matthew Burke makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | Matthew Burke is called for the reach on William Harper - foul #2 on Matthew Burke, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown (C) Matthew Burke | |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | William Harper makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | William Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Robert Costa loses the dribble to Derick Bruhn | 20-19 |
| 04:11 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn slams it home | 22-19 |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Herbert Clark clanks a 3 from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 03:55 | Cleveland State | Ralph Watson snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Herbert Clark steals it from Derick Bruhn | 22-19 |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ralph Watson - foul #2 on Ralph Watson, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG), James O'Connor (SF), William Jones (C) William Harper, Derick Bruhn, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Matthew Burke (C) Thomas Pemberton, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Robert Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carl Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James O'Connor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Watson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marcus Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Burke (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Carl Carpenter | 24-20 |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Robert Costa hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 24-20 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory tips it but misses | 24-20 |
| 03:03 | Cleveland State | William Jones pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 02:11 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 24-20 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Marcus Gregory grabs the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Espinosa - foul #3 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (PG), Coy Palos (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Richard Swenson (C) Carl Carpenter, Justin Espinosa, Ralph Watson, William Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), William Lewis (SF), Jerry Amar (C) Herbert Clark, Marcus Gregory, Robert Costa | |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 01:39 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos tips it home | 26-21 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling is whistled for traveling | 26-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Hults (PG), Jeffrey Brown (PF) Aubrey Schilling, Matthew Burke | |
| 01:01 | Cleveland State | Donnie Scharfenberg is called for the reach on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Donnie Scharfenberg, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| 01:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 01:01 | Belmont | Jerry Amar pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 00:45 | Belmont | Coy Palos is called for the reach on Jeffrey Brown - foul #1 on Coy Palos, team foul #10 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (PG) Christopher Hults | |
| 00:45 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 00:45 | Belmont | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Donnie Scharfenberg steals the ball from Richard Swenson | 26-23 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Jerry Amar is hacked by Richard Swenson - foul #2 on Richard Swenson, team foul #11 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (PG), Derick Bruhn (SF) Robert White, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Marcus Gregory (SF), Robert Costa (PF) William Lewis, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Jerry Amar makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Jerry Amar misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones clanks a fullcourt shot | 26-24 |