| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) SG - Paul Fritz (fresh) SF - Richard Love (fresh) PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) SG - Jason Dugan (fresh) SF - Frank Nelson (fresh) PF - Robert Shields (fresh) C - Timothy Patterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Frank Nelson | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Belmont | Jason Dugan misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Belmont | Frank Nelson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Nelson | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Belmont | Jason Dugan connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Ferguson | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Love can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Nelson - foul #1 on Frank Nelson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Ferguson | 2-6 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Richard Love knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jamie Wyman | 5-6 |
| 17:38 | Belmont | Jason Dugan drills a floater from close range set up by Frank Nelson | 5-8 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jamie Wyman | 7-8 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson's floater is tipped away by Jamie Wyman | 7-8 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:59 | Cleveland State | Timothy Patterson steps in front of the Shawn Roland pass | 7-8 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson misses the easy layup | 7-8 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Franjo Tyksinski | 7-8 |
| 16:26 | Cleveland State | Frank Nelson is called for the reach on Richard Love - foul #2 on Frank Nelson, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (PG), Louis Hanson (SG), Mark Holloway (SF), Henry Stromski (PF), Roy Lee (C) Shawn Roland, Paul Fritz, Richard Love, Jamie Wyman, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Allen Dixon (SF) Frank Nelson | |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mark Holloway, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG), Paul Kelly (SG), David Gladden (PF), Forrest Macmillan (C) Robert Ferguson, Jason Dugan, Robert Shields, Timothy Patterson | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Carr (fresh) SG - Louis Hanson (fresh) SF - Mark Holloway (fresh) PF - Henry Stromski (fresh) C - Roy Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Irvin Mosley (fresh) SG - Paul Kelly (fresh) SF - Allen Dixon (fresh) PF - David Gladden (fresh) C - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Paul Kelly drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Irvin Mosley | 7-11 |
| 15:23 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Gladden | 7-11 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Paul Kelly double dribbles | 7-11 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), Jamie Wyman (PF), Franjo Tyksinski (C) Louis Hanson, Henry Stromski, Roy Lee | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Robert Shields (PF), Timothy Patterson (C) Irvin Mosley, David Gladden, Forrest Macmillan | |
| 14:37 | Cleveland State | David Carr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:36 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Paul Kelly can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-11 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson tips it but misses | 7-11 |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | David Carr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 13:58 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway misses the shot from the left side | 7-11 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Holloway - foul #2 on Mark Holloway, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (SG), Richard Love (SF), Roy Lee (C) David Carr, Mark Holloway, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jason Dugan (SG), Forrest Macmillan (SF), David Gladden (PF) Paul Kelly, Allen Dixon, Robert Shields | |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:20 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jamie Wyman | 9-12 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee is hacked by David Gladden - foul #1 on David Gladden, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG) Robert Ferguson | |
| 12:45 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Fritz | 12-12 |
| 12:38 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 12-12 |
| 12:36 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:23 | Cleveland State | Richard Love can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 12-12 |
| 12:21 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:14 | Belmont | Roy Lee is called for the reach on Timothy Patterson - foul #1 on Roy Lee, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Franjo Tyksinski (C) Shawn Roland, Jamie Wyman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Allen Dixon (SF), Robert Shields (PF) Forrest Macmillan, Timothy Patterson | |
| 11:55 | Belmont | Jason Dugan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jason Dugan, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG) Irvin Mosley | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) SG - Paul Fritz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Love (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roy Lee (fresh) C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Dugan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Dixon (fresh) PF - Robert Shields (fresh) C - David Gladden (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski buries a floater near the basket | 14-12 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Richard Love is called for the reach on David Gladden - foul #1 on Richard Love, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (PG) Louis Hanson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Carr - foul #1 on David Carr, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG) David Carr | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Shields is called for the reach on Paul Fritz - foul #1 on Robert Shields, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman (PF) Roy Lee | |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Patterson (C) David Gladden | |
| 10:40 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 10:39 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Wyman | 14-13 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 10:12 | Belmont | Jason Dugan grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Ferguson | 14-16 |
| 09:37 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland clanks a floater from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | Richard Love is whistled for traveling | 14-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (SG), Henry Stromski (SF), Roy Lee (C) Paul Fritz, Richard Love, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG), Paul Kelly (SG), Forrest Macmillan (SF), David Gladden (PF) Robert Ferguson, Jason Dugan, Allen Dixon, Robert Shields | |
