| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill inbounds the ball | 32-18 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-18 |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddy Frampton | 32-18 |
| 19:30 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill clanks a jumper from the left side | 32-18 |
| 19:28 | Belmont | Daniel Larson pulls down the rebound | 32-18 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Edward Hess clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Pence - foul #1 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #1 | 32-18 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 34-18 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-18 |
| 18:45 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner can't tip it in | 34-18 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Edward Hess pulls down the rebound | 34-18 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Edward Hess misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 34-18 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton tips it back up and in | 36-18 |
| 18:05 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-18 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill tips it home | 36-20 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-20 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Edward Hess pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Keith Sipple hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Larson | 38-20 |
| 17:24 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-20 |
| 17:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark tips it in | 38-22 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | Daniel Larson jams it on a great pass from Edward Hess and he's fouled by Kenneth Pence - foul #2 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #2 | 40-22 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses the free throw | 40-22 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton snags the defensive board | 40-22 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Larson - foul #1 on Daniel Larson, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Mapes (PF), James Mease (C) Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Minton (SG), Scott Robinson (SF), Evan Massey (C) Kenneth Pence, Dick Hill, Eddy Frampton | |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 16:33 | Belmont | James Mease comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-24 |
| 16:31 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey pulls down the rebound | 40-24 |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-24 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | James Mease grabs the board | 40-24 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | Keith Sipple connects on the runner from close range | 42-24 |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Evan Massey, team foul #3 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), Daniel Larson (PF) Brad Stutler, Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (PG), Kenneth Pence (SG), Eddy Frampton (C) Robert Clark, Frank Minton, Christopher Lerner | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Donald Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) SF - David Mapes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Mease (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Green (fresh) SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Robinson (fresh) PF - Evan Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Belmont | David Mapes is hacked by Scott Robinson - foul #2 on Scott Robinson, team foul #4 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Hess (C) James Mease | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF) Scott Robinson | |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Daniel Larson hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Mapes | 44-24 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:01 | Cleveland State | The jumper by Evan Massey is denied by David Mapes | 44-24 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton tips it home | 44-26 |
| 14:33 | Belmont | John Green takes the ball from Daniel Bailey | 44-26 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 14:18 | Cleveland State | Edward Hess blocks the short jumper by Evan Massey | 44-26 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | David Mapes pulls down the rebound | 44-26 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Donald Lane buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Bailey | 47-26 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:47 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill misses the fadeaway from the right side | 47-26 |
| 13:46 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddy Frampton | 47-26 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:00 | Belmont | David Mapes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-28 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Lane - foul #3 on Donald Lane, team foul #2 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Mease (PF), John Pifer (C) Donald Lane, Daniel Bailey, David Mapes, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Frank Minton (SG), Christopher Lerner (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) John Green, Kenneth Pence, Evan Massey, Eddy Frampton | |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill makes the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao grabs the offensive board | 50-29 |
| 12:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark drills a jump hook from close range set up by Derrick Tsao and he's hacked by Brad Stutler - foul #1 on Brad Stutler, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson (SF) Dick Hill | |
| 12:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark makes the free throw | 50-32 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Robert Clark denies the turnaround by Brad Stutler | 50-32 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | James Mease tips it back up and in | 52-32 |
| 11:50 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Mease - foul #2 on James Mease, team foul #4 | 52-32 |
| 11:50 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 11:50 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 11:24 | Belmont | Keith Sipple scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Mease (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pifer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Minton (fresh) SF - Scott Robinson (fresh) PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton knocks in the floater from the right wing | 55-36 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | Frank Minton takes the ball from Brad Stutler | 55-36 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Pifer - foul #2 on John Pifer, team foul #5 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) James Mease, John Pifer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF), Eddy Frampton (C) Scott Robinson, Derrick Tsao | |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton misses the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Edward Hess scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Brad Stutler and the foul's on Eddy Frampton - foul #2 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #5 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence (SG) Frank Minton | |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the free throw | 58-37 |
