| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Belmont | Charles Colvin hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Pugh | 31-38 |
| 19:27 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Simpson | 31-41 |
| 19:05 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington hits a floater in the paint | 33-41 |
| 18:53 | Cleveland State | Donald Habowski is called for the reach on Roy Lee - foul #1 on Donald Habowski, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | Clyde Buffington takes the ball from Bruce Mahon | 33-41 |
| 18:32 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington banks in the layup | 35-41 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Simpson | 35-44 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 17:45 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Aaron Simpson | 38-46 |
| 17:31 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-46 |
| 17:29 | Belmont | Donald Habowski hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 17:04 | Cleveland State | Charles Colvin is called for the reach on Bruce Mahon - foul #3 on Charles Colvin, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG), Brian Mule (SG), Greg Patton (SF) Paul Kelly, Charles Colvin, Clyde Buffington | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Harry Shockley (SG), Roger Hood (SF) Aaron Simpson, Bruce Mahon, Eric Aldaco | |
| 16:46 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley's floater is tipped away by Kevin Pugh | 40-46 |
| 16:45 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons tips it back up and in | 40-48 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Brian Mule is hacked by Harry Shockley - foul #1 on Harry Shockley, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary (PF), Jeffrey Breit (C) Kevin Pugh, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar (PF), John Allie (C) Jamie Wyman, Roy Lee | |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Eric Simons takes the ball from Brian Mule | 40-48 |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Tobey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Mule (fresh) SF - Greg Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Breit (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Simons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Shockley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger Hood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Allie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Greg Patton misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 40-51 |
| 15:37 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas O'Leary | 40-51 |
| 15:32 | Belmont | Brian Mule buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Breit | 42-51 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Roger Hood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Charles Colvin (SG), Clyde Buffington (SF), Kevin Pugh (PF), Donald Habowski (C) Robert Tobey, Brian Mule, Greg Patton, Thomas O'Leary, Jeffrey Breit | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (PG), Bruce Mahon (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF), Roy Lee (C) Eric Simons, Harry Shockley, Roger Hood, Gilbert Molinar, John Allie | |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Charles Colvin is hacked by Roy Lee - foul #1 on Roy Lee, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Aldaco - foul #1 on Eric Aldaco, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:27 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee makes the floater from the left block set up by Bruce Mahon | 43-53 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Charles Colvin drills a floater near the basket | 45-53 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Kevin Pugh steals the ball from Jamie Wyman | 45-53 |
| 13:41 | Belmont | Charles Colvin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 13:40 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 13:23 | Cleveland State | Donald Habowski is called for the reach on Roy Lee - foul #2 on Donald Habowski, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (SG) Charles Colvin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | Paul Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 13:00 | Belmont | Paul Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 12:59 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Roy Lee | 45-53 |
| 12:31 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-53 |
| 12:30 | Belmont | Paul Kelly pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:13 | Belmont | Paul Kelly drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Habowski | 48-53 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | Clyde Buffington is called for the reach on Eric Aldaco - foul #3 on Clyde Buffington, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Colvin (SG), Greg Patton (SF), Thomas O'Leary (PF), Jeffrey Breit (C) Paul Kelly, Clyde Buffington, Kevin Pugh, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Harry Shockley (SG), Roger Hood (SF), Gilbert Molinar (PF), John Allie (C) Aaron Simpson, Bruce Mahon, Eric Aldaco, Jamie Wyman, Roy Lee | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Mule (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Breit (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Simons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Shockley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger Hood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Allie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons is fouled on the floor by Charles Colvin - foul #4 on Charles Colvin, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG) Charles Colvin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas O'Leary - foul #2 on Thomas O'Leary, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Greg Patton | 48-53 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary is fouled on the floor by Roger Hood - foul #2 on Roger Hood, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| 10:44 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary is hacked by Gilbert Molinar - foul #2 on Gilbert Molinar, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clyde Buffington (SF) Robert Tobey | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF) Roger Hood, John Allie | |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Jeffrey Breit misses the easy layup | 48-53 |
| 10:31 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | Greg Patton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Breit | 51-53 |