| 09:04 | Belmont | David Gladden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Carr and the foul's on Forrest Macmillan - foul #1 on Forrest Macmillan, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (SG) Shawn Roland | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman misses the free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:49 | Belmont | David Gladden grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 08:35 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Patterson | 16-18 |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on David Gladden - foul #2 on David Gladden, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Love (SF) Jamie Wyman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clyde Buffington (PF) David Gladden | |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:00 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Love - foul #2 on Richard Love, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski (C) Richard Love | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Jason Dugan (SG), Allen Dixon (SF) Irvin Mosley, Paul Kelly, Timothy Patterson | |
| 08:00 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:00 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Hanson (fresh) SF - Henry Stromski (fresh) PF - Roy Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Dugan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Dixon (fresh) PF - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clyde Buffington (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski banks in the layup on a great pass from Henry Stromski and the foul's on Allen Dixon - foul #1 on Allen Dixon, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG) Louis Hanson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Shields (PF) Clyde Buffington | |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Robert Ferguson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Dugan | 20-23 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland is fouled on the floor by Forrest Macmillan - foul #2 on Forrest Macmillan, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (SG), Jamie Wyman (PF) Henry Stromski, Roy Lee | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clyde Buffington (C) Forrest Macmillan | |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Shields | 21-23 |
| 06:54 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Dixon | 21-25 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland is hacked by Jason Dugan - foul #2 on Jason Dugan, team foul #10 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (SG), Timothy Patterson (C) Jason Dugan, Clyde Buffington | |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:43 | Belmont | Paul Kelly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 06:41 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | David Carr makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Fritz | 26-25 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | Paul Kelly connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Allen Dixon | 26-28 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | David Carr makes the 3 from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Robert Shields misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 29-28 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jamie Wyman | 29-28 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:27 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-28 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson is whistled for traveling | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (SG), Henry Stromski (SF), Roy Lee (C) Paul Fritz, David Carr, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG), Clyde Buffington (SF) Robert Ferguson, Allen Dixon | |
| 05:13 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee loses the dribble to Paul Kelly | 29-28 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Paul Kelly can't finish the layup | 29-28 |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Roy Lee | 29-28 |
| 04:56 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Henry Stromski steps in front of the Irvin Mosley pass | 29-28 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-28 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Robert Shields grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 04:21 | Belmont | Robert Shields lays it in | 29-30 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman hits a runner from the baseline set up by Shawn Roland | 31-30 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Robert Shields is hacked by Jamie Wyman - foul #1 on Jamie Wyman, team foul #7 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway (PG), Paul Fritz (SG), Richard Love (SF), Franjo Tyksinski (C) Shawn Roland, Louis Hanson, Henry Stromski, Jamie Wyman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Jason Dugan (SG), Frank Nelson (SF), David Gladden (C) Irvin Mosley, Paul Kelly, Clyde Buffington, Timothy Patterson | |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Robert Shields makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Robert Shields misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:53 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Holloway (fresh) SG - Paul Fritz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Love (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roy Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Dugan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Shields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Gladden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Holloway | 34-31 |
| 03:30 | Belmont | Richard Love is called for the reach on Frank Nelson - foul #3 on Richard Love, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG) Richard Love | |
| Subs | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan (C) Robert Shields | |
| 03:30 | Belmont | Frank Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | Jason Dugan grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Jason Dugan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee is hacked by David Gladden - foul #3 on David Gladden, team foul #11 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (PG) Paul Fritz | |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Patterson (C) David Gladden | |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:07 | Belmont | Jason Dugan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), Jamie Wyman (PF), Henry Stromski (C) Louis Hanson, Roy Lee, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG) Robert Ferguson | |
| 01:44 | Cleveland State | Paul Kelly steps in front of the David Carr pass | 36-33 |
| 01:39 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Kelly | 36-35 |
| 01:21 | Cleveland State | David Carr is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski (C) Mark Holloway | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Frank Nelson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Timothy Patterson tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | David Carr loses the dribble to Timothy Patterson | 36-37 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan is fouled on the floor by Jamie Wyman - foul #2 on Jamie Wyman, team foul #9 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (SG) David Carr | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Ferguson (PG), Irvin Mosley (SG), Allen Dixon (SF), Robert Shields (PF) Paul Kelly, Jason Dugan, Frank Nelson, Timothy Patterson | |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-38 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Allen Dixon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |