| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Freddie Gunter (fresh) SG - Frank Branch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Norris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Deardorff (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Yoder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Mease (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hess (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | James Mease inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Belmont | Edward Hess clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 19:48 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Norris | 33-33 |
| 19:33 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris double dribbles | 33-33 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Edward Hess hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jeffrey Norris - foul #3 on Jeffrey Norris, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina (SF) Jeffrey Norris | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Edward Hess misses the free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:24 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:04 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper loses the dribble to Lester Yoder | 33-35 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | Lester Yoder can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:46 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:42 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Larson - foul #2 on Daniel Larson, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:42 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:42 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:22 | Belmont | Peter Deardorff steps in front of the Edward Hess pass | 35-35 |
| 18:11 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Cortina | 38-35 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Lester Yoder buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Mease and he's fouled by Ronald Cooper - foul #1 on Ronald Cooper, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Lester Yoder makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:34 | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Larson | 38-38 |
| 17:33 | Belmont | Lester Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:13 | Belmont | Daniel Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 17:11 | Belmont | Lester Yoder tips it home | 38-40 |
| 16:54 | Youngstown State | The short jumper by Ronald Cooper is denied by Edward Hess | 38-40 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Edward Hess snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:28 | Belmont | Lester Yoder misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 16:27 | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:22 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:21 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:11 | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:09 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff tips it home | 40-40 |
| 15:51 | Belmont | Daniel Larson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 15:49 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Freddie Gunter (fairly fresh) SG - Frank Branch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Cortina (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronald Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Deardorff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Yoder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Mease (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Larson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Hess (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:32 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper can't tip it in | 40-40 |
| 15:31 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edward Hess | 40-40 |
| 15:24 | Belmont | Peter Deardorff swats the short shot by Lester Yoder | 40-40 |
| 15:22 | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 15:02 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff loses the dribble to James Mease | 40-40 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Brad Stutler clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | James Mease tips it in | 40-42 |
| 14:34 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Larson - foul #3 on Daniel Larson, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Harold Hudson (PG), Roy Elmore (SG), Jeffrey Norris (SF), Robert Newburn (C) Freddie Gunter, Frank Branch, Paul Cortina, Peter Deardorff | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), David Mapes (SF), John Pifer (PF), Lloyd Towry (C) Brad Stutler, Lester Yoder, James Mease, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| 14:34 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:34 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | David Mapes's pass is intercepted by Ronald Cooper | 41-42 |
| 13:48 | Youngstown State | David Mapes is called for the reach on Jeffrey Norris - foul #2 on David Mapes, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Russell Conroy (C) Ronald Cooper | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:38 | Youngstown State | Lloyd Towry picks off the pass by Harold Hudson | 41-42 |
| 13:28 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Darin Jones | 41-45 |
| 13:19 | Youngstown State | Darin Jones picks off the pass by Roy Elmore | 41-45 |
| 13:02 | Belmont | Darin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina (PG), Peter Deardorff (C) Roy Elmore, Russell Conroy | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:40 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-45 |
| 12:38 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:09 | Belmont | David Mapes connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Darin Jones | 41-48 |
| 11:47 | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Deardorff | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Paul Cortina (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Newburn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Peter Deardorff (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Darin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Mapes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Pifer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Towry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Belmont | John Pifer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 44-48 |
| 11:24 | Belmont | Darin Jones tips it in | 44-50 |
| 11:04 | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Daniel Bailey - foul #1 on Daniel Bailey, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Freddie Gunter (PG), Frank Branch (SG), Ronald Cooper (PF) Harold Hudson, Jeffrey Norris, Robert Newburn | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Lester Yoder (SG), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Darin Jones, Daniel Bailey, John Pifer, Lloyd Towry | |
| 11:04 | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:53 | Belmont | David Mapes makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lester Yoder | 47-53 |
| 10:35 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Daniel Larson snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | David Mapes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brad Stutler | 47-56 |
| 10:04 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Russell Conroy (C) Peter Deardorff | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Mease (SF) David Mapes | |
| 09:42 | Belmont | Daniel Larson hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Brad Stutler | 47-58 |
