| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) C - Floyd Siler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) C - Arnold Grass (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Arnold Grass 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) | |
| 19:38 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Kevin Ortez | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Zelinski | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison is called for 10 seconds | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Andrew Hanson | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Hanson | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Richard Kempton is called for the reach on Floyd Siler - foul #1 on Richard Kempton, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Graham Turnbow is blocked by Arnold Grass | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Ortez | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez's fadeaway is rejected by Arnold Grass | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Richard Kempton knocks in the shot from close range set up by Jack Adamson | 5-4 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Hanson - foul #1 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Arnold Grass | |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:57 | Belmont | Irving Jordan snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Anthony Miller misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:36 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler misses the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Kempton - foul #2 on Richard Kempton, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Waters (PF) Graham Turnbow | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG) Richard Kempton | |
| 16:36 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:36 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Anthony Miller is fouled on the floor by Vernon Winn - foul #1 on Vernon Winn, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen (SG), Alvin Polk (C) Vernon Winn, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan (C) Andrew Hanson | |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Anthony Miller's pass is intercepted by Alvin Polk | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Rosen (fresh) SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Waters (fresh) C - Alvin Polk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) SF - Bruce Hale (fresh) PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:32 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk tips it in | 10-4 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 15:20 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | Bruce Hale steals it from Alvin Polk | 10-4 |
| 14:53 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan can't connect on a floater near the basket | 10-4 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Irving Jordan | 10-4 |
| 14:25 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Irving Jordan | 10-6 |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters misses the easy layup | 10-6 |
| 14:10 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Anthony Miller misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan snags the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses the lay-in | 10-6 |
| 13:20 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:02 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez is whistled for traveling | 10-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Vernon Winn (SG), Graham Turnbow (PF), Floyd Siler (C) Eric Zelinski, Kevin Ortez, Charles Waters, Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Ronald Coppola (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Delbert Paylor, Anthony Miller, Bruce Hale, Irving Jordan, Robert Bresnahan | |
| 12:55 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Arnold Grass grabs the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson grabs the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:30 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arnold Grass | 10-8 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | Jack Adamson pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathan Turpin - foul #1 on Nathan Turpin, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick (SF) Albert Rosen | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irving Jordan (SF) Ronald Coppola | |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 11:50 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Nathan Turpin (fresh) SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) SF - Nathan Urick (fresh) PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 11:10 | Belmont | Arnold Grass is fouled on the floor by Nathan Turpin - foul #2 on Nathan Turpin, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield (PG), Charles Waters (SF) Nathan Turpin, Nathan Urick | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (SF) Irving Jordan | |
| 10:58 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 10:57 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 10:39 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Siler | 13-8 |
| 10:23 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson travels with the ball | 13-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Kevin Ortez (SF) Leon Burchfield, Graham Turnbow | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:57 | Cleveland State | Daniel Tennison steals it from Charles Waters | 13-8 |
| 09:42 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 09:41 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 09:37 | Cleveland State | Daniel Tennison is called for the reach on Vernon Winn - foul #1 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen (SG), Alvin Polk (C) Vernon Winn, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Arnold Grass | |
| 09:27 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen misses the lay-in | 13-8 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Delbert Paylor | 13-10 |
| 08:55 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Ortez and he's hacked by Andrew Hanson - foul #2 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow (PF) Albert Rosen | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Coppola (PF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Bruce Hale, Andrew Hanson | |
| 08:55 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters misses the free throw | 15-10 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Irving Jordan gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 08:30 | Belmont | Irving Jordan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-10 |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 08:19 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters's layup is rejected by Irving Jordan | 15-10 |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk tips it back up and in | 17-10 |
| 08:04 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Coppola, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn (SG), Albert Rosen (SF), Floyd Siler (C) Charles Waters, Kevin Ortez, Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Arnold Grass (C) Delbert Paylor, Anthony Miller, Robert Bresnahan | |
| 07:41 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Arnold Grass - foul #1 on Arnold Grass, team foul #7 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (SF) Ronald Coppola | |
| 07:41 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 07:41 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 07:41 | Belmont | Arnold Grass gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Rosen (fresh) PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hale (fresh) PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Belmont | Floyd Siler steps in front of the Jack Adamson pass | 17-10 |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 07:02 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow grabs the offensive board | 17-10 |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow loses the ball out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez (SF), Alvin Polk (PF) Albert Rosen, Graham Turnbow | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:30 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison is fouled on the floor by Kevin Ortez - foul #1 on Kevin Ortez, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield (PG), Charles Waters (PF) Eric Zelinski, Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Jack Adamson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Ortez - foul #2 on Kevin Ortez, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen (SF), Alvin Polk (PF) Vernon Winn, Kevin Ortez | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Coppola (PF) Irving Jordan | |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Jack Adamson makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Jack Adamson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen is hacked by Ronald Coppola - foul #2 on Ronald Coppola, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Samuel Wilcox (PF) Ronald Coppola | |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk snags the offensive board | 18-12 |
| 05:50 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Alvin Polk | 20-12 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters's floater is tipped away by Samuel Wilcox | 20-12 |
| 05:16 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Bruce Hale | 20-12 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | Jack Adamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Vernon Winn (SG), Graham Turnbow (PF) Leon Burchfield, Albert Rosen, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (SF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Bruce Hale, Arnold Grass | |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Zelinski | 22-12 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | Irving Jordan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 04:11 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow pulls down the rebound | 22-12 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-12 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 03:30 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor misses the shot from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 03:28 | Belmont | Irving Jordan hits the follow up shot | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Polk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) SF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Samuel Wilcox (fresh) C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-14 |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters can't tip it in | 22-14 |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Irving Jordan gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 03:03 | Belmont | Eric Zelinski picks off the pass by Delbert Paylor in the backcourt | 22-14 |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski hits the finger roll | 24-14 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Charles Waters is called for the reach on Irving Jordan - foul #1 on Charles Waters, team foul #6 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen (SG), Kevin Ortez (SF), Robert Olinger (PF), Floyd Siler (C) Vernon Winn, Charles Waters, Graham Turnbow, Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Delbert Paylor, Anthony Miller, Irving Jordan, Samuel Wilcox, Robert Bresnahan | |
| 02:30 | Belmont | Arnold Grass hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jack Adamson | 24-17 |
| 02:15 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Eric Zelinski | 26-17 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-17 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Kempton steals it from Eric Zelinski | 26-17 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Kempton | 26-19 |
| 01:17 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Vernon Winn (SG), Graham Turnbow (PF) Eric Zelinski, Albert Rosen, Robert Olinger | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:59 | Belmont | Richard Kempton buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Jack Adamson | 26-22 |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler can't connect on a runner near the basket | 26-22 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Jack Adamson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 26-22 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson hits the follow up shot | 26-24 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler is hacked by Jack Adamson - foul #1 on Jack Adamson, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Charles Waters (PF) Nathan Turpin, Graham Turnbow | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG) Daniel Tennison | |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Jack Adamson clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-24 |