| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Little (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sam Warf (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - William Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly inbounds the ball | 34-22 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Robert Liddle hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Little | 37-22 |
| 19:28 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn is called for traveling | 37-22 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | John Little hits a floater from the left wing | 39-22 |
| 18:59 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey is hacked by John Little - foul #3 on John Little, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG) John Little | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Erick Coker - foul #1 on Erick Coker, team foul #2 | 39-22 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Erick Coker misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Dorn - foul #3 on Kevin Dorn, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (SG) Kevin Dorn | |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Erick Coker makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Erick Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 18:34 | Belmont | Robert Liddle is called for the reach on Dennis Halsey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Liddle, team foul #3 | 41-24 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | David Singletary misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Gilbert Dolly - foul #2 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #4 | 41-24 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | David Singletary misses the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | David Singletary misses the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sam Warf | 41-24 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-24 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | Peter Mayville grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Sam Warf is called for the reach on Ryan Jones - foul #1 on Sam Warf, team foul #5 | 41-24 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | David Singletary makes the 3 from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Ryan Jones swats the short shot by William Gunn | 41-27 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | David Singletary snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | David Singletary is hacked by Gilbert Dolly - foul #3 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #6 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SF) Gilbert Dolly | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:07 | Belmont | Peter Mayville loses the dribble to William Gunn | 41-27 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | William Gunn misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Sam Warf snags the offensive board | 41-27 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Robert Liddle clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-27 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | William Gunn steps in front of the Ryan Jones pass | 41-27 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Sam Warf buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Liddle | 43-27 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erick Coker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Scott (fresh) PF - Sam Warf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - William Gunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Singletary (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Belmont | Peter Mayville connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | William Gunn misses the shot from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | David Singletary grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | William Gunn denies the turnaround by Dennis Halsey | 43-30 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Liddle | 43-30 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | George Scott hits a turnaround from the right block | 45-30 |
| 14:24 | Belmont | Ryan Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ryan Jones, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Robert Liddle, Erick Coker, Sam Warf, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Cole (PG), Kevin Dorn (SG), George McDonnel (SF), Dewayne Bustillos (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Dennis Halsey, Peter Mayville, David Singletary, Robert Anderson, Ryan Jones | |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Paul Parikh buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gilbert Dolly | 48-30 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada lays it in on a nice dish by Dewayne Bustillos | 48-32 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Paul Parikh hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by George Scott | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:05 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dewayne Bustillos | 50-35 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-35 |
| 12:44 | Belmont | The rebound goes to George McDonnel | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Thomas Cole is hacked by George Scott - foul #2 on George Scott, team foul #7 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG) George Scott | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Singletary (SF) George McDonnel | |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Thomas Cole makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Thomas Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Kevin Dorn picks off the pass by William Williams | 50-37 |
| 11:58 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Paul Parikh | 50-37 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | John Little misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-37 |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Paul Parikh grabs the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Little (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Thomas Cole (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Yamada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Kent State | William Williams misses the jumper from the right side | 50-37 |
| 11:15 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | David Singletary can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 10:55 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn grabs the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 10:38 | Belmont | Erick Coker takes the ball from Benjamin Yamada | 50-37 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Erick Coker lays it up and in | 52-37 |
| 10:14 | Belmont | Thomas Cole misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | William Williams grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Erick Coker and he's fouled by Thomas Cole - foul #1 on Thomas Cole, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Sam Warf (PF), William Gunn (C) John Little, William Williams, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Peter Mayville (SG), George McDonnel (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Thomas Cole, Kevin Dorn, David Singletary, Dewayne Bustillos, Benjamin Yamada | |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly makes the free throw | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Robert Anderson makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Halsey | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Erick Coker pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Ryan Jones denies the turnaround by Erick Coker | 55-39 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | George McDonnel pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 08:44 | Belmont | George McDonnel is whistled for traveling | 55-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SG), Ben Jones (SF) Erick Coker, Gilbert Dolly | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (SG), David Singletary (SF) Peter Mayville, George McDonnel | |
| 08:29 | Kent State | George Scott misses the floater in the lane | 55-39 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 55-39 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Gunn | 55-39 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | George Scott's pass is intercepted by Dennis Halsey | 55-39 |
| 07:42 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn is called for traveling | 55-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SG), William Williams (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Ben Jones, Sam Warf, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Robert Liddle clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-39 |
| 07:11 | Belmont | David Singletary grabs the board | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Little (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:50 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn is whistled for a carry | 55-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF) George Scott | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Robert Anderson, Ryan Jones | |
| 06:27 | Kent State | John Little hits a 3 from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 06:15 | Belmont | David Singletary buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Dorn | 58-41 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | Dewayne Bustillos is called for the reach on John Little - foul #1 on Dewayne Bustillos, team foul #4 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG) Robert Liddle | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (SG), Robert Anderson (PF) Kevin Dorn, David Singletary | |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Erick Coker clanks a floater from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly can't tip it in | 58-41 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Erick Coker pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Paul Parikh loses the dribble to Robert Anderson | 58-41 |
| 04:46 | Belmont | Robert Anderson knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Dennis Halsey | 58-44 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Benjamin Yamada is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #1 on Benjamin Yamada, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SF), Sam Warf (PF), William Gunn (C) John Little, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (SG), David Singletary (SF), Ryan Jones (C) Dennis Halsey, Dewayne Bustillos, Benjamin Yamada | |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Sam Warf misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the tip | 58-44 |
| 03:54 | Belmont | Ryan Jones grabs the board | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 03:46 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 58-44 |
| 03:28 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn is whistled for a carry | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (SF) Robert Liddle | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Barnes (SG), George McDonnel (SF), Dewayne Bustillos (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Kevin Dorn, David Singletary, Robert Anderson, Ryan Jones | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Sam Warf misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dewayne Bustillos - foul #2 on Dewayne Bustillos, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Sam Warf makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Sam Warf misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Jones (fresh) PF - Sam Warf (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - William Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George McDonnel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Yamada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada misses the lay-in | 59-44 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Ben Jones snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | William Gunn's pass is intercepted by Peter Mayville | 59-44 |
| 02:26 | Belmont | George McDonnel misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 59-44 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to George Scott | 59-44 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Sam Warf can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | William Gunn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dewayne Bustillos - foul #3 on Dewayne Bustillos, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | William Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | William Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Peter Mayville knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-46 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Erick Coker knocks in the floater from the left side | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada misses the lay-in | 63-46 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to George Scott | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Erick Coker lays it up and in and he's fouled by Peter Mayville - foul #1 on Peter Mayville, team foul #8 | 65-46 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Erick Coker makes the free throw | 66-46 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from George McDonnel | 66-48 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Erick Coker runs out the clock | 66-48 |