| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 6 reb. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Clyde Buffington | 34-31 |
| 19:29 | Cleveland State | Donald Habowski steals it from Roy Lee | 34-31 |
| 19:12 | Belmont | Roy Lee swats the short shot by Paul Kelly | 34-31 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 19:04 | Belmont | Donald Habowski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Bruce Mahon picks off the pass by Donald Habowski | 34-31 |
| 18:23 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Simpson | 36-31 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Paul Kelly knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-34 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee is denied on a layup by Kevin Pugh | 36-34 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Kelly | 36-37 |
| 17:18 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-37 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 17:16 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon tips it in | 38-37 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Charles Colvin is hacked by Bruce Mahon - foul #3 on Bruce Mahon, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Harry Shockley (SG), Roger Hood (SF) Aaron Simpson, Bruce Mahon, Eric Aldaco | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG), Brian Mule (SG), Greg Patton (SF) Paul Kelly, Charles Colvin, Clyde Buffington | |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Greg Patton hits a jumper in the lane | 38-39 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 16:34 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 16:22 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 16:20 | Belmont | Brian Mule tips it home | 40-41 |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons clanks a turnaround from close range | 40-41 |
| 16:07 | Cleveland State | Roger Hood tips it in | 42-41 |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh is hacked by Harry Shockley - foul #1 on Harry Shockley, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Gilbert Molinar (PF), John Allie (C) Harry Shockley, Roger Hood, Jamie Wyman, Roy Lee | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Clyde Buffington (SF), Thomas O'Leary (PF), Jeffrey Breit (C) Robert Tobey, Greg Patton, Kevin Pugh, Donald Habowski | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Simons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fresh) C - John Allie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Mule (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Breit (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Eric Aldaco steps in front of the Thomas O'Leary pass | 42-41 |
| 15:35 | Cleveland State | Brian Mule is called for the reach on Eric Simons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Mule, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (PG) Eric Simons | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco travels with the ball | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Colvin (SG) Brian Mule | |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Gilbert Molinar swats the layup by Clyde Buffington | 42-41 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | John Allie grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas O'Leary - foul #1 on Thomas O'Leary, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:50 | Belmont | Jeffrey Breit pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:29 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | John Allie's floater is tipped away by Thomas O'Leary | 43-43 |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar hits a jumper from the right block | 45-43 |
| 13:48 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-43 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Jeffrey Breit grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:31 | Belmont | Bruce Mahon picks off the pass by Charles Colvin | 45-43 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 13:12 | Belmont | Jeffrey Breit gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington is hacked by Aaron Simpson - foul #1 on Aaron Simpson, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Harry Shockley (SG), Roger Hood (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF), Roy Lee (C) Aaron Simpson, Bruce Mahon, Eric Aldaco, Gilbert Molinar, John Allie | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG), Brian Mule (SG), Greg Patton (SF), Kevin Pugh (PF), Donald Habowski (C) Paul Kelly, Charles Colvin, Clyde Buffington, Thomas O'Leary, Jeffrey Breit | |
| 12:45 | Belmont | Eric Simons is called for the reach on Robert Tobey - foul #2 on Eric Simons, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| 12:30 | Belmont | Jamie Wyman is called for the reach on Kevin Pugh - foul #1 on Jamie Wyman, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Robert Tobey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Donald Habowski snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Donald Habowski is whistled for traveling | 45-43 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Simons | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Simons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Shockley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Tobey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Mule (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Patton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Belmont | Robert Tobey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Roger Hood | 47-43 |
| 10:59 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Roger Hood steals the ball from Greg Patton | 47-43 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman misses the runner near the basket | 47-43 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Shockley | 47-43 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley double dribbles | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (PG), Bruce Mahon (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF) Eric Simons, Harry Shockley, Roger Hood | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Charles Colvin (SG), Clyde Buffington (SF) Robert Tobey, Brian Mule, Greg Patton | |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington is fouled on the floor by Eric Aldaco - foul #2 on Eric Aldaco, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar (C) Roy Lee | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Paul Kelly misses the floater from the left side | 47-43 |
| 09:23 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Donald Habowski steals it from Bruce Mahon | 47-43 |
| 08:56 | Belmont | Charles Colvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Roy Lee (C) Jamie Wyman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary (PF), Jeffrey Breit (C) Kevin Pugh, Donald Habowski | |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-43 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | Jeffrey Breit grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Bruce Mahon steals the ball from Charles Colvin | 47-43 |
| 08:09 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon lays it in | 49-43 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Charles Colvin drills a 3 from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Jeffrey Breit grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Breit (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Belmont | Charles Colvin clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon misses short on a floater from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 06:32 | Belmont | Charles Colvin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gilbert Molinar - foul #2 on Gilbert Molinar, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Harry Shockley (SG), Roger Hood (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF), John Allie (C) Aaron Simpson, Bruce Mahon, Eric Aldaco, Gilbert Molinar, Roy Lee | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (PG), Greg Patton (SG), Kevin Pugh (PF), Donald Habowski (C) Paul Kelly, Charles Colvin, Clyde Buffington, Jeffrey Breit | |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | Roger Hood misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 49-48 |
| 06:03 | Belmont | Greg Patton gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-48 |
| 05:47 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary misses the tip | 49-48 |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons double dribbles | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG) Thomas O'Leary | |
| 04:56 | Belmont | Brian Mule knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 04:19 | Belmont | Brian Mule hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 04:17 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to John Allie | 49-51 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Pugh - foul #1 on Kevin Pugh, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (PG), Bruce Mahon (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Roy Lee (C) Eric Simons, Harry Shockley, Roger Hood, John Allie | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Charles Colvin (SG), Clyde Buffington (SF) Robert Tobey, Brian Mule, Greg Patton | |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 50-51 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Donald Habowski snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 03:33 | Belmont | Charles Colvin's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Lee | 50-51 |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Aaron Simpson | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 03:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Clyde Buffington | 50-51 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington travels with the ball | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar (PF) Jamie Wyman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary (PF), Jeffrey Breit (C) Kevin Pugh, Donald Habowski | |
| 02:21 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman (PF) Gilbert Molinar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Pugh (PF), Donald Habowski (C) Thomas O'Leary, Jeffrey Breit | |
| 01:56 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Mahon | 52-51 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 01:18 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 01:05 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Roy Lee | 52-51 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee is fouled on the floor by Donald Habowski - foul #3 on Donald Habowski, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Colvin - foul #2 on Charles Colvin, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Paul Kelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee runs out the clock | 54-51 |