| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terry Hume (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Shields (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodney Davis | 42-38 |
| 19:35 | Belmont | Robert Shields's pass is intercepted by David Weber | 42-38 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor's pass is intercepted by Richard Ridder | 42-38 |
| 19:19 | Belmont | Richard Ridder hits the finger roll | 42-40 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Rodney Davis is denied by Timothy Patterson | 42-40 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber buries a runner from the left block set up by Ezekiel Minor | 44-40 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Robert Shields buries a floater from the right side | 44-42 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 17:37 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 17:36 | Belmont | Richard Ridder can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Richard Ridder clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by James Kelly - foul #2 on James Kelly, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (SF), Tom Kiser (PF), Thomas Moore (C) Terry Hume, James Kelly, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG), Frank Nelson (SG), David Gladden (PF), Forrest Macmillan (C) Robert Ferguson, Allen Dixon, Robert Shields, Timothy Patterson | |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 16:40 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Shetrawski and he's fouled by Irvin Mosley - foul #2 on Irvin Mosley, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jason Dugan (SF) Richard Ridder | |
| 16:40 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 16:23 | Belmont | Rodney Davis picks off the pass by Frank Nelson | 50-42 |
| 16:19 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis banks in the layup | 52-42 |
| 16:14 | Belmont | Frank Nelson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Tom Kiser | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Weber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Shetrawski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Kiser (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Irvin Mosley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Dugan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Frank Nelson hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Irvin Mosley and the foul's on Rodney Davis - foul #1 on Rodney Davis, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG), Ezekiel Minor (C) Rodney Davis, David Weber | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Allen Dixon (SG), Timothy Patterson (C) Irvin Mosley, Jason Dugan, Forrest Macmillan | |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Frank Nelson misses the free throw | 55-46 |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 15:30 | Belmont | David Gladden is fouled on the floor by Tom Kiser - foul #1 on Tom Kiser, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume (SF) Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Ridder (SF), Robert Shields (PF) Frank Nelson, David Gladden | |
| 15:18 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Shields | 55-48 |
| 15:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 14:58 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 14:42 | Belmont | Richard Ridder is hacked by Terry Hume - foul #2 on Terry Hume, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), David Weber (SG), James Kelly (PF) Steven French, James Shetrawski, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:29 | Belmont | Richard Ridder hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Ferguson | 55-50 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (SF), Tom Kiser (C) Terry Hume, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG), Frank Nelson (SF), David Gladden (PF), Forrest Macmillan (C) Robert Ferguson, Richard Ridder, Robert Shields, Timothy Patterson | |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Allen Dixon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-50 |
| 13:31 | Belmont | Frank Nelson hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Allen Dixon - foul #2 on Allen Dixon, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jason Dugan (SF) Allen Dixon | |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 13:06 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 13:04 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan hits the follow up shot | 56-54 |
| 12:54 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 56-54 |
| 12:32 | Belmont | Frank Nelson tips it in | 56-56 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 12:05 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 12:00 | Belmont | David Weber steps in front of the Irvin Mosley pass | 56-56 |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber banks in the layup | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Weber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Shetrawski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Kiser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Irvin Mosley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Dugan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-56 |
| 11:32 | Belmont | David Gladden tips it but misses | 58-56 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 11:12 | Belmont | David Gladden pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodney Davis - foul #2 on Rodney Davis, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG), Patrick Hammond (SG), Terry Hume (SF), Thomas Moore (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Rodney Davis, David Weber, James Shetrawski, James Kelly, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Belmont | Allen Dixon (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Robert Shields (PF), Timothy Patterson (C) Frank Nelson, Jason Dugan, David Gladden, Forrest Macmillan | |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Robert Shields snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 10:54 | Belmont | Robert Shields jams it on a great pass from Richard Ridder | 58-59 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 58-59 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French loses the ball out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG) Irvin Mosley | |
| 09:58 | Belmont | Ezekiel Minor steps in front of the Allen Dixon pass | 58-59 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor's pass is intercepted by Robert Ferguson | 58-59 |
| 09:17 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume blows the layup | 58-59 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Ezekiel Minor | 58-59 |
| 08:47 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), David Weber (SG), Tom Kiser (PF) Steven French, Patrick Hammond, Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:24 | Belmont | Richard Ridder can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Terry Hume | 58-59 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 07:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Richard Ridder | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Weber (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Hume (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Kiser (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Shields (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Patterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Belmont | Allen Dixon makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-62 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis is fouled on the floor by Robert Ferguson - foul #2 on Robert Ferguson, team foul #3 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (SF), James Kelly (PF) Terry Hume, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG), Frank Nelson (SG), Jason Dugan (SF), David Gladden (PF), Forrest Macmillan (C) Robert Ferguson, Allen Dixon, Richard Ridder, Robert Shields, Timothy Patterson | |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser snags the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Weber | 60-62 |
| 06:28 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley is hacked by James Kelly - foul #3 on James Kelly, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore (C) Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG) Irvin Mosley | |
| 06:12 | Belmont | Jason Dugan knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Ferguson | 60-64 |
| 06:01 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly's fadeaway is rejected by David Gladden | 60-64 |
| 05:59 | Belmont | David Gladden grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Jason Dugan misses short on a shot from the left side | 60-64 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Nelson | 60-64 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Davis | 63-64 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume (SF), Ezekiel Minor (C) James Shetrawski, Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | Allen Dixon (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Robert Shields (PF), Timothy Patterson (C) Frank Nelson, Jason Dugan, David Gladden, Forrest Macmillan | |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson is fouled on the floor by David Weber - foul #1 on David Weber, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 04:36 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly loses the dribble to Robert Shields | 63-64 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly lays it up and in set up by Ezekiel Minor | 65-64 |
| 03:43 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Weber (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Hume (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Shields (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Allen Dixon pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:19 | Belmont | Richard Ridder scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Allen Dixon | 65-69 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis tips it but misses | 65-69 |
| 03:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Shields | 65-69 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Kelly - foul #4 on James Kelly, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser (PF) James Kelly | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG) Robert Ferguson | |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Richard Ridder misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Richard Ridder makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Weber | 67-70 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Allen Dixon is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Allen Dixon, team foul #4 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (SF), Thomas Moore (C) Terry Hume, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Belmont | Frank Nelson (SG), Jason Dugan (SF), David Gladden (PF), Forrest Macmillan (C) Allen Dixon, Richard Ridder, Robert Shields, Timothy Patterson | |
| 02:06 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor (C) Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Allen Dixon (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Timothy Patterson (C) Irvin Mosley, Frank Nelson, Jason Dugan, Forrest Macmillan | |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber is fouled on the floor by Richard Ridder - foul #1 on Richard Ridder, team foul #5 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume (SF), James Kelly (PF) James Shetrawski, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Shields (PF) David Gladden | |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Weber | 70-70 |
| 01:25 | Belmont | Allen Dixon is fouled on the floor by Ezekiel Minor - foul #2 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| 01:25 | Belmont | Allen Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:25 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-70 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly tips it back up and in | 72-70 |
| 00:38 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-70 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly is hacked by Allen Dixon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Allen Dixon, team foul #6 | 72-70 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis is hacked by Timothy Patterson - foul #1 on Timothy Patterson, team foul #7 | 72-70 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | James Kelly is called for the reach on Robert Shields - foul #5 on James Kelly, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser (PF) James Kelly | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Robert Shields makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Robert Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Patterson - foul #2 on Timothy Patterson, team foul #8 | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Belmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson misses the halfcourt shot | 74-72 |