| 09:27 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 47-58 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Edward Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:09 | Belmont | James Mease clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-58 |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Edward Hess grabs the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 08:56 | Belmont | Lester Yoder is fouled on the floor by Frank Branch - foul #2 on Frank Branch, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Harold Hudson (SG), Jeffrey Norris (SF), Robert Newburn (PF), Peter Deardorff (C) Frank Branch, Paul Cortina, Ronald Cooper, Russell Conroy | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (SG), David Mapes (PF), John Pifer (C) Lester Yoder, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| 08:39 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Brad Stutler snags the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Freddie Gunter steps in front of the Brad Stutler pass | 47-58 |
| 08:09 | Youngstown State | Robert Newburn comes up short on the shot in the paint | 47-58 |
| 08:08 | Belmont | David Mapes grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 07:43 | Belmont | Brad Stutler drills a floater from the right side set up by Daniel Bailey | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Freddie Gunter (fresh) SG - Harold Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Newburn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Peter Deardorff (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Mease (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mapes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pifer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Youngstown State | Harold Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-60 |
| 07:21 | Youngstown State | Robert Newburn can't tip it in | 47-60 |
| 07:19 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff tips it home | 49-60 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | David Mapes comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-60 |
| 06:55 | Youngstown State | Freddie Gunter gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 06:26 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Freddie Gunter | 51-60 |
| 06:08 | Belmont | David Mapes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 06:07 | Youngstown State | Harold Hudson snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 05:47 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 51-60 |
| 05:46 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:46 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frank Branch (SG), Ronald Cooper (PF) Harold Hudson, Robert Newburn | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lester Yoder (SG), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Daniel Bailey, James Mease, John Pifer | |
| 05:31 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper is denied on a dunk by Daniel Larson | 51-60 |
| 05:30 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper snags the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 05:18 | Youngstown State | Freddie Gunter hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-60 |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Lester Yoder scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Edward Hess | 54-62 |
| 04:31 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper is fouled on the floor by Brad Stutler - foul #1 on Brad Stutler, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina (PG), Roy Elmore (SF) Freddie Gunter, Jeffrey Norris | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG) Brad Stutler | |
| 04:18 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 04:16 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff tips it in | 56-62 |
| 04:12 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 04:11 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 04:06 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Cortina | 59-62 |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Mapes | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Paul Cortina (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Branch (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roy Elmore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Deardorff (fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Yoder (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mapes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Edward Hess (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bailey - foul #2 on Daniel Bailey, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Freddie Gunter (PG), Jeffrey Norris (SF) Paul Cortina, Roy Elmore | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), James Mease (SF) Daniel Bailey, David Mapes | |
| 03:09 | Youngstown State | Lester Yoder is called for the reach on Frank Branch - foul #1 on Lester Yoder, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Mapes (C) Edward Hess | |
| 03:09 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:09 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | James Mease misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Daniel Larson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Daniel Larson is fouled on the floor by Freddie Gunter - foul #3 on Freddie Gunter, team foul #4 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina (SG), Robert Newburn (PF), Russell Conroy (C) Frank Branch, Ronald Cooper, Peter Deardorff | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (SG), John Pifer (C) Lester Yoder, Daniel Larson | |
| 02:22 | Belmont | James Mease misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 61-64 |
| 02:20 | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:20 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frank Branch (SG), Ronald Cooper (PF), Peter Deardorff (C) Paul Cortina, Robert Newburn, Russell Conroy | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lester Yoder (SG), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Daniel Bailey, David Mapes, John Pifer | |
| 01:54 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | Lester Yoder clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 01:31 | Belmont | Edward Hess tips it in | 64-66 |
| 01:16 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Lester Yoder snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Peter Deardorff is called for the reach on Edward Hess - foul #3 on Peter Deardorff, team foul #5 | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Edward Hess is fouled on the floor by Peter Deardorff - foul #4 on Peter Deardorff, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Brad Stutler is hacked by Frank Branch - foul #3 on Frank Branch, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Brad Stutler makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Edward Hess snags the offensive board | 64-67 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Jeffrey Norris is called for the reach on Edward Hess - foul #4 on Jeffrey Norris, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (SG), David Mapes (SF) Lester Yoder, James Mease | |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Youngstown State | Freddie Gunter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lester Yoder (SG), James Mease (SF) Daniel Bailey, David Mapes | |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Brad Stutler is fouled in the backcourt by Freddie Gunter - foul #4 on Freddie Gunter, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Brad Stutler makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Brad Stutler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:14 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Freddie Gunter | 70-71 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Freddie Gunter is called for the reach on Brad Stutler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Freddie Gunter, team foul #10 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina (PG) Freddie Gunter | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Brad Stutler makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Brad Stutler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris travels with the ball | 70-73 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (SG), David Mapes (SF) Lester Yoder, James Mease | |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey is hacked by Frank Branch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Branch, team foul #11 | 70-73 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Paul Cortina hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 70-75 |