| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Farley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest McElyea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Nathanson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Phares (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Rehm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Troy Phares | 27-33 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Justin Davenport can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 19:20 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea loses the ball out of bounds | 27-33 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | James Thiel is hacked by Pierre Lanctot - foul #2 on Pierre Lanctot, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses the jump hook from the left block | 27-33 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Henry Rehm | 27-33 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson connects on the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Junior Larocca - foul #1 on Junior Larocca, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Junior Larocca gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | Ben Brown connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-35 |
| 17:58 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm misses long on a runner in the paint | 30-35 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Justin Davenport | 30-35 |
| 17:29 | Belmont | Justin Davenport is fouled on the floor by Henry Rehm - foul #3 on Henry Rehm, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling (C) Henry Rehm | |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Justin Davenport lays it in set up by Junior Larocca | 32-35 |
| 16:54 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Robert Thomason (SF), David Matthews (C) James Thiel, Junior Larocca, Jason Farley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (SG), Dennis Wiggins (SF), Brian Pulver (C) Ernest McElyea, Carl Nathanson, Troy Phares | |
| 16:31 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-35 |
| 16:30 | Belmont | David Matthews tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 16:06 | Cleveland State | Brian Pulver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (SG), Tim Street (C) Ben Brown, Justin Davenport | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry (SG) Pierre Lanctot | |
| 15:51 | Belmont | Paul Pleas drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tim Street | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Street (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) SG - George Quesenberry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Wiggins (fresh) PF - Manuel Appling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Pulver (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Hall | 37-37 |
| 15:18 | Belmont | Robert Thomason can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 15:17 | Belmont | Tim Street pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:03 | Belmont | Robert Thomason clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 37-37 |
| 15:01 | Belmont | David Matthews misses the tip | 37-37 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:43 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Ben Brown (SG), Junior Larocca (SF), Justin Davenport (PF), Jason Farley (C) Paul Pleas, James Jones, Robert Thomason, David Matthews, Tim Street | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), Ernest McElyea (SG), Carl Nathanson (SF), Troy Phares (PF), Henry Rehm (C) James Hall, George Quesenberry, Dennis Wiggins, Manuel Appling, Brian Pulver | |
| 14:19 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Pierre Lanctot - foul #3 on Pierre Lanctot, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| 14:19 | Belmont | Junior Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:19 | Belmont | Junior Larocca misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:05 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm makes the jump hook from close range | 38-39 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Justin Davenport hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm is hacked by Junior Larocca - foul #2 on Junior Larocca, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | James Thiel pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:27 | Belmont | Junior Larocca can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 13:26 | Belmont | Ben Brown hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 13:10 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares misses long on a shot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 13:08 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson misses the tip | 40-39 |
| 13:06 | Belmont | Jason Farley grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 13:02 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Carl Nathanson is blocked by Justin Davenport | 40-39 |
| 12:45 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Ernest McElyea is blocked by Jason Farley | 40-39 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm tips it home | 40-41 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | James Thiel clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Rehm - foul #4 on Henry Rehm, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (SG), David Matthews (PF) Ben Brown, Justin Davenport | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), Manuel Appling (PF), Brian Pulver (C) Pierre Lanctot, Troy Phares, Henry Rehm | |
| 12:08 | Belmont | James Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | James Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea is fouled on the floor by Paul Pleas - foul #2 on Paul Pleas, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (SG), Robert Thomason (C) James Thiel, Jason Farley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins (SF) Carl Nathanson | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest McElyea (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Wiggins (fresh) PF - Manuel Appling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Pulver (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Cleveland State | Brian Pulver loses the dribble to Paul Pleas | 42-41 |
| 11:23 | Belmont | Paul Pleas can't finish the layup | 42-41 |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Brian Pulver grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Wiggins and he's fouled by Junior Larocca - foul #3 on Junior Larocca, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (SG), Tim Street (C) James Jones, Junior Larocca | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG) Ernest McElyea | |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | David Matthews pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Manuel Appling is called for the reach on David Matthews - foul #1 on Manuel Appling, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Justin Davenport (PF), Jason Farley (C) Paul Pleas, David Matthews, Tim Street | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson (SF), Troy Phares (PF) Dennis Wiggins, Brian Pulver | |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Ben Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 42-43 |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Hall | 42-46 |