| 10:03 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco knocks in the shot from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 09:47 | Belmont | Brian Mule hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 09:45 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 09:37 | Cleveland State | Thomas O'Leary swats the short shot by Jamie Wyman | 51-55 |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Greg Patton snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Brian Mule drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas O'Leary | 54-55 |
| 09:08 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Breit | 54-55 |
| 08:49 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington is whistled for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Joseph Bowers (SG), Kevin Pugh (PF), Donald Habowski (C) Brian Mule, Greg Patton, Thomas O'Leary, Jeffrey Breit | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (PG), Bruce Mahon (SG), Roger Hood (SF), John Allie (PF), Roy Lee (C) Eric Simons, Harry Shockley, Eric Aldaco, Jamie Wyman, Gilbert Molinar | |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Roger Hood loses the ball out of bounds | 54-55 |
| 08:17 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| 08:02 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee drills a jumper in the lane | 54-57 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Colvin (SG) Clyde Buffington | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF) Roger Hood, John Allie | |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Charles Colvin snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Bowers (fresh) PF - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Aaron Simpson | 57-60 |
| 06:41 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Paul Kelly tips it back up and in | 59-60 |
| 06:18 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 06:16 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Donald Habowski misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roy Lee - foul #2 on Roy Lee, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (PG), Clyde Buffington (SF) Paul Kelly, Joseph Bowers | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Harry Shockley (SG), Roger Hood (SF), Gilbert Molinar (PF) Aaron Simpson, Bruce Mahon, Eric Aldaco, Jamie Wyman | |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Donald Habowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Donald Habowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Simons | 61-62 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Brian Mule misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Eric Simons - foul #1 on Eric Simons, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Greg Patton (SG), Thomas O'Leary (PF), Jeffrey Breit (C) Charles Colvin, Kevin Pugh, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Allie (C) Roy Lee | |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:12 | Cleveland State | Brian Mule is called for the reach on Eric Simons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Mule, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 05:12 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:12 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Greg Patton gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:53 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 04:30 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar gets the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Eric Simons | 63-65 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Brian Mule connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Clyde Buffington | 65-65 |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Charles Colvin (SG), Kevin Pugh (PF), Donald Habowski (C) Brian Mule, Greg Patton, Thomas O'Leary, Jeffrey Breit | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (PG), Bruce Mahon (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF), Roy Lee (C) Eric Simons, Harry Shockley, Roger Hood, Gilbert Molinar, John Allie | |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-65 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Charles Colvin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Donald Habowski tips it in | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Paul Kelly gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jamie Wyman - foul #2 on Jamie Wyman, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 03:01 | Cleveland State | Kevin Pugh swats the short shot by Roy Lee | 67-65 |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Charles Colvin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Paul Kelly misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Aaron Simpson - foul #1 on Aaron Simpson, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Paul Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Paul Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Donald Habowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington can't finish the layup | 68-65 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jamie Wyman - foul #3 on Jamie Wyman, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington grabs the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Donald Habowski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Jamie Wyman - foul #4 on Jamie Wyman, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Donald Habowski misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Donald Habowski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Donald Habowski makes the 3rd free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson travels with the ball | 71-65 |
| 01:38 | Belmont | Paul Kelly travels in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Kevin Pugh steps in front of the Bruce Mahon pass | 71-65 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | Aaron Simpson picks off the pass by Kevin Pugh | 71-65 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-65 |
| 00:50 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee tips it in | 71-67 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Paul Kelly hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Habowski | 73-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Bruce Mahon, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | Greg Patton (PF) Kevin Pugh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Simpson - foul #2 on Aaron Simpson, team foul #13 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (SG) Charles Colvin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Aaron Simpson | 75-70 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Brian Mule is hacked by Bruce Mahon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Mahon, team foul #14 | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon clanks a 3 from the left wing | 77-70 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Donald Habowski snags the defensive board | 77-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Paul Kelly runs out the clock | 77-70 |