| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) SF - Martin Brown (fresh) PF - John Deboer (fresh) C - Jerry Amar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) PF - Joe Jordan (fresh) C - Howard Hayes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes 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 | Henry Tillman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donnie Scharfenberg - foul #1 on Donnie Scharfenberg, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:48 | Belmont | Jerry Amar gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | Jerry Amar misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Belmont | John Deboer tips it home | 2-1 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Amar | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Joe Jordan - foul #1 on Joe Jordan, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:55 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | Jerry Amar clanks a jump hook in the paint | 4-3 |
| 18:37 | Belmont | Martin Brown tips it home | 6-3 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Francisco Guzman | 6-5 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | Henry Tillman steals it from Glenn Gibson in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Scharfenberg takes the ball from Howard Hayes | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Deboer | 9-5 |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Francisco Guzman | 9-7 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-7 |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Amar swats the layup by Joe Jordan | 9-7 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 16:49 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 16:30 | Belmont | Martin Brown grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Martin Brown misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 16:16 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 9-9 |
| 15:51 | Belmont | Martin Brown pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Deboer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Amar (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Jordan (fairly fresh) C - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Belmont | Bryan Holt steps in front of the Martin Brown pass | 9-9 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Amar is called for the reach on Howard Hayes - foul #1 on Jerry Amar, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Eggleston (SG), Lawrence Ngo (SF), Matthew Burke (PF), Kermit Hampton (C) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Martin Brown, John Deboer, Jerry Amar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (PG), Mike Holder (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Julius Thompson (PF), Lucas McConchie (C) Francisco Guzman, Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Joe Jordan, Howard Hayes | |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-9 |
| 15:12 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:01 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by David Eggleston | 11-9 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Kermit Hampton - foul #1 on Kermit Hampton, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Walter Linneman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:27 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses the tip | 11-11 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 11-14 |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Walter Linneman gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:16 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 13:15 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Walter Linneman - foul #1 on Walter Linneman, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Martin Brown (SF), John Deboer (PF) Walter Linneman, David Eggleston, Matthew Burke, Kermit Hampton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Bryan Holt (SF), Joe Jordan (PF) Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson, Lucas McConchie | |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo loses the dribble to Francisco Guzman | 11-15 |
| 12:35 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Scharfenberg steals it from Robert Bell | 11-15 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 11-15 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | John Deboer grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Glenn Gibson, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Amar (C) Lawrence Ngo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (SG), Lucas McConchie (PF), Howard Hayes (C) Mike Holder, Joe Jordan, Robert Bell | |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerry Amar - foul #2 on Jerry Amar, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Burke (C) Jerry Amar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes snags the offensive board | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Deboer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lucas McConchie (fresh) C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman is fouled on the floor by Donnie Scharfenberg - foul #2 on Donnie Scharfenberg, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (SG) Donnie Scharfenberg | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes snags the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 11:24 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:23 | Belmont | Matthew Burke snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Martin Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes tips it home | 11-18 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Martin Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SG), Lawrence Ngo (SF), Kermit Hampton (C) Glenn Gibson, Martin Brown, Matthew Burke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (PG), Dustin Winn (SF), Julius Thompson (PF) Francisco Guzman, Bryan Holt, Lucas McConchie | |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Henry Tillman and he's fouled by John Deboer - foul #1 on John Deboer, team foul #8 | 11-20 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses the free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | John Deboer pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton lays it up and in set up by Walter Linneman and the foul's on Dustin Winn - foul #1 on Dustin Winn, team foul #2 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG), Joe Jordan (PF) Henry Tillman, Howard Hayes | |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton misses the free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | David Eggleston is called for the reach on Mike Holder - foul #1 on David Eggleston, team foul #9 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Matthew Burke (PF) David Eggleston, John Deboer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:40 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 08:39 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Burke | 13-22 |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Walter Linneman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Walter Linneman, team foul #10 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SG), Martin Brown (SF) Walter Linneman, Lawrence Ngo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Henry Tillman (SG), Bryan Holt (SF), Howard Hayes (C) Mike Holder, Robert Bell, Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson | |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt is hacked by Martin Brown - foul #1 on Martin Brown, team foul #11 | 13-22 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Matthew Burke grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 07:56 | Belmont | Matthew Burke misses the easy layup | 13-23 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Henry Tillman | 13-23 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman is whistled for a carry | 13-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Deboer (PF) Kermit Hampton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson (PF) Joe Jordan | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Eggleston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Deboer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Burke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julius Thompson (fresh) C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Belmont | Howard Hayes denies the turnaround by Matthew Burke | 13-23 |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by David Eggleston - foul #2 on David Eggleston, team foul #12 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Tillman (PG), Edgar Robinson (SG), Lawrence Ngo (C) Glenn Gibson, David Eggleston, Matthew Burke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | John Deboer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Ngo | 13-24 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes grabs the offensive board | 13-24 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 13-24 |
| 06:11 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Deboer | 13-24 |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Martin Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Kermit Hampton (C) John Tillman, Martin Brown | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Joe Jordan (PF), Lucas McConchie (C) Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Julius Thompson, Howard Hayes | |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman hits a floater from the right block | 13-26 |
| 05:30 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Kermit Hampton | 15-26 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-26 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson grabs the board | 15-26 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson is hacked by Francisco Guzman - foul #1 on Francisco Guzman, team foul #3 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Martin Brown (SF), Matthew Burke (PF) Lawrence Ngo, John Deboer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG), Bryan Holt (SF) Francisco Guzman, Dustin Winn | |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Matthew Burke loses the dribble to Lucas McConchie | 15-26 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-29 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson can't finish the layup | 15-29 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder grabs the board | 15-29 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt dunks the ball and he's hacked by Martin Brown - foul #2 on Martin Brown, team foul #13 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo (SF), John Deboer (PF) Martin Brown, Kermit Hampton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (SG), Howard Hayes (C) Mike Holder, Lucas McConchie | |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt makes the free throw | 15-32 |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Henry Tillman steals the ball from Edgar Robinson | 15-32 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edgar Robinson - foul #1 on Edgar Robinson, team foul #14 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Jerry Amar (C) Glenn Gibson, Edgar Robinson, John Deboer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Julius Thompson (PF) Robert Bell, Joe Jordan | |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 15-33 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Matthew Burke gets the rebound | 15-33 |
| 03:16 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-33 |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Walter Linneman hits the follow up shot | 17-33 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Linneman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Ngo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Burke (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Amar (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Holt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Julius Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-35 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Walter Linneman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-35 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Matthew Burke can't tip it in | 17-35 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 17-35 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes is denied on a layup by Jerry Amar | 17-35 |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson hits the follow up shot | 17-37 |
| 02:11 | Belmont | Jerry Amar buries a jumper from the baseline | 19-37 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Martin Brown (SF), Kermit Hampton (PF) Walter Linneman, Lawrence Ngo, Matthew Burke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Joe Jordan (PF), Lucas McConchie (C) Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Julius Thompson, Howard Hayes | |
| 01:38 | Belmont | The pull-up jumper by Kermit Hampton is blocked by Dustin Winn | 19-37 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Jerry Amar hits the follow up shot | 21-37 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn is fouled on the floor by Martin Brown - foul #3 on Martin Brown, team foul #15 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SF), John Deboer (PF) Martin Brown, Jerry Amar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG) Francisco Guzman | |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn misses the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | John Deboer pulls down the rebound | 21-38 |
| 00:47 | Belmont | John Deboer misses the easy layup | 21-38 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton tips it home | 23-38 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie connects on the floater from the free throw line | 23-40 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-40 |