| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damek Nogowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Harbert (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ward Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | David Singletary inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Tony Harbert is called for the reach on Shawn Cunningham - foul #3 on Tony Harbert, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole (C) Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 19:28 | Belmont | Ward Schultz is hacked by Damek Nogowski - foul #1 on Damek Nogowski, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | David Singletary's pass is intercepted by David Scott | 35-38 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | David Scott banks in the layup | 37-38 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Vincent Cole is called for the reach on Shawn Cunningham - foul #2 on Vincent Cole, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 18:35 | Belmont | Ward Schultz misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-38 |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:18 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Paine | 40-38 |
| 18:10 | Belmont | Ryan Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | David Singletary banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Mayville | 40-40 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to David Scott | 40-40 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Paine | 43-40 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | David Scott is fouled on the floor by Ryan Jones - foul #1 on Ryan Jones, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), Chris Moody (SG), Luis Welsh (SF), Sidney Fermin (PF), William Smither (C) Robert Paine, Charles Boyd, David Scott, Damek Nogowski, Vincent Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG), Wesley Her (SG), Darryl Barnes (PF), Israel Licata (C) Peter Mayville, Shawn Cunningham, Ward Schultz, Ryan Jones | |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | Wesley Her steps in front of the Luis Welsh pass | 43-42 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Charles Luc misses the easy layup | 43-42 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 16:07 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 16:06 | Belmont | Israel Licata grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes is hacked by Chris Moody - foul #2 on Chris Moody, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert (C) William Smither | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Culver (PF) David Singletary | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Moody (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luis Welsh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sidney Fermin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tony Harbert (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Luc (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wesley Her (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Culver (fresh) C - Israel Licata (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | William Weaver grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 15:20 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Weaver | 45-44 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wesley Her | 45-46 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Charles Luc is called for the reach on William Weaver - foul #1 on Charles Luc, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), Charles Boyd (SG), David Scott (SF), Damek Nogowski (PF) William Weaver, Chris Moody, Luis Welsh, Sidney Fermin | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Shawn Cunningham (SG), David Singletary (SF), Ward Schultz (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Charles Luc, Wesley Her, Darryl Barnes, David Culver, Israel Licata | |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | David Scott's floater is tipped away by Ryan Jones | 45-46 |
| 14:47 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Ryan Jones grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 14:06 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Paine | 47-46 |
| 13:44 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-46 |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ward Schultz - foul #1 on Ward Schultz, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG), Vincent Cole (C) Charles Boyd, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:19 | Belmont | Peter Mayville hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Cunningham | 49-49 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses long on a floater in the paint | 49-49 |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 12:35 | Belmont | David Singletary clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Peter Mayville gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | David Singletary scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Ward Schultz | 51-52 |
| 12:12 | Cleveland State | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-52 |
| 12:10 | Belmont | Ward Schultz gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Ward Schultz lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn Cunningham and he's hacked by Damek Nogowski - foul #2 on Damek Nogowski, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG), Charles Boyd (SG), Tony Harbert (C) Robert Paine, David Scott, Damek Nogowski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG), Wesley Her (SG), Darryl Barnes (SF), Israel Licata (C) Peter Mayville, Shawn Cunningham, David Singletary, Ryan Jones | |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Ward Schultz misses the free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Israel Licata snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Moody (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Vincent Cole (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tony Harbert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Luc (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wesley Her (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ward Schultz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Israel Licata (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Charles Luc comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 11:27 | Belmont | Wesley Her snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 11:04 | Belmont | Israel Licata misses the turnaround from the baseline | 51-54 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Ward Schultz pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:45 | Belmont | Wesley Her is hacked by Charles Boyd - foul #3 on Charles Boyd, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin (PF) Vincent Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Singletary (SF) Ward Schultz | |
| 10:33 | Belmont | David Singletary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh (SF) William Weaver | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:13 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sidney Fermin | 54-54 |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes loses the dribble to Chris Moody | 54-54 |
| 09:41 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Israel Licata grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Charles Luc misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Luis Welsh | 56-54 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Charles Luc is hacked by Chris Moody in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chris Moody, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), William Weaver (SG), David Scott (SF), Damek Nogowski (PF), Vincent Cole (C) Chris Moody, Charles Boyd, Luis Welsh, Sidney Fermin, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham (SG), Ward Schultz (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Wesley Her, Darryl Barnes, Israel Licata | |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Charles Luc misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:44 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Scott | 58-54 |
| 08:30 | Belmont | Charles Luc misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | William Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG) Charles Luc | |
| 07:59 | Belmont | Damek Nogowski is called for the reach on David Singletary - foul #3 on Damek Nogowski, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| 07:59 | Belmont | David Singletary makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:59 | Belmont | David Singletary makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole clanks a jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 07:33 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski tips it home | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damek Nogowski (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Vincent Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ward Schultz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Belmont | Ryan Jones drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Mayville | 60-58 |
| 06:55 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | David Singletary gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Ward Schultz comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Damek Nogowski - foul #4 on Damek Nogowski, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG) William Weaver | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Barnes (SF) David Singletary | |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Ward Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Ward Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ward Schultz - foul #2 on Ward Schultz, team foul #4 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh (SF), Tony Harbert (C) David Scott, Vincent Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes buries a runner in the lane | 62-62 |
| 05:47 | Cleveland State | Ryan Jones picks off the pass by Robert Paine | 62-62 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 05:33 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:21 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine knocks in the shot from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Peter Mayville is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG), William Weaver (SF), Sidney Fermin (PF) Robert Paine, Luis Welsh, Damek Nogowski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Wesley Her (SG), David Singletary (SF), Israel Licata (C) Shawn Cunningham, Ward Schultz, Ryan Jones | |
| 05:09 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Boyd | 67-62 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | Sidney Fermin swats the short shot by Darryl Barnes | 67-62 |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Wesley Her misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:30 | Cleveland State | William Weaver is fouled on the floor by Wesley Her - foul #2 on Wesley Her, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Scott (SF), Vincent Cole (PF) Chris Moody, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG) Peter Mayville | |
| 04:17 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | David Scott tips it back up and in | 69-62 |
| 04:01 | Belmont | Charles Luc is whistled for a carry | 69-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), Damek Nogowski (PF) Charles Boyd, Sidney Fermin | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham (SG), Ward Schultz (PF) Charles Luc, Darryl Barnes | |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | William Weaver scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Scott | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Belmont | David Singletary clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 71-62 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Israel Licata tips it home | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damek Nogowski (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Vincent Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Wesley Her (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ward Schultz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Israel Licata (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | William Weaver comes up short on the jumper from close range | 71-64 |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Israel Licata gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Wesley Her misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | David Scott grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG), Tony Harbert (C) William Weaver, Vincent Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Ryan Jones (C) Wesley Her, Israel Licata | |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-64 |
| 02:10 | Belmont | David Singletary makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Mayville | 71-67 |
| 02:02 | Cleveland State | David Scott misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:46 | Belmont | David Singletary comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | David Scott misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Singletary - foul #3 on David Singletary, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | David Scott misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:12 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses short on a floater from the left block | 72-67 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Ward Schultz gets the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham is called for traveling | 72-67 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Paine | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Belmont | David Singletary buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 75-70 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Ward Schultz grabs the board | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Belmont | Peter Mayville is hacked by David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:16 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Peter Mayville is called for the reach on Damek Nogowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Mayville, team foul #7 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG) Robert Paine | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Peter Mayville comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-72 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski pulls down the rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Cunningham - foul #2 on Shawn Cunningham, team foul #8 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), Vincent Cole (C) David Scott, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ryan Jones | 77-72 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Peter Mayville connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-75 |