| 09:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark is denied on a layup by Gregg Paxton | 58-37 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Edward Hess pulls down the rebound | 58-37 |
| 09:28 | Belmont | Daniel Larson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-37 |
| 09:15 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 61-37 |
| 09:13 | Belmont | Edward Hess grabs the board | 61-37 |
| 08:48 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eddy Frampton - foul #3 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #6 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (PG) Brad Stutler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (PG), Evan Massey (PF) Robert Clark, Christopher Lerner | |
| 08:48 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 62-37 |
| 08:48 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-37 |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton snags the defensive board | 62-37 |
| 08:30 | Cleveland State | John Green scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kenneth Pence | 62-39 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Donald Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 62-39 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill comes up short on the shot in the lane | 62-39 |
| 08:03 | Belmont | Keith Sipple grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 07:41 | Belmont | Kenneth Pence steals the ball from Gregg Paxton | 62-39 |
| 07:24 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton blows the layup | 62-39 |
| 07:22 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edward Hess | 62-39 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Donald Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gregg Paxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Larson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Hess (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Green (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dick Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Evan Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddy Frampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Daniel Larson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 62-39 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton tips it home | 64-39 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill is fouled on the floor by Keith Sipple - foul #1 on Keith Sipple, team foul #6 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG), John Pifer (SG), David Mapes (PF), James Mease (C) Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Minton (SG), Scott Robinson (SF), Derrick Tsao (C) Kenneth Pence, Dick Hill, Eddy Frampton | |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | John Green is hacked by David Mapes - foul #1 on David Mapes, team foul #7 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone (C) Evan Massey | |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | John Green makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | John Green misses the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | James Mease grabs the defensive rebound | 64-40 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | James Mease buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Daniel Bailey | 66-40 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Green | 66-43 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Donald Lane connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Mapes | 68-43 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | John Green misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Bailey - foul #1 on Daniel Bailey, team foul #8 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG) Donald Lane | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Massey (PF) Joseph Stone | |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | John Green makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | John Green misses the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 05:05 | Belmont | John Pifer grabs the defensive rebound | 68-44 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey is denied on a layup by Evan Massey | 68-44 |
| 04:49 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton grabs the board | 68-44 |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson clanks a turnaround from close range | 68-44 |
| 04:42 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey tips it in | 68-46 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | David Mapes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-46 |
| 03:58 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 68-46 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Mease | 68-46 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Belmont | David Mapes is hacked by John Green - foul #2 on John Green, team foul #7 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Lane (SF) James Mease | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone (C) Evan Massey | |
| 03:37 | Belmont | David Mapes misses the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton pulls down the rebound | 68-46 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao clanks a jump hook in the lane | 68-46 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | David Mapes grabs the board | 68-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Darin Jones (fresh) SG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Mapes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Minton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Robinson (fairly fresh) PF - Derrick Tsao (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Stone (fresh) | |
| 02:45 | Belmont | John Pifer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 68-46 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao gets the rebound | 68-46 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | David Mapes steals the ball from Frank Minton | 68-46 |
| 02:13 | Belmont | Darin Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Lane | 71-46 |
| 02:00 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Frank Minton | 71-48 |
| 01:41 | Belmont | John Pifer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 71-48 |
| 01:39 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Derrick Tsao | 71-48 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | John Green scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Minton | 71-50 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Donald Lane connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Daniel Bailey and he's fouled by Scott Robinson - foul #3 on Scott Robinson, team foul #8 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Mease (C) Darin Jones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Massey (PF) Joseph Stone | |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Donald Lane makes the free throw | 74-50 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | John Green buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Derrick Tsao | 74-52 |
| 01:01 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 74-52 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao snags the defensive board | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Belmont | Evan Massey picks off the pass by John Pifer | 74-54 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Pifer - foul #3 on John Pifer, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | David Mapes grabs the board | 74-54 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey runs out the clock | 74-54 |