| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) SG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) SF - David Singletary (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) C - Ryan Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) SF - John King (fresh) PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) C - Robert Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by John King | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn makes the floater from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | John King scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Collins | 2-5 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Robert Collins swats the dunk try by Kevin Dorn | 2-5 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | John King is called for traveling | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn comes up short on the floater from the right block | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | John King snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins is denied on a layup by Robert Anderson | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Belmont | Ryan Jones grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Dorn is called for the reach on Charles Doroski - foul #1 on Kevin Dorn, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:22 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | John King loses the dribble to Kevin Dorn | 2-5 |
| 16:57 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Dorn | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Detroit Mercy | John King buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Johnson and he's fouled by David Singletary - foul #1 on David Singletary, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Robert Anderson, Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (PF), Paul James (C) Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| 16:38 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:25 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG) John King | |
| 16:08 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 15:51 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Singletary (fresh) PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) C - Benjamin Yamada (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) SF - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Linderman (fresh) C - Paul James (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (SG), George McDonnel (SF) Kevin Dorn, David Singletary | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), Robert Collins (C) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz | |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Dennis Halsey - foul #1 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Barnes (SG), Robert Anderson (PF) Dennis Halsey, George McDonnel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:20 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Lawrence Corp - foul #1 on Lawrence Corp, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ryan Jones (C) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF) Paul James | |
| 15:20 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:20 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:39 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-12 |
| 14:38 | Detroit Mercy | John King pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the jump hook from the left block | 6-12 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:23 | Belmont | Fred Linderman denies the turnaround by Benjamin Yamada | 6-12 |
| 14:21 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos hits the follow up shot | 8-12 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Brian Bartolome | 8-14 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes connects on the 3 from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-14 |
| 13:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:08 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp blows the dunk | 11-14 |
| 13:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins tips it in | 11-16 |
| 12:48 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada's pass is intercepted by John King | 11-16 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | John King hits the finger roll | 11-18 |
| 12:23 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada is fouled on the floor by Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Kevin Dorn (SG), David Singletary (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), George McDonnel (C) Peter Mayville, Darryl Barnes, Dewayne Bustillos, Benjamin Yamada, Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Charles Doroski (PF), Paul James (C) Brian Bartolome, Lawrence Corp, John King, Fred Linderman, Robert Collins | |
| 12:11 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Casey (PG) John Johnson | |
| 12:11 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:11 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 11:41 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Singletary (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) C - George McDonnel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Casey (fresh) SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) C - Paul James (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Belmont | David Singletary misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 13-18 |
| 11:18 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to David Singletary | 13-18 |
| 10:58 | Belmont | Robert Anderson comes up short on the shot from the right block | 13-18 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ben Corpuz | 13-18 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Dorn is called for the reach on Anthony Wildermuth - foul #2 on Kevin Dorn, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (SG), Dewayne Bustillos (C) Kevin Dorn, George McDonnel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James | |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Charles Doroski | 13-20 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Peter Mayville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG) John Casey | |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | John King scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Collins | 13-23 |
| 09:32 | Belmont | The short jumper by Robert Anderson is denied by Robert Collins | 13-23 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses short on a jumper from the right side | 13-23 |
| 09:12 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Robert Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by David Singletary and he's hacked by Ben Corpuz - foul #1 on Ben Corpuz, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Barnes (SG), Ryan Jones (C) Peter Mayville, David Singletary | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Casey (SG), Fred Linderman (SF), Paul James (PF), Timothy Smith (C) Ben Corpuz, John King, Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Robert Anderson makes the free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | John Casey makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Bartolome | 16-26 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 18-26 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-26 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ryan Jones | 18-26 |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Halsey | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dewayne Bustillos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brian Bartolome (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Casey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul James (fresh) C - Timothy Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ryan Jones - foul #1 on Ryan Jones, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), David Singletary (SF), Benjamin Yamada (PF) Dennis Halsey, Dewayne Bustillos, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Charles Doroski (PF), Robert Collins (C) Brian Bartolome, John Casey, Paul James, Timothy Smith | |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:08 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 06:47 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes misses short on a shot near the basket | 21-27 |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Ryan Jones tips it home | 23-27 |
| 06:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses the easy layup but the foul's on Peter Mayville - foul #1 on Peter Mayville, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | George McDonnel (C) Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF) Fred Linderman | |
| 06:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:30 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Peter Mayville hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darryl Barnes | 25-28 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses short on a shot from the right block | 25-28 |
| 06:05 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | John King takes the ball from Darryl Barnes | 25-28 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Charles Doroski and he's fouled by Peter Mayville - foul #2 on Peter Mayville, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Thomas Cole (SG), Dewayne Bustillos (PF) Peter Mayville, Darryl Barnes, George McDonnel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG) Lawrence Corp | |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses the free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 05:17 | Belmont | John King steps in front of the Thomas Cole pass | 25-30 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski is fouled on the floor by Dewayne Bustillos - foul #1 on Dewayne Bustillos, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ryan Jones (C) Benjamin Yamada | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ryan Jones | 25-30 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-30 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Jones | 25-30 |
| 04:28 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Barnes (SG), Robert Anderson (PF) Thomas Cole, Dewayne Bustillos | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (PF) Charles Doroski | |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG) Ben Corpuz | |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | David Singletary scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Jones | 28-32 |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | John King tips it in | 28-34 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey's pass is intercepted by Robert Collins | 28-34 |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | John King hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Bartolome | 28-36 |
| 03:16 | Belmont | Ryan Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-36 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | David Singletary grabs the offensive board | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Singletary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brian Bartolome (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ryan Jones - foul #2 on Ryan Jones, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Kevin Dorn (SG), George McDonnel (SF), Dewayne Bustillos (PF), Benjamin Yamada (C) Dennis Halsey, Darryl Barnes, David Singletary, Robert Anderson, Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), Charles Doroski (PF) Brian Bartolome, Lawrence Corp, John King | |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | John Johnson blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Yamada | 28-37 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ben Corpuz | 28-37 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Mayville | 30-40 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Benjamin Yamada steals it from Fred Linderman | 30-40 |
| 00:34 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn drills a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Fred Linderman - foul #1 on Fred Linderman, team foul #6 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), David Singletary (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Peter Mayville, George McDonnel, Dewayne Bustillos, Benjamin Yamada | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF), Paul James (C) Fred Linderman, Robert Collins | |
| 00:34 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Johnson | 33-43 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Kevin Dorn connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 35-43 |