| 10:02 | Belmont | Manuel Appling is called for the reach on Jason Farley - foul #2 on Manuel Appling, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| 09:44 | Belmont | Ben Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Manuel Appling | 42-46 |
| 09:13 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-46 |
| 09:12 | Belmont | Jason Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Pierre Lanctot steps in front of the James Thiel pass | 42-46 |
| 08:44 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot lays it up and in | 42-48 |
| 08:20 | Belmont | James Thiel misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 07:58 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | James Hall tips it in | 42-50 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Thiel and the foul's on James Hall - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Junior Larocca (SF), David Matthews (PF), Tim Street (C) James Thiel, Robert Thomason, Justin Davenport, Jason Farley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry (PG), Ernest McElyea (SG), Dennis Wiggins (SF), Brian Pulver (PF), Henry Rehm (C) Pierre Lanctot, James Hall, Carl Nathanson, Troy Phares, Manuel Appling | |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ben Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Street (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Quesenberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest McElyea (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Wiggins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Pulver (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Rehm (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 07:17 | Belmont | Junior Larocca grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | Belmont | Ben Brown hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David Matthews and he's hacked by George Quesenberry - foul #1 on George Quesenberry, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| 07:07 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:55 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 06:54 | Belmont | Ben Brown grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | David Matthews hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Pleas and he's fouled by Brian Pulver - foul #1 on Brian Pulver, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (SG) Ben Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:31 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:21 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm slams it home on a nice dish by Dennis Wiggins | 51-52 |
| 06:04 | Belmont | Henry Rehm steals it from Junior Larocca | 51-52 |
| 05:50 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea clanks a jumper from the left block | 51-52 |
| 05:48 | Belmont | David Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Paul Pleas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Paul Pleas grabs the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Tim Street comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 05:21 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to George Quesenberry | 51-52 |
| 05:01 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Junior Larocca - foul #4 on Junior Larocca, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Justin Davenport (PF), Jason Farley (C) James Jones, David Matthews, Tim Street | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), Carl Nathanson (SF), Troy Phares (PF) George Quesenberry, Dennis Wiggins, Brian Pulver | |
| 05:01 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:01 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | Junior Larocca buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Thiel | 53-54 |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot's floater is tipped away by Justin Davenport | 53-54 |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson tips it but misses | 53-54 |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Henry Rehm | 53-56 |
| 03:52 | Belmont | James Thiel buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 03:39 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 56-56 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Junior Larocca grabs the board | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Pleas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Junior Larocca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Farley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest McElyea (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Nathanson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Phares (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Rehm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Jason Farley misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 56-56 |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Jason Farley grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Jason Farley connects on the floater from the baseline | 58-56 |
| 02:32 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot makes the 3 from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 02:15 | Belmont | Jason Farley can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 58-59 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Troy Phares | 58-59 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-59 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea hits the follow up shot | 58-61 |
| 01:46 | Belmont | James Thiel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:32 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares misses short on a runner from the right block | 58-61 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-61 |
| 01:17 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson gets the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Jason Farley swats the shot by Ernest McElyea | 58-61 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Junior Larocca pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:37 | Belmont | Justin Davenport banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Pleas | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | James Thiel is called for the reach on Carl Nathanson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Thiel, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (SG) Paul Pleas | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:33 | Cleveland State | Junior Larocca is called for the reach on Pierre Lanctot - foul #5 on Junior Larocca, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Thomason (SF) Junior Larocca | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:33 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:33 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Robert Thomason is called for 3 seconds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins (SF), James Hall (PF) Carl Nathanson, Troy Phares | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm is fouled in the backcourt by James Thiel - foul #2 on James Thiel, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Justin Davenport grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses the dunk | 60-63 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Justin Davenport gets the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | James Thiel buries a 3 from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson (SF), Troy Phares (PF) Dennis Wiggins, James Hall | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-66 |