| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Charles Stone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darnell Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Edwin Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Gaston (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar loses the ball out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 19:19 | Belmont | Harold Gaston tips it home | 35-34 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-34 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Joe Shuffler | 37-36 |
| 18:25 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 18:04 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks comes up short on the shot near the basket | 37-36 |
| 18:02 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 17:47 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks makes the shot from the left block and the foul's on Ryan Bogar - foul #2 on Ryan Bogar, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 17:47 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:47 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs can't connect on a runner in the lane | 37-38 |
| 17:25 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 17:14 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone is fouled on the floor by Willard Hendricks - foul #3 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson (SG), Stephen Russell (C) Darnell Johnson, Ryan Bogar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Corey (SF), Clemente O'Neill (PF), Nicholas Ramer (C) Edwin Morgan, Harold Gaston, Willard Hendricks | |
| 16:52 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Jacobs | 40-38 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Clemente O'Neill, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette (PG), Cecil Jackson (PF) Charles Stone, Carl Williams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Jones (PG), Lawrence Mecham (SG) Larry Carpenter, Joe Shuffler | |
| 16:17 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Jacobs | 42-38 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Michael Corey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Cecil Jackson - foul #3 on Cecil Jackson, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson (SG), Ryan Bogar (C) Jeffrey Jacobs, Stephen Russell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Gaston (PF), Willard Hendricks (C) Clemente O'Neill, Nicholas Ramer | |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Michael Corey makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Michael Corey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:58 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ryan Bogar | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Larry Fredette (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darnell Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Mecham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Corey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson's floater is knocked away by Matthew Jones | 42-39 |
| 15:41 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:36 | Belmont | Matthew Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Stone (PG), Carl Williams (PF) Larry Fredette, Cecil Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Edwin Morgan (SF) Matthew Jones, Lawrence Mecham, Michael Corey | |
| 15:22 | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| 15:05 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Carpenter | 42-41 |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Stone and he's hacked by Edwin Morgan - foul #3 on Edwin Morgan, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs (SF) Darnell Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson misses the free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:37 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:22 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Charles Stone, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell (C) Ryan Bogar | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:03 | Belmont | Harold Gaston blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Stone - foul #4 on Charles Stone, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette (PG), Darnell Johnson (SG) Charles Stone, Samuel Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Jones (PG) Larry Carpenter | |
| 14:03 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:03 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:50 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell loses the dribble to Joe Shuffler | 44-42 |
| 13:21 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Edwin Morgan | 44-44 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Matthew Jones picks off the pass by Larry Fredette | 44-44 |
| 12:53 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan lays it in set up by Matthew Jones | 44-46 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 12:32 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 12:09 | Belmont | Matthew Jones misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Harold Gaston gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks hits a jumper from close range set up by Matthew Jones | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Larry Fredette (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darnell Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joe Shuffler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Gaston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 11:44 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 11:14 | Belmont | A charge is called on Edwin Morgan - foul #4 on Edwin Morgan, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eugene May (PG), Samuel Jackson (SG), Elbert Berg (SF), Cecil Jackson (PF), Ryan Bogar (C) Larry Fredette, Darnell Johnson, Jeffrey Jacobs, Carl Williams, Stephen Russell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Lawrence Mecham (SG), Michael Corey (SF), Clemente O'Neill (PF), Nicholas Ramer (C) Matthew Jones, Joe Shuffler, Edwin Morgan, Harold Gaston, Willard Hendricks | |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Eugene May comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 10:54 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Jackson | 47-48 |
| 10:40 | Cleveland State | Cecil Jackson buries a fadeaway from the left block | 49-48 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Elbert Berg - foul #1 on Elbert Berg, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Eugene May comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Carpenter - foul #1 on Larry Carpenter, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Eugene May makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Eugene May makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Michael Corey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | Eugene May grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:47 | Cleveland State | Eugene May misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 09:45 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:37 | Cleveland State | Cecil Jackson comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 51-49 |
| 09:36 | Belmont | Lawrence Mecham gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:12 | Belmont | Elbert Berg steals it from Lawrence Mecham | 51-49 |
| 09:08 | Cleveland State | Elbert Berg can't finish the layup | 51-49 |
| 09:06 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:51 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter is whistled for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette (PG), Darnell Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Carl Williams (PF) Eugene May, Samuel Jackson, Elbert Berg, Cecil Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (SG), Willard Hendricks (C) Lawrence Mecham, Nicholas Ramer | |
| 08:42 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar misses the jumper from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 08:41 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Larry Carpenter | 51-49 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Michael Corey misses long on a jumper in the lane | 51-49 |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ryan Bogar | 51-49 |
| 08:21 | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 08:19 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 07:59 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Carl Williams | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Larry Fredette (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darnell Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Bogar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Corey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Corey - foul #2 on Michael Corey, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Stone (PG), Stephen Russell (C) Larry Fredette, Ryan Bogar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Jones (PG), Edwin Morgan (SF), Harold Gaston (PF) Larry Carpenter, Michael Corey, Clemente O'Neill | |
| 07:42 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 07:41 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Matthew Jones misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Russell - foul #1 on Stephen Russell, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Matthew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Matthew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:11 | Cleveland State | A charge is called on Charles Stone - foul #5 on Charles Stone, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette (PG) Charles Stone | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Jones | 51-54 |
| 06:31 | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 06:29 | Belmont | Matthew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 06:12 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Darnell Johnson | 51-54 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 05:54 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Willard Hendricks | 51-54 |
| 05:37 | Belmont | Harold Gaston scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Jones | 51-56 |
| 05:14 | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:05 | Belmont | Harold Gaston scores on a shot in the paint set up by Edwin Morgan | 51-58 |
| 04:52 | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-58 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Stephen Russell steals the ball from Willard Hendricks | 53-58 |
| 04:18 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Edwin Morgan - foul #5 on Edwin Morgan, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eugene May (PG), Samuel Jackson (SG), Cecil Jackson (PF), Ryan Bogar (C) Larry Fredette, Darnell Johnson, Carl Williams, Stephen Russell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Carpenter (PG), Lawrence Mecham (SG), Michael Corey (SF), Clemente O'Neill (PF), Nicholas Ramer (C) Matthew Jones, Joe Shuffler, Edwin Morgan, Harold Gaston, Willard Hendricks | |
| 04:18 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:18 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Michael Corey can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | Michael Corey tips it in | 54-60 |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Michael Corey - foul #3 on Michael Corey, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eugene May (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Larry Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Mecham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Corey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Ramer (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Carpenter | 55-62 |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Cecil Jackson | 57-62 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Michael Corey misses the lay-in | 57-62 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette (PG), Carl Williams (PF) Eugene May, Cecil Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (SG), Harold Gaston (PF), Willard Hendricks (C) Lawrence Mecham, Clemente O'Neill, Nicholas Ramer | |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Jackson | 59-62 |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter scores on a runner from the right block | 59-64 |
| 02:21 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson (SG) Samuel Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Darnell Johnson - foul #2 on Darnell Johnson, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:28 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-66 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler double dribbles | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Shuffler - foul #1 on Joe Shuffler, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Harold Gaston grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Larry Carpenter loses the ball out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Larry Carpenter takes the ball from Larry Fredette | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Fredette - foul #2 on Larry Fredette, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lawrence Mecham (SF) Michael Corey | |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Fredette | 66-67 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Larry Fredette is called for the reach on Harold Gaston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Fredette, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Corey (SF) Lawrence Mecham | |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Harold Gaston grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Harold Gaston runs out the clock | 66-67 |